Signs of Decreased Meth Use

At one Minneapolis-area high school, the methamphetamine problem got so bad in recent years that staff members sometimes caught students trying to attend class while high. But this year’s been notably different, says Deborah Mosby, a high school drug counselor in Spring Lake Park, Minn.

It’s a positive sign in a state that is one of many hard hit by the meth epidemic — and one of several early indications that a drug that’s long been a scourge is losing its grip, at least in some communities.

Last year, federal officials and many states reported that the numbers of small “mom-and-pop” methamphetamine labs were dropping, a result largely attributed to the crackdown on the sale of pseudoephedrine and similar cold medicine ingredients used to make meth.

Officials feared that methamphetamine from Mexico would simply fill the void. And while authorities in some places have noticed an uptick in imported meth, others are hopeful that meth use is starting to wane. Read the Article Here