Jackson busts 55th alleged meth lab

That's 55 this year alone. Jackson County is located in the northeast corner of the state -- closer to Chattanooga than any major city in Alabama -- and is primarily rural. Its projected population in 2000 was 52,224, meaning we're talking about approximately one meth lab per 1000 people. That doesn't seem sustainable to me unless at least ten percent of the population is on drugs.