"The crystalline white drug quickly seduces those who snort, smoke or inject it with a euphoric rush of confidence, hyperalertness and sexiness that lasts for hours on end. And then it starts destroying lives."
- David J. Jefferson, "America's Most Dangerous Drug" Newsweek August 8, 2005

"Meth can quickly transform casual users into junkies…"
- Richard Jerome, People August 8, 2005

"This is a drug that has an insatiable pull even among people who've been off it for several years."
- Dominic Ippolito "My Life as a Drug Dealer" Newsweek August 1, 2005

"'With meth, there's no such thing as a casual user,' says Joseph Frascella, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in Bethesda, Maryland. 'The younger someone starts using meth, the worse the outcome.'"
- David Weiss, "The Deadliest Drug You've Never Heard Of" Ladies Home Journal August 2005

"Things had descended in a way that I never could have imagined, and I shocked myself with my ability to rationalize and tolerate things that were once unthinkable. He's just experimenting. Going through a stage. It's only marijuana. He gets high only on weekends. At least he's not using heroin. He would never resort to needles. At least he's alive."
- David Sheff, "My Addicted Son" The New York Times, February 6, 2005

"The first thing people on methamphetamine lose is their common sense."
- Michael Specter, "Higher Risk" The New Yorker May 23, 2005

"The physical effects of methamphetamine use are often jarring -- from sunken eyes and bone-thin frames to teeth that turn gray and deteriorate.
- Martha Irvine, "States Grapple With Growing Teen Meth Use" The Associated Press April 10, 2005

"In short stretches of time, sometimes just months, a perfectly healthy set of teeth can turn a grayish-brown, twist and begin to fall out, and take on a peculiar texture less like that of hard enamel and more like that of a piece of fruit."
- Monica Davey, "Grisly Effect of One Drug: 'Meth Mouth'" The New York Times June 11, 2005

"Among some suburban teens, meth is known as 'the Jenny Crank diet.'"
- David Weiss, "The Deadliest Drug You've Never Heard Of" Ladies Home Journal August 2005

"More than 12 million Americans have tried methamphetamine, and 1.5 million are regular users."
- David J. Jefferson, "America's Most Dangerous Drug" Newsweek August 8, 2005

"Meth addicts are pouring into prisons and recovery centers at an ever-increasing rate, and a new generation of 'meth babies' is choking the foster-care system in many states."
- David J. Jefferson, "America's Most Dangerous Drug" Newsweek August 8, 2005

"Since many meth ingredients are flammable, one false move by a cook can yield disaster."
- Arian Campo-Flores, "The Fallout" Newsweek August 8, 2005

"Untold families who bought homes in recent years live in former meth labs. Some, upon discovering their homes were filled with residue from acetone, red phosphorus and other toxic agents, have fled, losing their investment and a life's worth of treasured possessions."
- Richard Jerome "Home Toxic Home?" People August 8, 2005