2011 methamphetamine epidemic in rural America worsens, leading to increased overdoses and deaths.
Methamphetamine epidemic in rural America has led to thousands of drug overdoses and deaths each year. Anthropologist William Garriott, author of "Policing Methamphetamine: Narcopolitics in Rural America" (2011), has investigated the issue. Since then, meth use has worsened. The rural news site Daily Yonder interviewed Garriott about the factors driving the recent surge in meth use and why he chose to focus on meth in his work.
March 15, 2024
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