Just before Christmas, a woman who says she was taking only the prescribed dose of her pain killer and anti-anxiety medication blacked out as she was driving to the grocery store.

She lost control of her SUV and caused a crash that killed Natasha Ruth, 69, according to Rio Rancho police.

DWI activists and police say the crash illustrates a driving problem that is overshadowed by attention to alcohol and driving, but can be equally tragic.

Instead of "drunk driving," they call it "drug driving."

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Use Of Drug Can Lead To Rapid Decay For Youth

Teeth are covered in enamel, the hardest substance in the human body. They're supposed to last. At their best, they should be white or ivory colored. At their worst, maybe dingy yellow.

They're not supposed to be leathery nubs the color of rotten bananas and coal.

Yet dentists throughout the nation are more frequently encountering patients with such teeth.

They call the condition "meth mouth" - a rapid decay of the teeth common among methamphetamine users.

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