There's some good news, and some bad news, in the war on drugs. The good news is that the number of methamphetamine labs in the United States has been declining since 2004. According to the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency, there are 10,487 fewer meth labs now than there were three years ago. The bad news is that the demand for meth - in its various forms - is now being met by labs in Mexico.

"Mexican methamphetamines are now supplying a majority of the market in America... Mexican super labs have the ability to produce vast amounts of the clear, pure form of methamphetamines using pseudoephedrine shipped from Germany and China."

While U.S. laws have prevented residents from getting the pseudoephedrine needed to operate a meth lab, international laws aren't nearly as strict. Though the DEA is calling for new international protocols, meth is not a top priority among other nations. Read more at DailyBeacon.UTK.edu.

Worried your teenager may be experimenting with meth or other drugs? Learn more about meth and other club drugs from our Introduction to Club Drugs.

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