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Meth

America's Home-Cooked Menace

By Johnson, Dirk

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A harrowing look at the personal, social, and environmental impact of America’s newest drug abuse trend. Methamphetamine has been around for decades, but the recent surge in clandestine “cooking” labs in homes, hotel rooms, and even cars has made this toxic stimulant exceptionally affordable, accessible, and dangerous. With staggering facts and up-to-the-minute information, award-winning journalist Dirk Johnson has written the definitive book about America’s methamphetamine pandemic. Johnson examines the unprecedented physical, mental, social, and environmental destruction caused by meth use and meth production. He explains why this drug is so harmful, how it differs from other drugs, and how it has devastated individuals, families, and communities. While the facts are decidedly discouraging, Johnson describes successful national, state, and local efforts to fight meth production and prevent addiction, and shares hopeful stories from recovering meth addicts.

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ISBN
978-1-59285-305-2
Publisher
HAZELDEN


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Reviewed on October 15, 2005

Just a decade ago, the drug methamphetamine (a derivative of amphetamine) did not count among the leading drugs being abused in the United States. Today, federal surveys indicate that 12 million Americans have used the drug, and these two titles address this growing national concern. The Chicago bureau chief of and a senior writer for Newsweek, Johnson offers a solid overview of the meth problem that considers the impact of meth abuse on its users and society. Readers are clued into why the drug is so harmful, how it differs from other drugs, and how it has devastated individuals, families, and communities. In addition to integrating real-life stories of meth abusers into the narrat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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