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Abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the country.

The west coast and the Midwest have been hit especially hard… and over the past several years, the meth abuse problem has reached New England.

Authorities have recently found that New Hampshire has the highest incidence of meth use, of all six New England states.

But they agree meth abuse is still small-scale in New Hampshire.

And this week, House lawmakers are considering new legislation targeting the drug problem, in hopes of keeping it under control.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Shannon Mullen reports.