Cheap heroin... or poor knowledge of the metric system? You decide.

The New York Times reports:

Federal officials say that even the smallest amounts of heroin — a 10-gram “deck,” which can cost as little as $7 on the street — are nearly twice as potent in some cities in the region as they were four years ago.

Ok, way back when in the 80's when I used heroin, it went for $600 a gram if you were buying pretty pure stuff sold out of someone's apartment, not on the street. If 10 grams now go for $7 on the street, something is very, very, wrong.

I think the word you wanted was milligrams, NYT... and it's a shame that the only Americans who seem to know the metric system are scientists and drug users.