I have often said methamphetamine use is the greatest threat to Iowans that I have seen in my lifetime. Our rural communities have never incurred an invasion like they are today. Every community has had its share of problems with drugs, but we have never had to teach our children about the telltale smell of a meth lab and warn them of the dangers associated with the mini-toxic waste dump that is an abandoned meth lab. Meth remains the drug of choice in Iowa because it is easy to manufacture and complex drug cartels have flooded the market. [continues 297 words]