Newsweek's cover story this week is on methamphetamine.

The bad news is that it starts off talking about "meth babies" and has a really gross color picture of "meth mouth."

The good news is that it delves into the accusation coming from many quarters that the government is "fighting the wrong drug war" by focusing on marijuana. ONDCP defends itself, naturally, by trotting out the gateway drug myth.

Also, I found this dynamic particularly interesting - there are a lot of members of Congress who are pretty annoyed that meth is not being given full attention, with even Souder going after the administration:

On the Hill last week, the deputy drug czar walked into a buzz saw, as members vented their frustration over his office's level of attention to the problem. "This isn't the way you tackle narcotics," said GOP Rep. Mark Souder of Indiana. "How many years do we have to see the same pattern at an increasing rate in the United States until there's something where we have concrete recommendations, not another cotton-pickin' meeting?"

ONDCP counters that it is making meth a priority and the spokesperson is quoted as saying, "I'm afraid there's also an element of people 'crying meth' because it's a hot new drug."

That piqued my interest because it's so hard to shake the feeling that we are seeing a repeat of the crack epidemic and accompanying hysteria of the '80s.