There is no real science yet, no really effective drug treatment. We cannot continue to allow this stuff to come up in this way. It reminds me as much as a drug a dixon problem. That's really kind of what's going on. If this wasn't in such vast supply, it wouldn't be the big issue it is to day. But it's all over the country.
While the nation’s attention has been focused on the opioid crisis, a new, more dangerous form of methamphetamine has swept across the country.
Today’s show was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Cristian Ayala, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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