Some of the most active meth makers in the area...
They grow their own baccy and make their own mountain milk but I've never heard of the Amish making meth.
I do remember hearing about an Amish 'documentary' where people expose Amish to the world during their rumspringa.
That's too bad to hear about the Amish and meth production.
Jack, stay calm dude. Anyone that lives up here in the NE part of the state is well familiar with what the Amish kids do when they go through that Rumspringa. As another poster mentioned, there is even a movie put out about some of their experiences. They believe in allowing their kids to run completely wild before they join the church, so they have the biggest drug/sex parties you can imagine. When their arrests show in the paper, they generally don't say they were Amish but if you are from up here you know the name and area they are from.
Here is one article Amish Are Facing Modern Vice in a Drug Case - NYTimes.com , but this isn't typical. The adults are not usually involved in this sort of thing, just the youngsters.
Another, another, how about a book on it,...
You BELIEVE IT? One sentence posted on an internet messege board and you now believe that?
I've got to ask my self, "Have I EVER seen any thing to support the claim?" No
Have I ever heard it BEFORE, from any one I know is close to the Amish? No
How many Amish meth heads do I see getting busted? None
What do I know about the poster saying it? Nothing.
Their teeth do look a little screwy but it doesn't seem to matter how old they are so if this is due to meth they do it all their lives from 12 to 70.
The worst thing most of them around here do is......stink.What what Expat already said...
I didn't buy it until I googled it and found this story:
Amish Are Facing Modern Vice in a Drug Case - NYTimes.com
If it can happen in PA, it can happen in NWI.
Obviously the majority of the Amish aren't meth producing ak-47 toting gang bangers of the open field but a few bad apples are getting the press.