CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – At a recent task force meeting on the epidemic of methamphetamine use in Appalachia, Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen winced when a federal prosecutor described the illegal drug as an ...

Methamphetamine, often referred to as crystal meth, is a potent and highly addictive stimulant that presents serious health dangers for both individuals and society. Its crystalline appearance, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s powerful. It’s pleasurable. And people can’t put it down. “It’s a big-league stimulant. It really revs up the entire body,” says Dr. Peter Martin, as he describes the ...

Federal sentences for meth trafficking crimes are much longer than those for other, deadlier drugs. And nowhere are those meth sentences longer than in the Northern District of Texas, which serves the ...