LA Times, link (yes reg required):
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-meth13sep13,1,1897206.story?coll=la-home-healthQuoting:
Lawyers use it to deal with grueling workloads. Movie executives say they like how the buzz keeps them focused as they multi-task throughout the day. It's most popular, researchers say, on construction sites and in manufacturing plants where workers need to stay alert during long hours of repetitive work. And the cost — as little as $100 a month — makes it affordable to many.
While methamphetamines have long been a bane to law enforcement, and treatment experts say the number of meth addicts has been increasing for years, the drugs have graduated into a formidable problem in the workplace.
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It may be particularly attractive for the growing number of American workers who, studies show, are putting in longer hours and being asked to do more by their employers. For some, the drug seems to provide a good solution to busy work schedules and demanding bosses. Anecdotally, users talk of stirring meth into their coffee in the morning before leaving for the office
Our workplaces are becoming more and more like 19th century sweatshops. This brings to mind some of what Karl Marx said about the increasing exploitation of labor under capitalism - you can never work hard enough or fast enough. The fact that the users highlighted in the quotes are highly paid white collar workers should not detract from this point - they are the highly paid tip of the iceberg
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