Utah’s Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. has proposed increased funding for drug courts and rehabilitation services for those addicted to methamphetamines. Acknowledging the state’s growing meth addiction problem the governor has particularly noted women as the key at-risk group.

Because methamphetamines are “uppers” they deliver increased energy and weight loss, which is appealing to some women who become addicted. Women also reported that the rapid weight gain associated with quitting meth was also the major reason for relapse.

Both career men and women alike have reported the allure to meth, which had helped them to work longer hours or more than one job, increasing their net income.