The methamphetamine epidemic 18 Articles

by Lester Leroy

The methamphetamine epidemic is the most serious drug problem that America faces today. Meth, as it is commonly referred to, has been running rampid through America like an uncontrollable cyclone, destroying everything th...read more

by Louise Tucker

Amphetamines and their many variants, such as methamphetamines, are powerful drugs which stimulate the central nervous system. Until the 1970's, amphetaminies were widely prescribed by physicians to treat heroin addicts, c...read more

by Christopher Kendalls

The problem with addressing the meth epidemic is that it has been dubbed "Hillbilly Heroin" and has an image associated with rural areas and considered to be a more pedestrian drug than other illegal street drugs commonly ...read more

by John Worthington

The meth epidemic was caused by several factors. The main cause of the current meth epidemic was a factor I call "squeezing the blob". "Squeezing the blob" is the phrase I use to describe how the meth epidemic evolved. Whe...read more

by Kristan Shepherd

The epidemic is a farce a rouge and a disgrace to the American people. We listen everyday to reports and statistics and it seems as though no matter what the report says or how it is delivered, the meth addict laughs and s...read more

by TRL

Methamphetamine (Meth) is taking over our country and is becoming the leading chemical of choice for individuals ingesting and consuming illegal drugs. Questions are raised, yet remain unanswered as to why this powerful m...read more

by Jada Grabis

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that is illegal and deadly. It has become a huge problem in the United States, not only for its prevalence throughout the entire country, but for the d...read more

by Sandra Ervin

My Debate on Drugs: Me: I feel that the crime rate would go down with the legalization and control over certain drugs.... like marijuana (which if properly documented and quoted by doctors the pros out weight the cons. ...read more

by AMERICAN MAN

"EVOLUTION OF THE MONSTER" I'd like to define from an ideal perspective the tragedy we face. Do you realize that the only reason people do take drugs is for the feeling of being part of the crowd. Then after they are par...read more

by Homer Gibbs

The drug, methamphetamine, is running full tilt in todays society. Sure, it seems harder to get, but thats because the people who are making it are trying to get the prices to go up. Yes, just like the oil and refinery com...read more

by David Gordon

There are many who have used scare tactics to ward off use of drugs. With marijuana it was said that it would lead to other drugs-heroin. The list really does go on and on. Yes, drug abuse can be deadly. but drug use do...read more

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by Aurora Gunsalus

This is just a real life story of the spreading epidemic of the methamphetamine crisis. I use to be involved with crowds that did drugs, I also had many friends in school who did not. I have seen it tear apart peoples l...read more

by gottabemekc

A buzzhead is a buzzhead and ever shall be. When the meth epidemic is over it will be another drug that replaces it. I'm almost 50 and have watched the drugs, sex, and rock 'n roll generation move along a path that is anni...read more

by Christopher Harley

Death touches all of our lives. Some of us are able to weather the hardship and cope with the circumstances while others experience the ordeal through their own uniquely skewed sense of reality. How much more difficult is ...read more

by Matt Taylor

A major difference between methamphetamine and other hard drugs is that smoking methamphetamine actually directly destroys mental efficacy by "frying" the cognitive circuits of the user's brain with its unique blast of ...read more

by Valerie Hanawana

Gol'ly...Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.....Pearl Harbor, 9/11, And Methamphetamine epidemic in America. Here in the Islands, it is not at all a surprise that meth is epidemic. The Hawaiian Islands are like Japan's suburb, J...read more

by Jeanne Sparks-Carreker

Methamphetamine was introduced by a Japanese scientist as an aid for post-op recovery patients. A short time thereafter, it was at Hitler's disposal. A private physician administered daily injections of the drug to the evi...read more

by Howard Odum

There is probably a minority of people that use every drug for what we might call a righteous reason.gut a very small percentage...The bad things that come out of using boosters are far overshadowing the good .If there ...read more