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I never really felt Oahu had that big of a meth problem. Where I lived on the mainland it seemed it was less of a problem over here. Its definitely more of a rural drug because the labs that make it, make a horrid smell and considering how dense Oahu is compared to the other islands I'm sure neighbors would call it in immediately. Meth is one of those drugs you need lots of space to make and is more popular in the countryside.
I remember back in Seattle at my mothers house, one of her neighbors started a lab up and got arrested a few weeks later. People coming to his house at 4 in the morning and the whole neighborhood had a stench similar to cat ****. Everyone in the neighborhood definitely knew something odd was going on.
It would be interesting to see a statistic comparing meth use island to island.
According to the article below, meth use in Hawaii has declined a bit.
That said, "Hawaii still leads the nation in use of the drug among its work force, according to a new study by a major drug-testing company." ~Associated Press - Star Advertiser~
I never really felt Oahu had that big of a meth problem. Where I lived on the mainland it seemed it was less of a problem over here. Its definitely more of a rural drug because the labs that make it, make a horrid smell and considering how dense Oahu is compared to the other islands I'm sure neighbors would call it in immediately. Meth is one of those drugs you need lots of space to make and is more popular in the countryside.
I remember back in Seattle at my mothers house, one of her neighbors started a lab up and got arrested a few weeks later. People coming to his house at 4 in the morning and the whole neighborhood had a stench similar to cat ****. Everyone in the neighborhood definitely knew something odd was going on.
It would be interesting to see a statistic comparing meth use island to island.
Good to know about Oahu.
That would seem consistent with typical meth usage...if Honolulu/Oahu was more spared of it than other islands.
The West Coast of the U.S., it seems like everywhere has problems....especially Alaska, Oregon and Washington...too bad, as it's really beautiful country there.
What is interesting among workers using meth in Hawai'i is this, Hawaii's service economy and high cost of living puts workers at greater risk for meth use, said Dr. William Haning, a psychiatry professor at the University of Hawaii's John A. Burns School of Medicine. Employees from hotel workers to carpenters to restaurant staff have been known to become so-called "functional" users taking the drug in an effort to work longer, harder and multiple jobs.
"If you're doing mind-numbing, repetitive work, this enables you to overcome both the painful tedium of the boredom as well as increase concentration and safety," he said, noting the severe pitfalls including depression, hallucination and cardiac risk.
Hmmm at a time when tourism is at a all time high and corporate profits are at an all time high too.
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