TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parsons,Nicholas L.
TI  - Meth Mania: A History of Methamphetamine 
T2  - Social Problems, Social Constructions
SN  - 9781626373877
AV  - HV5822.A5 
U1  - 616.86/400973 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Boulder : 
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, 
KW  - Methamphetamine - United States
KW  - Methamphetamine abuse
KW  - United States
KW  - Methamphetamine
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; 1 From Wonder Drug to Public Health Menace --; 2 Early Drug Use --; 3 The Emergence of Amphetamines --; 4 The First Scare: Speed Freaks --; 5 The Second Scare: Ice --; 6 The Third Scare: Crystal Meth --; 7 Context and Consequences --; 8 New Panics, New Approaches --; Appendix: Methodology Note --; Acronyms --; References --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626373877
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626373877
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ER  -