Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Does Methamphetamine Matter?; Chapter 2: Listening to Methamphetamine: The Lessons of History; Chapter 3: The Physiological Effects of Methamphetamine; Chapter 4: The Social Effects of Methamphetamine; Chapter 5: Cooking Methamphetamine; Chapter 6: Methamphetamine in Rural Communities; Chapter 7: Treatment and Recovery Support Resources for: Methamphetamine Dependence; Notes; About the Authors
Summary
The definitive book on the impact of methamphetamine on people, communities, and society, written by two of America's leading addiction and criminal justice experts. In recent years, the media have inundated us with coverage of the horrors that befall methamphetamine users, and the fires, explosions, and toxic waste created by meth labs that threaten the well-being of innocent people. In Methamphetamine: Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment, the first book in Hazelden's Library of Addictive Drugs series, Ralph Weisheit and William L. White examine the nature and extent