Comment Re:Bah! Regional nonsense... (Score 2) 520
Meth? RTP? You've got to be kidding. I also work in RTP, and the techies who come here come to *escape* the dot-com lifestyle, wanting a nice place to raise their kids. They tend to live in Cary and N. Raleigh. To be perfectly honest, Durham (my home) is a meth hub, but that is mostly because it has high levels of unemployment and poverty (many tobacco jobs have been lost), is a trucking and railway hub, and lies between Charlotte and DC on I-85. Durham's drug problem is long-standing, and I have difficulty believing a 6000% increase over two years.
The E and the club drugs are likely consumed by the college kids. There are a total of about 65K college kids in the Triangle area, mostly at NC State, Duke, and UNC.
The LA times article was poorly researched and poorly written. Note that most of the statistics are unattributed to any individuals. They jump from NC, to the Coast Guard, to the University of Michigan, fer cryin' out loud.
The E and the club drugs are likely consumed by the college kids. There are a total of about 65K college kids in the Triangle area, mostly at NC State, Duke, and UNC.
The LA times article was poorly researched and poorly written. Note that most of the statistics are unattributed to any individuals. They jump from NC, to the Coast Guard, to the University of Michigan, fer cryin' out loud.
