There is no argument that illegal substance abuse is a BIG problem in African-American communities in the largest dozen cities in United States.
My main point is meth abuse is ALSO a big problem in white communities in Northwest, Northeast and other area. That is even more sad because a white person has so many opportunities to make something of their lives.
Now that WA & CO have made marijuana legal, the degradation in academic scores, increase in traffic deaths, increase in emergency room visits, etc have all increased in those states. And it is NOT all in A-A communities.
legalizing marijuana was a big mistake. Its the gateway drug for whites to use crank (meth). Pot makes a person unproductive, lazy and paranoid. Meth gives them energy for production at first. I see first hand in Family I have back in Ca. They smoke weed everyday and do nothing. If they were to get a job, I wouldn’t be surprised if they started snorting crank (meth) to be productive.