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The 'Meth Epidemic' in Perspective

Jacob Sullum | 8.5.2005 2:35 PM

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In case you just can't get enough debunking of overheated stories about the methamphetamine "epidemic," the Drug War Chronicle does its usual calm and thorough job, noting that meth use has been flat for years and suggesting some reasons why the media are suddenly so interested in the subject.

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Jacob Sullum is a senior editor at Reason.

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