Opinion
Try Not To Catch Cold in N.C., Please
Your need to fight illness shouldn’t stand in the way of the state’s latest campaign against meth-heads.
Opinion
No. 859: Meth Crackdown and Unintended Consequences
Despite the state's new anti-meth law, the ever-evolving drug trade dictates less focus on regulation and more focus on education
News
State Claims Progress in Meth War
RALEIGH — North Carolina has made progress in its war against methamphetamine, but the drug still threatens to overwhelm the state’s law enforcement, social services, public health facilities, and courtrooms unless laws are toughened, says Attorney General Roy Cooper. In 1999, the first year that meth laboratories were reported in NC, SBI agents raided nine labs. Agents shut down 177 labs in 2003, and 108 so far in 2004. Meth is a synthetic drug cooked in labs often located in homes, apartments, motel rooms, and vehicles. The drug is addictive and can cause paranoia and violence. The labs are highly toxic and can explode or catch fire.
