In the early 21st century Texas was an epicenter for meth. Easy access to cold medicines made for easy production. A decade ago they inhibited the sells of such meds & meth usage dropped.
Recently officials have been focused on deaths & STD transmissions due to heroin & prescription drug use. Few have focused on the resurgence of meth in Texas. This article discusses this matter.
When they made laws to inhibit cold medicine sales, people turned to heroin & prescriptions. That led to a rise of HIV in rural areas. When they finally started focusing on prescriptions, people turned more to heroin. Then the officials started looking at that drug. Still, they failed to notice the new version of meth that was more potent & addictive. Meth usage, like other drugs, can lead to other risky behaviors. The rise of HIV shouldn't be surprising.
Chasing these drugs is a stupid approach. Drug usage is just a symptom of other problems. Until these issues are tackled, the best the officials can do in their war on drugs is stay 2 steps behind. We have to accept that treating symptoms will never solve anything.
Next they'll figure out how to deal with this new meth. By then, there will be a street version of some prescription pain killer or a new opiate. Then the chase will be on again, with no one winning except those profiting off of this mess.
Cya...
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