[HairOfTheDog]

You're right.... Meth is not merely a recreational drug and I've seen the same thing.

[The Toll]

To be honest that is what is really bad about this drug. Lets be honest people dabble, it happens. Nothing in the world is ever going to stop that. I just think your average run of the mill weekender has not yet been informed about how quick this stuff will get you.
The pattern that I have seen usually involves couples that "party" regularly. One night there is nothing else around and meth enters the mix due to availability. The girls get hooked that night and the guy winds up running out to fetch the stuff for months until he falls to it as well. It is very quick. Once the meth addiction is established people will quickly substitute crack if it can not be located. Then they're living at some crack hotel by the end of the month.