the appeal of meth

I’m sitting here in the dark, barely awake, struggling to read this article on meth use among young professionals in Denver. I know it wasn’t the author’s intent, but it’s got me thinking pretty positively about about the drug. (Just think of how much I could read if I could stay awake for 72 hours straight!) I can see the appeal, but I’d never do it. One of the nice things about living so close to an area frequented by the frail and sunken-cheeked prostitutes of Ypsilanti, is that I get a vivid daily reminder of just how terribly destructive this particular drug really is.

(Those interested might also want to check out this NPR report on one woman’s experience with meth.)

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6 Comments

  1. dr. teddy glass
    Posted April 10, 2007 at 10:57 am | Permalink

    Also good is this episode Frontline-

    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/meth/

    (You can watch the whole thing online.)

  2. cleo love-paste
    Posted April 10, 2007 at 4:21 pm | Permalink

    Meth does sound good, but this sounds better:

    http://www.boingboing.net/2007/04/09/howto_make_pancakes_.html

  3. dr. teddy glass
    Posted April 11, 2007 at 10:51 am | Permalink

    I used to poach eggs in a bong.

  4. Robert
    Posted September 8, 2008 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    Suddenly, this obscure old post is relevant again.

  5. stella
    Posted September 8, 2008 at 8:37 pm | Permalink

    OMG do I miss Teddy Glass….

  6. mark
    Posted September 8, 2008 at 8:58 pm | Permalink

    How is it relevant, Robert? Is there talk of Palin having poached eggs in a bong?

    And, yes, Stella, Teddy Glass was a truly great American. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him.

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