Essay on Meth Use: A Nation in Crisis

Most criminological research focuses on communities, where some assume and think that small towns are quite safe and crime-free environments. Meanwhile, using methamphetamine has become surrounded in rural parts of the country. In her book Methamphetamine: A Love Story, Rashi K. Shukla focused and enlightened on the understudied of poverty and drug abuse. Through her journey, she proves emotionally how meth has become the spotlight to the lives of some residents. In the process of uncovering how and why she participated in their drug using careers, Shukla tells how the lifestyle surrounding meth use becomes as addicting as the drug itself and highlights the unsustainability of meth addiction and the struggles

The Meth Epidemic was a time where an abundance of individuals across the United States was exposed to meth. It became an addiction that could not be stopped. Higher officials done everything they could to stop it but meth always found its way to others. Unfortunately, this has affected society because of the high crime rate it has caused. Hence, their addiction has caused them to make decisions that has affected society and causing others to make serious decisions.

It was developed in Japan in 1919 with little research for what it could do to the body. Methamphetamine was easily used because it could be dissolved in water making it have the characterization of an injectable drug. During World War 2, between 1939 and 1945, Meth was used at large amounts to keep soldiers awake and alert. They didn't know that they were really giving these soldiers an addicting high. During the 1950s it was then diagnosed as an antidepressant and a diet aid making it more commonly used. By the 1960s it was being abused even more due to the fact that it was a common drug that was able to be used as medicine (“Foundation for a Drug Free World”). It was also easier to access. Today Meth is transported to the US by Mexico. It is produced in large laboratories in Mexico but is also produced here in the US in toxic labs which explains how bad it is alone. Meth was used in the past like it was good for us and no big deal but now the real dangers and risks are known for this

Dangerous illegal drugs have plagued American citizens and their youth for as long as the country has been in existence. These harmful drugs are not only responsible for countless amounts of deaths, but the corruption of the American society in general. All too many times have these drugs been blamed for insanity, racism, rebellion, and straight up violence. Today the government is spending approximately $19.179 billion in one year to combat these evils (Gifford). Unfortunately, even with all of this effort going in to stop illegal drug use, the “War on Drugs” is yet to produce almost any positive results. Because of this, politicians are urging the government to spend even more money to combat the seemingly

Methampetamine was first manufactured in Japan in 1919. This drug went into use during World War II. The purpose of use of this drug was to help pilots stay awake during long flights. Later, in the 1950’s this drug was sold for non-medical purposes and became popular among truckers, college students, and athletes for the purpose of keeping active and staying awake. During the 90’s, new methods evolved making this drug much more potent than was it was previously seen. Today, Crystal meth is a highly addictive drug. This type of drug is usually manufactured in clandestine laboratories. Some of the common ingredients that are used to make this drug are basic chemicals that can easily be found in your home. The main chemical of this drug is amphetamines.

Crystal abusers become so heavily reliant on the drug that they will go to any extreme to get more- including violent crimes. Due to the manor in which meth is produced the users have no way of knowing what is actually in the product. Along the distribution path the product is cut- to increase profit by creating more product, which puts the user at increased risk of danger. Which brings out many questions, such as: why start, why continue and most of all, why not just quit?

The addiction of methamphetamine amongst juvenile’s and adults has reached epidemic proportions that affect the individual, families and communities. Methamphetamine abuse has crossed all social economic boundaries that have negatively impacted law enforcement, social and clinical services. According to Anglin, Burke, Perrochet, Stamper and Dawud-Noursi (2000), methamphetamine, also known as meth, crystal, or speed, is a substance that affects the central nervous system creating a stimulant effect that can be injected, smoked, snorted, or ingested orally. Individuals who use meth for an extensive period of time tend to become addicted and will likely need to continue to use meth at high levels for its effects to continue to provide the euphoric symptoms and sensations. Anglin, et al, also describe methamphetamine as a derivative of amphetamine, this form of amphetamine was often used for medication purposes in the 1950’s and 1960’s to treat symptoms of depression and obesity. Durell, Kroutil, Crits-Christoph, Barchha, and Van Brunt (2008), also stated that illicit methamphetamine use is a public health concern in the United States with an increase use among teens and young adults in the 1990s. The Mental Health Services Administration conducted a national survey on meth use in the United States and found that currently as least a half a million of Americans used or have used methamphetamine. Meth use is an epidemic that is slowly becoming a destructive

The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids’ campaign for The Meth Project- Meth: Not Even Once “was founded in 2005 by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation, in response to the growing Meth epidemic in the U.S. Today, the Meth Project is a program of the national nonprofit organization The Partnership for Drug-Free Kids. The Meth Project is a large-scale prevention program aimed at reducing Meth use through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach. Central to the program is a research-based marketing campaign, community action programs, and an in-school lesson all designed to communicate the risks of Meth use” (http://www.methproject.org/about).

23. The illicit manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine in the United States today is due to the involvement of…

In this paper, we will address three strategies to combat the abuse of meth: Fear and Drive Reduction model, Disruption by shock tactics and Cognitive Dissonance strategy. We will see these methods in use campaign against and increase awareness of the ail effects of meth in order to get people serious about this epidemic has ravaged Montana.

This paper entails a detailed review concerning the use of Meth among the teenagers in the Hawaiian community, its effect to them, their family members and the preventative measure to be installed to ensure the use of meth is at a minimal. There are over eight-hundred articles pertaining substance abuse that has been in the Hawaiian community in the past ten years. This tends to show how much of a problem substance abuse has been to Hawaii (Christopher 1). Research shows that eight out of eleven communities in Hawaii reported drug abuse to be a significant concern to their families (Christopher 5). The adolescents in Hawaii experience an early exposure to hard drugs and a prolonged lifetime use. Therefore, in this paper the various issues on how meth affects the teenagers in Hawaii shall be discussed and the possible ways in which the meth addictions amidst the teens can be eradicated.

The United States is in crisis due to an epidemic of drug addiction. Meth and heroin represent the two most destructive illegal drugs being abused in the world. Drug

Meth addiction has a been a huge problem in many countries since the early 1900s. The Meth Epidemic a video made in 2006 talks about the number of people who deal with this problem every year and the effects it has on their families. There are many ways people have been using to obtain meth and if they cannot get it from somewhere they start making it in their own kitchens. The meth addiction problem has been mostly found in people in their 20s to 50s. Many students start using meth to be able to focus more in school and get good grades but then they get addicted to it and its hard for them to quit.

Environmental risk factors that meth can have on a community is that the community where methamphetamine used can become exposed to meth and start to become more of a normal thing to have in the community, the destructive behaviour of an individual can become a recurring and normal experience of the individual towards the town. Many of the ingredients in meth such as cold medicine are accessible for the public to get their hands on. This means that anyone is able to get over the counter medication and produce meth, as well as being able to go on to the internet to find instructions on how to make meth. This means that anyone is able to manufacture meth, causing an increasing amount of people who will be under the influence of meth. A methamphetamine

The statistics of using Meth is that in 2008 in the US it was reported that thirteen billion people over age twelve have tried it before and 529,000 are regular users on daily bases.