The whole thing with meth and the like often being overrepresented in rural areas is that there's fewer people around to notice when you want to keep things secret.

This includes addiction, meth labs, secret pill mills and more.

Sure, cities are more convenient for distribution and the like, but if your main priority is secrecy, the boonies is where it's at.

When your next door neighbors are a mile away, you'd have the be very nosy to notice much of what they do.

whenever I visit the biggest city in my state, there's fentanyl addicts and probably also meth and crack addicts in very alleyway and under every bridge. It's not safe to be outside at night in that town. you will absolutely get stabbed, shot and/or robbed

Big rural conservative paranoia energy 🙄

My first time in New York, I accidentally got off the airport bus a couple of stops too early and walked through the infamous Jamaica, Queens neighborhood. In the middle of the night with all my luggage clearly labeling me a tourist.

I didn't get mugged or stabbed. Other than one guy politely hitting me up for a cigarette and then equally politely taking his leave, I was left alone entirely.

It's never happened to me.

See, THAT I do believe.