[h=1]Don?t forget meth
The focus on opioids overshadows another worsening drug plague[/h] Methamphetamine has become cheaper and more potent. Deaths from overdoses have risen fast
Jun 15th 2017 | BOZEMAN, MONTANA
THE bucolic highways that connect Montana?s capital, Helena, to the leafy college town of Bozeman are cluttered with billboards that advertise motels (?Stay where the cowboys stay!?), religious hotlines and all-you-can-eat buffets. Then, in front of a cattle ranch, appears a more surprising sign. The red- white-and-blue face of Uncle Sam glares down at drivers next to text that reads, ?I want you to end Meth.?
Drug-related deaths outnumber those from car crashes, suicides or firearms. Opioids account for over two-thirds of the total. The alarm over painkillers and heroin is justified, but it has overshadowed another worsening drug problem: methamphetamine....
