Methamphetamine Addiction Becoming More Common in Treatment

Published: May 17, 2011, 4 a.m.

In Kentucky Police busted a record number of meth labs last year. The people arrested in those some 1000 busts either go to jail, or go into treatment. Since 2005, more meth addicts have gone into treatment. That was when the state passed the Recovery Kentucky Act, which opened up 500 free spaces for those wanting to go into rehab programs. In the latest installment in an occasional series, Angela Hatton reports on meth addiction and the recovery process.