So I heard that Meth was getting big in the US, but apparantly it is getting HUGE these days...
From Oregon, (apparantly one of the worst affected states):
From Oregon, (apparantly one of the worst affected states):
And from the Beeb:With meth use rampant and growing, the scourge falls increasingly on children - from birth to broken families, from first-time use to addiction. Meth use by parents is the cause for an estimated 71 percent of the children placed in foster care statewide.
...a methamphetamine epidemic that is crippling small-town America..
Any of you s seen much of the black-toothed masses?Crossville, which sits on the wooded Cumberland Plateau in central Tennessee, is typical of the kind of place where meth has thrived, from California to the Carolinas.
Since meth first appeared on the radar here around six years ago, life has changed dramatically for the 50,000 people who live in the county.
Sitting in his cramped office at Crossville's Justice Center, Sheriff "Butch" Burgess, rattles off some alarming statistics. Violent offences are up 500% - petty crimes have increased six-fold.