Meth mania : a history of methamphetamine / Nicholas L. Parsons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, Nicholas L., author.

Series:

Social problems, social constructions.

Social problems, social constructions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Methamphetamine--United States.

Methamphetamine.

Methamphetamine abuse--United States.

Methamphetamine abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ice. Methedrine. Crank. Crystal. Whatever its guise, the social and political contexts of methamphetamine share a certain uniqueness. Nicholas Parsons chronicles the history and mythology of methamphetamine in the United States from the 1940s--when it was hailed as a wonder drug--to the present. In an intriguing analysis, he also makes an important contribution to our understanding of the social construction of social problems.

Contents:

From wonder drug to public health menace

Early drug use

The emergence of amphetamines

The first scare : speed freaks

The second scare : ice

The third scare : crystal meth

Context and consequences

New panics, new approaches.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62637-387-6

OCLC:

960163807