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Communities struggle with meth outside spotlight of opioid crisis

by Christian Green for Carolina Public Press, July 13, 2021 While the opioid crisis gripped many rural areas of the state, the proliferation of methamphetamine challenged communities in Western North Carolina. “The biggest thing out here in Graham County is meth,” Graham County Health Director Beth Booth said.  “Unlike opioids, with meth, there’s nowhere to […]