methamphetamine

Explores the issues surrounding synthetic drugs by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

Investigates the meth rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficult of controlling an essential ingredient in meth - ephedrine and pseudoephedrine - sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies. In 2002, The Oregonian's editors decided to go after the story behind the story: How and why did the meth epidemic get so out of control?.

Presents an in-depth look at the effects stimulants have on the body, and examines the consequences of methamphetamine use.

Laurel Daneau, having lost her mother, grandmother, and home in Hurricane Katrina, thinks things are going well with her new life as a cheerleader and the girlfriend of basketball start T-Boom, but after T-Boom introduces her to meth and she finds the drug helps her deal with her past, she must rely on the help of an artist named Moses and her friend Kaylee to overcome the addiction.

Explores methamphetamine use in the United States, discussing what it is; how it is made; the physical, social, and economic implications of its use; the government's attempts to prevent its distribution; and other related topics.

Examines the production and illegal distribution of methamphetamine, describing the history, physical properties, and devastating effects of the drug on the human body.

Accompanied by her brother's friend, Tyler, sixteen-year-old Rachel ventures through San Diego and nearby areas seeking her brother, eighteen-year-old Micah, a methamphetamine addict who ran away from home.

Offers an in-depth analysis of the crystal meth epidemic, exploring its historical origins, the allure of the drug, its devastating health effects, its distribution, and other related topics.

This book exposes the dangers of both production and consumption of meth, highlights the grotesque side-effects of meth use, explains how addiction develops, and outlines the steps to break addiction.

Tom has long dreamed of getting out of Blackwater, Pennsylvania, and going to college somewhere warm and sunny, but when a plague of meth addiction sweeps through town in 2001, ruining the lives of friends, teachers, and parents, he finds it difficult to leave.