From
HawaiiNewsNow:
A new study released Friday by Quest Diagnostic Incorporated shows that Hawaii has the highest percentage in the nation of
methamphetamine users at work.
According to the study, Hawaii workers test positive for the drug at a rate that's four times higher than the national average.
A University of Hawaii psychiatry professor says Hawaii's location is a prime reason why meth use is so high.
"We're directly in transit lanes of areas of highest production in Korea and the Philippines," Dr. William Haning said. "And it tends to make importation into Hawaii very easy. This is not a drug this is readily identified through the usual screening techniques."
Haning says another reason is the island's service economy, in which many users take meth in an effort to work longer, harder and multiple jobs.