After the meatpacking plant closed, farms started going out of business, and people began leaving Oelwein, Iowa, the town was left in a state of economic distress. To fill the gap, workers began using and/or selling methamphetamine in what would be known as “mom and pop” meth labs. Biker gangs like The Sons of Silence, The Grim Reapers, and The Hell’s Angels took the opportunity to bring in their own meth and sell it to the vulnerable and increasingly desperate people of Fayette County. Along with the biker gangs, other drug-trafficking organizations, such as The Mexican Mafia, also took advantage of the worsening situation. It is because of these people and organizations that Oelwein’s “meth problem” became an epidemic and has affected the lives of people, not just in Iowa or the Midwest, but all over the United States. Out of all the possible suspects, the person most responsible for Oelwein’s meth problem is the large-scale, Iowa-specific meth dealer, Lori Arnold. Without her enterprise, connections to other drug-trafficking organizations and opportunistic senses, the spread of meth into Oelwein would have come much more slowly, if it came at all.…
Currently, Miami County currently ranks 7th in the state in meth use, the Indiana Police Department (IDP) states, and in 2013 alone, police seized 8 meth labs in Peru. This struggle against substance abuse is growing alarmingly quick as well. The addiction to meth affects other people besides the addict. Parents with no jobs account for a…
- Methadone consumption is often unsupervised, which has created a black market, where addicts can sell their doses for only £2…
Methamphetamines (Meth) cause a wide array of problems with its users, a lot of which are permanent. Meth’s affects range from neurological issues, alertness, paranoia, and aggression. It also leads to psychological and physical disorders. Because Meth is a stimulant, it can cause the user to be up for days and even weeks at a time causing stress to the body and can result in over exerting oneself and inevitably something will give. Personal problems from users will be talked about, as well as scientific studies on the Meth epidemic.…
The article showcases Jenkot’s study of different roles involved in creating methamphetamine and highlights the respect a meth-producing group has for its individuals taking on specific roles.…
The Frontline documentary,” The Meth Epidemic”, is a very educational video on the drug, methamphetamine. The video discusses the impact of the drug on individuals and their families, as well as the communities they live in. Meth has been shown to be a difficult drug to control. The history of the drug and many different attempts by the Drug Enforcement Agency to control the battle against the drug are also mentioned. In the video, meth is described as being the most addictive illegal drug in America.…
Taking a closer look to crystal meth it is a highly addictive chemical used to make the body and mind feel on top of the world and feel to have the ability to do anything. It is a clear shiny crystal varying in size from sugar crystals on up then smoked in one chamber glass pipes bongs, broken light bulbs, etc. The drug is activated with lighters or micro-torches, when it is heated, the crystals form a liquid puddle before turning into a vapor. This will initially energize the user, making them talkative, feel happy, and create a false sense of confidence and power. The structure of crystal meth is with the use of Methamphetamine, which is a stimulate drug, and a highly addictive drug. The problem to stopping addiction to crystal meth as the people who need help is that they are not well informed about the treatments. Many participants had resorted to self detoxification instead of seeking formal help. the main reasons addicts chose to seek formal treatment was because of pressure from friends and family, seeking abstinence and they had just become tired of the lifestyle. So why is methamphetamine addictive? This drug…
Methamphetamine (commonly called meth, speed, chalk, ice, crystal, and glass) is a stimulant that can be swallowed, snorted, smoked, or injected; it is intended to make users feel more awake and energized. Stronger than other stimulants, though, meth is highly addictive — one or two tries may be enough to get a person hooked. "It triggers . the release of dopamine, a brain chemical that's normally produced when we eat something good or listen to music we like," explains Gayathri J. Dowling, deputy chief of science policy at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Bethesda, Md.). However, meth floods the brain with dopamine, boosting the user's mood to an unnatural high and making him or her want to use again and again.…
Crystal meth, methamphetamine, glass, or whatever the chosen name, the reality is, Meth is a problem in the Inland Empire. Meth use in the Inland Empire is a problem because it destroys families, the community, and the abuser. Families are torn apart because of meth use and children are taken into the care of CPS; Child Protective Services. The crime rate in the community is higher than that of communities that don’t have meth users. Methamphetamine is a dangerous drug that damages the lives of the abusers and innocent bystanders, but with the right knowledge of what causes people to use meth, recovery for addicts can become more available to help stop the problem of meth use.…
German scientists Max Bockmühl and Gustav Ehrhart first synthesized methadone in 1937. The synthetic opioid analgesic was created while they were searching for a pain reliever that would be safe to use during surgeries and had a low potential for addiction. On September 11, 1941, they filed for a patent for what they called Hoechst 10820 or Polamidon. Eli Lilly and Company brought methadone to the United Stated in 1947. They gave it the trade name Dolophine, which came from the German Dolphium, which came from the Latin "dolor" for pain (Wikipedia).…
Methamphetamine – most commonly used drug in Australia. It has become the single biggest health and law issue for regional communities.…
The abuse of Crystal Meth is a serious problem that it doesn’t only affect the person abusing the drug but it can affect the family. Some people really don’t know the big problem of Crystal Meth. Some people choose to use Crystal Meth for so many reasons. In order for people to better understand the use of Crystal Meth this paper is going to give you a description of what is Crystal Meth and the effects the drug has, the signs and statistics, how can meth affect the body, and how to overcome meth addiction. But first I’ll begin by sharing a real life story of a family that was affected by crystal meth.…
Methamphetamine is a very powerful and addicting narcotic. Though it is a Scheduled 2 narcotic; it is readily availability on the streets for a considerably cheap price. An addiction to methamphetamine can totally disassociate a person from his or her everyday life.…
All across the nation, there has and will always be a problem with drug abuse. Drug abuse is a very serious and ongoing difficulty that society is faced with daily. However, since drug abuse across the nation is such a broad subject with all the different drugs available, I would like to narrow it down to a more personal topic. In my home state of Montana, methamphetamines is constantly being distributed and abused. My stance is that we must work harder to put an end to this abuse in order to save Montana families and our businesses. Just last week, on one day alone, the Billings Gazette newspaper reported in three articles on women getting penalized for dealing meth. Statistics show that the numbers of crime rates going up are because…
Crystal meth, or methamphetamine, is relatively easy to produce and at the time, became drug of choice for the poor who were turned off of cocaine8. The effects of crystal meth, however, are far detrimental than that of cocaine. Therefore, while Reagan’s targeted drug did diminish in popularity, he had, unwittingly, worsened the drug situation in…