Drugs in Snohomish County have been a problem for many years, as they have been in the rest of the country. In the late 1990's and early 2000's methamphetamine was a big problem in the county. Local manufacturers found it easy to purchase or steal cold medicines with pseudoephedrine and other chemicals to make the meth in their back yards, kitchens, apartments or where-ever. A state law controlling cold medicines with pseudoephedrine pretty much reduced the small labs. While meth is still available, it is not the large problem that it was.
Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the use of prescription drugs, especially oxycontin, and heroin. This article published in today's The Herald gives good insight on the current drug problem in the county:
http://heraldnet.com/article/20110123/NEWS01/701239855/-1/News
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