Whatever Happened to ICE? The Latest Drug Scare

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A potent form of methamphetamine — “ice” — gained national notoriety in 1989. Smoked in a pipe, the high from ice was said to last from four to twenty-four hours, and prolonged use led to paranoid schizophrenia. Its reputed popularity in the state of Hawaii led a host of local, state, and federal officials to issue grave warnings about the threat this drug posed to a nation already weary from the ravages of crack. Although federal officials in early 1990 backed away from this portent of doom, such claims were tenuous at best given a complete lack of evidence. A small sample of eighteen ice users in San Francisco revealed significant impediments to the adoption of this drug there. Variable drug use patterns and user preferences were the two most significant factors inhibiting the widespread acceptance of ice into the San Francisco drug-using scene.

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