The Ozarks -Drug Use-

In the Ozarks,  Methamphetamine is the primary drug of choice, which is being manufactured within small labs in various locations. In Boston, there has been a 50% rise in overdoes deaths between 1999 and 2004.  The majority of these overdose victims are white, followed by blacks, then hispanics. In 2003, there were 145 overdoes deaths. 94 of the victims were white, 32 were black, and 19 were hispanic.  The drug of choice for all of these overdose victims was Heroin. Researchers say that white drug users are more likely to prefer Heroin, while hispanics and blacks prefer crack or cocaine, which concludes to the apparent rise in popularity of Heroin.