Why Crystal Meth Has Made a Big Comeback in Philadelphia
January 29, 2019 11:31 AM Subscribe
Since 2016, however, Philadelphia’s drug markets have undergone a radical change.
“Crystal meth? I’d like to try it.”
“Try it?” the man said. “You can try it if you buy it.”
A year ago this exchange would have been inconceivable on the streets of Kensington—even though they have echoed for decades with the shouts of dealers hawking branded heroin and almost every other mood-altering drug, from PCP (or “wet”) to prescription pills.
“Crystal meth? I’d like to try it.”
“Try it?” the man said. “You can try it if you buy it.”
A year ago this exchange would have been inconceivable on the streets of Kensington—even though they have echoed for decades with the shouts of dealers hawking branded heroin and almost every other mood-altering drug, from PCP (or “wet”) to prescription pills.
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“I remember snorting crank back in the ‘80s. It burned like hell; we would go dancing all night,” said a local EMT......
I don't think that what was going around as "crank" (at least in Atlanta) in the 80's was equivalent to full deal crystal meth. I don't remember users of it being up for days or the other kinds of extreme things you hear about, at least.
posted by thelonius at 11:41 AM on January 29, 2019
I don't think that what was going around as "crank" (at least in Atlanta) in the 80's was equivalent to full deal crystal meth. I don't remember users of it being up for days or the other kinds of extreme things you hear about, at least.
posted by thelonius at 11:41 AM on January 29, 2019
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