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METH AND THE CITY

An out-of-reach problem?: I just finished reading the excellent articles on the methamphetamine problem in Phoenix ( "The Perfect Drug," Joe Watson, Robert Nelson and Paul Rubin, November 3 ( http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/current/perfect.drug/index.html ) ).  Thank you so much, New Times, for once again being honest with the public.

The drug problem is so out of reach now that it seems as though there is no hope.

I know many who have been brought down by meth.  Why is it that the media as a whole do not address the drug problem in our state? Occasionally, we will hear tidbits of information about a drug bust or an addict who commits a crime.  However, it is more of an out-of-sight/out-of-mind attitude.  The majority of people around here think that as long as they don't hear about it, it's not their problem.

What they don't realize is that methamphetamine addiction affects us all.  It could be your child, your child's bus driver, your postal carrier, your boss, or anyone, for that matter.

Until our country actually sees illegal drugs as they really are, there is no hope.  That's why I thank you again for being so open and honest -- whether the public wants to hear it or not.  It's great that somebody's paying attention, and for that reason I will continue to be a New Times fan.

TIANNE PITZ

Apache Junction