What happened to the crystal meth stories?
For a few weeks, crystal meth was the latest media drug fad. Stories included all of the usual propaganda about being most addictive drug ever and stories of users dying from their first use. Nobody trusts the drug warriors hype since they say that about every new drug. It might even be true this time.
The ecstacy stories of a couple of summers ago lasted for weeks. I don’t expect them to match the staying power of crack babies, but it’s like the media and cops didn’t really try.
There is also not much real information. Isn’t this just another name for Methamphetamine
which has had it’s popularity peaks in the 50s, 60s and 70s? Our culture doesn’t only recycle fashions, but drug trends too.
The only real change, I guess, is that the recipes are easier to get on the internet. It’s been a while since any story could be hyped by using the magic phrase the internet, but I guess the lure of two sensationalized topics was good for a day or two.
