Kitsap Crime and Justice

Rural methamphetamine users are far worse off than users in city dwellings, according to a new study and subsequent article by the Associated Press.

Why? I bet you can guess some of the reasons, but here’s the one’s found in the study.

From the AP article:

The study showed that rural addicts began using meth at a younger age, were more likely to use the drug intravenously and were more likely to also be dependent on alcohol or cigarettes. They also exhibited more signs of psychosis than urban addicts — 45 percent vs. 29 percent, according to the study.

That’s mainly a problem because it’s harder to get treatment for meth addiction in rural areas of the country, according to one doctor quote in the AP story.

Is Kitsap County rural or urban? Well, that is a debate for another day.

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This entry was posted on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 at 10:40 am by josh farley and is filed under Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.