Inquiry Statement Methamphetamine or METH is a highly addictive psychostimulant that has neurodegenerative effects on the human brain (Krasnova & Cadet 2009)(Krasnova and Cadet, 2009). METH abuse in Hawaii is one of the highest in the nation (http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Oct/...
Meth labs are becoming more and more common in Maine, including the 'one-pot' method that cooks up the drug in plastic soda bottles. It's this practice that prompted a warning from police about the dangers of picking up discarded bottles left in public places. Methamphetamine is highly addi...
As opposed to other drugs, people won’t typically ask,oh why aren’t you smoking meth tonight?Or whatever it may be. Binge drinking is practically expected on the weekends, and for many people it is a way to unwind, let loose and have fun after a long workweek. Many p...
I’m not going to sugar-coat it for you. It’s going be rough for a few weeks. You’re going to go through withdrawal from one of the most addictive substances known to man. But that’s a necessary part of the process. The suffering that you experience during the withdrawal is part...
Broaden it a bit: meth and marijuana have replaced martinis and Miltowns in Middle America. Look at Pharma as a growth industry. (The first Rx ads I saw in mags and on TV was for Claritin, and I thought: advertising prescription drugs?) Note the boom in designer booze, from domestic ...
In 2008, a television series called Breaking Bad began receiving unprecedented critical and popular acclaim. The show followed the life of Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher who transforms himself into a crystal meth-cooking drug lord. As the body count on the show piled up season af...