> No "war on meth" was ever declared. No huge increases in law enforcement funding arrived in the rural west. Half of my family goes back to Appalachia, used t

> No "war on meth" was ever declared. No huge increases in law enforcement funding arrived in the rural west. Half of my family goes back to Appalachia, used to very several times a year. I can tell you anecdotally that there very much was there, though I doubt anyone would say "War on Meth" since there's already the "War on Drugs." Legislations, penalties, etc. increased in that neck of the woods. I've had junkies in my family (meth, heroin, oxy, etc.) in and out of jail most of my life. Hell, one of my buddies is an old meth cook. Man never graduated high school, but if you talk to him about the chemistry you'd think he was a university graduate. Hell, one time on my way to school we couldn't get out of the neighborhood because someone discovered a shake-and-bake setup and the police, (fire) HAZMAT trucks were blocking the entire road. Everyone had to call off work or school that day while they cleaned it up. I don't mean to be needlessly curt, but if you think there is something magical about the opi(ate|oid) crisis it is because you weren't well aware of preceding ones.