With the exception of marijuana, meth is used by more Americans than any other illicit drug including heroin, cocaine, and LSD. ![]() In 2014 there were about 569,000 Americans who reported using meth in the previous month - a 29% increase from 2012 when only 440,000 people reported using this illicit stimulant. are continuing to rise on behalf of the drug’s availability, low cost, and a purity rate that ranks above that of heroin. tend to be higher than that for other illicit drugs, the number of Americans who die from meth overdoses every year are far lower than the number of people who die from heroin, fentanyl analogues, and other opioids. But drug overdoses - including those caused by meth - continue to be a major public health concern, as there were more than 64,000 drug overdose deaths across the U.S. Meth caused about 3,700 overdose deaths in 2014, and almost 4,900 overdose deaths in 2015 - a 30% increase from the previous year. In 2016 the number of meth overdose deaths increased by 57% and caused 7,700 fatalities. In comparison, opioids including heroin caused over 53,000 overdose deaths in 2016.
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