A Short Summary On Methamphetamines
Methamphetamines
Samantha Erb
Lock Haven University
Methamphetamines
I chose to write about methamphetamines because since high school I have had a great interest in the drug and its effects. In high school the book “Tweak” came out. Tweak is about a young man who is a recovering addict. He was addicted to meth, cocaine, and heroine where he enrolled himself into a 12 step program. Within this program the young man has a very supportive sponsor but he feels like it is time to go back to Los Angeles to try and give his life one more shot. Although he thought that this was going to be a good opportunity he fell quickly back into using drugs, dealing the drugs and becoming a prostitute. Further in the book the young man catches himself and gets his life back on track but seems to always fall into a cycle of being clean to using. Each cycle is different depending on where he is, who he is with, and if his parents or sponsor could find him. The young man does realize what he is doing and that it is ruining his relationship with him family, sponsor, and friends yet he continues to follow the same path he has been on for years.
After reading this book it caught my attention on how just one drug or many drugs in this instance can change a person so much even if they are trying their …show more content…
We can access household items that can produce the drug meth. Within a person’s household the items that are readily available could consist of ammonium fertilizer, lithium from batteries, and pseudoephedrine. According to the movie, “Drugs, Inc. – Meth”, in the last 10 years methamphetamines have taken over the nation, where in 2009 there were 1,500 meth labs accounted for and 53,000 people using the drug in Missouri. Also a hospital in Missouri has spent about $300,000 dollars in charity for meth related
Samantha Erb
Lock Haven University
Methamphetamines
I chose to write about methamphetamines because since high school I have had a great interest in the drug and its effects. In high school the book “Tweak” came out. Tweak is about a young man who is a recovering addict. He was addicted to meth, cocaine, and heroine where he enrolled himself into a 12 step program. Within this program the young man has a very supportive sponsor but he feels like it is time to go back to Los Angeles to try and give his life one more shot. Although he thought that this was going to be a good opportunity he fell quickly back into using drugs, dealing the drugs and becoming a prostitute. Further in the book the young man catches himself and gets his life back on track but seems to always fall into a cycle of being clean to using. Each cycle is different depending on where he is, who he is with, and if his parents or sponsor could find him. The young man does realize what he is doing and that it is ruining his relationship with him family, sponsor, and friends yet he continues to follow the same path he has been on for years.
After reading this book it caught my attention on how just one drug or many drugs in this instance can change a person so much even if they are trying their …show more content…
We can access household items that can produce the drug meth. Within a person’s household the items that are readily available could consist of ammonium fertilizer, lithium from batteries, and pseudoephedrine. According to the movie, “Drugs, Inc. – Meth”, in the last 10 years methamphetamines have taken over the nation, where in 2009 there were 1,500 meth labs accounted for and 53,000 people using the drug in Missouri. Also a hospital in Missouri has spent about $300,000 dollars in charity for meth related