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Re:Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-inco... by toomanybeersies on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @11:57PM (#17824470)
Oh boy, if you think that meth is a problem in the cities, just wait until you visit rural Australia.

Entire communities are devastated by the shit. There are places where the percentage of users is up in the double digits (it's 2-3% nationwide).

Poverty, drug addiction, and income equality are even worse in rural Australia than in the cities.

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Re:Life expectancy declines seen in U.S. and other high-inco... by AndrewUnmuted on Thursday August 23, 2018 @03:29PM (#17829953)
This is a serious but off topic question: how come people I know can ingest methamphetamine once a month to catch up with work, but in rural communities, meth is an epidemic with rampant addiction?

Is it the route of administration? The unemployment/economy differences? Adulterants?

I've done meth before and though I saw the value, I really couldn't see the joy in taking it very often.

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