Meth seizures hit record high in Asia in 2012

Meth seizures hit record high in Asia in 2012
UNODC is especially concerned about how easy it is for young users to become addicted to meth, according to UNODC representative Jeremy Douglas, speaking to VOA. “They've been unaware of what they're taking. They think it's a nice little pretty pink … Read more on GlobalPost

New crime fiction by Rendell, Jance, Penny and Paretsky
Kitty's daughter, a drug addict, has disappeared, and her grandson, a brilliant scientist, vanishes soon after. Warshawski, quick to help her old friend, travels widely to investigate, from the mean streets of her beloved Chicago to a horrifying meth … Read more on The Seattle Times

Why has Rob Ford's use of crack sparked such an intense moral panic?
Today, crack use has settled down into yet another addiction problem, no more terrifying to the culture than OxyContin or crystal meth. But old stereotypes die hard. “Everybody's over crack,” said Dawn Moore, author of Criminal Artefacts: Governing … Read more on National Post