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Abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the country.

The west coast and the Midwest have been hit especially hard… and over the past several years, the meth abuse problem has reached New England.

Authorities have recently found that New Hampshire has the highest incidence of meth use, of all six New England states.

But they agree meth abuse is still small-scale in New Hampshire.

And this week, House lawmakers are considering new legislation targeting the drug problem, in hopes of keeping it under control.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Shannon Mullen reports.

The Capitol Grille in Concord is being sued by music industry giant BMI for letting live performers play songs without paying for the right to use those tunes. We'll explore the specifics of the lawsuit with the Capitol Grille's Fred Fricker and BMI's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Marvin Berenson. We'll also talk with Exeter's Jon Hichborn. He tracks down unpaid royalties for artists around the world.

We'll also hear a snippet of a story by Joseph Mitchell. In his 1938 collection of stories called "My Ears Are Bent", the journalist and essayist described the working life of a ASCAP investigator in New York City. It's part of a longer story piece Mitchell wrote called "It's a Living".