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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "meth"

Why Small-Town America Is Drowning in Drugs

Jeff Deeney, The Fix. February 21, 2012.

A look at how the collapse of industry, poor labor conditions and the anxiety of economic decline facilitated mass drug use in one small town.

Surprise: Making Sudafed Prescription-Only Is Smart (And Pisses off Greedy Drug Companies)

Scott Thill, AlterNet. May 3, 2011.

A growing regulatory movement is afoot to revoke the over-the-counter status of drugs containing pseudoephredrine and instead require a doctor's prescription.

Did CVS Buy Its Way Out of a Meth Indictment?

Clarence Walker, Drug War Chronicle. January 17, 2011.

A poor, drug-addicted woman gets 10 years for buying too much of an over-the-counter medicinal product, while CVS gets off the hook by paying millions.

The Strange Things Men Pay Prostitutes To Do

Anonymous, AlterNet. July 14, 2010.

When I worked as a street prostitute, men paid me to do things you'd never imagine -- like pretend to be their girlfriend and take me on all-expense paid trips.

Trading Sex for Survival: What It's Like to be a Street Prostitute

Anonymous, AlterNet. July 8, 2010.

What happens when men want to pay you money to cuddle, and the thought of it makes you sick?

Treating Meth Addiction as a Health Issue

Bill Piper, AlterNet. July 2, 2010.

Congress is finally learning what teenagers learn in high school economics: as long as there is a demand for something, there will be a supply to meet it.

Sewage as a Measure of Society's Drug Use

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. January 15, 2010.

Testing municipal wastewater for drugs may be the next big thing in public health research. The methodology will likely confirm the universality of drug use.

Fake Federal Agent Fought Own Private Drug War

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise. July 1, 2008.

Sgt. Bill said he didn't need a warrant because he worked for the federal government. Turns out, he was just some random guy.

Meth: The Overstated Addiction

Margaret Dooley-Sammuli, Drug Policy Alliance. November 30, 2006.

Methamphetamine abuse is not as prevalent as the government would have you believe.

2001\'s \"Sheriff of the Year\" Arrested for Exchanging Sex for Meth

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.


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