Alabama, Tallapoosa County facing meth, opioid crisis

Alabama, Tallapoosa County facing meth, opioid crisis

Addiction is no stranger to Alabama, especially to the thousands of people who struggle with addictions to two of the state’s most common types of drugs: opioids and methamphetamines.

During a 2013-14 study by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services administration, more than 100,000 people over the age of 12 were reportedly abusing or depending on illicit drugs in Alabama.