Meth use a growing concern on Indian reservations NORTH COUNTY -- Methamphetamine use is becoming a growing concern in American Indian communities, including local reservations, say tribal leaders who are trying to combat the problem. Methamphetamine, or meth, is a highly addictive drug that can cause paranoia and delusions in long-term users. Addicts often turn to crime to supply their habits, which can sometimes lead to violent, headline-grabbing offenses.Tribal and law enforcement officials say Indian communities are not immune to the drug's destructiveness.

Methamphetamine is an American problem, infiltrating and devastating our communities throughout the United States. Unfortunately, however, this drug has disproportionately devastated Native American Tribal communities (there are over 560 independent sovereign Tribal governments and communities in the United States). Mexican drug cartels have been purposefully targeting rural Native American Reservations, both for the sale of meth and as distribution hubs (over 70% of Meth is now estimated to be smuggled from Mexico). Native Americans now experience the highest meth usage rates of any ethnic group in the nation. Indian Health Studies.

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