Methamphetamine: a devastating and difficult-to-kick habit

Here's more evidence why it's such a difficult drug for people to beat.

In 2005, the New Yorker ran an excellent article about the impact of methamphetamine on the gay community and HIV transmission. I have the sense that the peak of the crisis has passed, at least in San Francisco, but that doesn't mean that it's not still a huge problem.

And in 2004, the Portland Oregonian published a five-part series on the crystal epidemic, highlighting the fact that the supply of meth can be restricted much more easily than other drugs due to the unique nature of the raw materials used in its manufacture.