January 8th, 2008
Drug Rehab In Scotland Braces For Crystal Meth Abusers
When we Americans think of Scotland, we picture men in kilts playing the bagpipes in quaint country villages, or perhaps the mysterious Loch Ness Monster. The reality of modern Scotland is much like ours – a population grown weary of widespread alcohol and drug abuse and drug-fueled crime in the streets. Now, for the first time in Scotland, police have seized a quantity of crystal meth, said to be the most addictive substance in the world. Officials are hoping to avoid a crystal meth epidemic like those that have torn apart communities and families in the US, Australia, and parts of Europe, where it has killed or crippled tens of thousands of people and pushed drug detox and drug rehab facilities to their limits.