Methamphetamine, an amphetamine drug, has taken the world of substance abuse in Maine by storm. People into other forms of abuse and addiction are rapidly switching over to methamphetamine addiction, which is a very severe drug to get addicted to, and one that cannot be easily worked out from the system. Methamphetamine is brewed in Maine in a purer form known as crystal meth or simply as ice. Both methamphetamine and crystal meth are wreaking havoc in various areas in Maine and are keeping the substance abuse campaigners and relief providers on their toes.

The drug is available in two different ways. It is brought over by trafficking from the neighboring states and also from other countries, even as far as Mexico, because of the great demand that the drug has in the state. The Aroostook County is considered as the main hub of methamphetamine addiction in Maine. This area receives the drug from as far as California, so much is the demand here. At the same time, the drug is also produced locally in the state. Methamphetamine can be brewed using simple household ingredients such as lantern fuel, antifreeze and cough syrup. Small mom and pop labs have opened up in the state which clandestinely produce methamphetamine and supply it in the local circuit.

The part of the population that is most seriously facing the brunt of methamphetamine in Maine is the young population, because the drug is mostly supplied to the nightclubs and the rave parties of the state. This is indeed making the issue more serious, because most of the people under methamphetamine and crystal meth addiction in Maine are youngsters between 18 and 25 years of age.