News Media Stupidity Watch

Slate has a good article about another instance of news media hype, stupidity and incompetence here, in this case in relation to methamphetamine use and the causes of "meth mouth."

There's one thing I've discovered over the years: If you first hear about a "trend," a "craze," or a "crisis" supposedly sweeping society from a media source rather than personal experience, it's virtually certain to be bogus.