Lessons from Kansas - Crystal Meth

Crystal meth, methamphetamine, or crank. Whatever the name, this cheap, highly addictive drug has rocked the plains states (Kansas, in particular, it seems) over the past decade or so. The day I'm freebasing the stuff out of a broken light bulb, well, that would almost have to be rock bottom.

Seems there's another reason to kick the crank habit, or "crabit," as I like to call it. Meth Mouth. In a matter of a few months, teeth turn from hard and healthy pearly whites to the mushy overripe fruit usually reserved for Gallagher shows. Dentists in poor rural communities and prisons seem to be the most affected by Meth Mouth, as the prisoners and ruralites themselves are usually too strung out to notice.

So do your dentist a favor and, while you're at it, save your choppers. Kick the "crabit" today.