American Meth A History of the Methamphetamine Epidemic in America
American Meth: A History of the Methamphetamine Epidemic in America by Sterling R. Braswell, published by iUniverse in February 2006, explores the pervasive influence of methamphetamine in American society. This 153-page book delves into the history of this drug, highlighting its use by a diverse range of individuals, from everyday citizens to notable figures. Braswell presents a narrative that examines how methamphetamine has shaped events and contributed to a significant drug epidemic in the United States.
Readers will find a thorough examination of methamphetamine’s various forms and its widespread availability, as well as insights into its psychological and social implications. The book discusses the drug’s evolution from prescription amphetamines in the mid-20th century to its current status as a substance that can be easily manufactured. Through a personal lens, Braswell sheds light on the deep impact of methamphetamine on American life, making connections to broader themes of addiction and substance abuse within the context of history and sociology.
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Methamphetamine: the quintessential American drug. American housewives, heads of state, businessmen and poets alike have acquired a taste for the yellow, crystalline powder. Everyone from Hitler to President Kennedy to Elvis to Jack Kerouac indulged in one of its many forms, and its presence has been an invisible hand shaping events, preparing the ground for the strangest drug epidemic the world has ever seen. Today methamphetamine is everywhere, and there seems to be no way of stemming its growth.
It is the backbone of Ritalin and the “club drugs” Ecstasy, Eve and Cat. According to the DEA statistics, approximately four percent of all Americans have used clandestinely manufactured methamphetamine. In the 1960s and 1970s millions of mainstream Americans used and abused prescription amphetamines; today, anyone with a stovetop, a beaker, and a little know-how can make its derivative, methamphetamine, with chemicals purchased at the hardware store and pharmacy down the street.
American Meth is the unprecedented story of a molecule in all of its incarnations, and the deep but little-known impact it has had on American life over the course of the last century. Told from the viewpoint of author Sterling Braswell, whose life has been touched by the drug, American Meth is a deeply personal drama that illuminates the epidemic we live with today.
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