When I did my mental health counseling internship in 2006, crack cocaine and opiates were the drugs of choice. In my locale in 2013, most of the narcotics arrests are for meth.
I have sought understanding of methamphetamine use and its larger social, political and economic dimensions.
I reported a distillation and synthesis of my online research in Is It Time to Care about Meth?
With regard to books, these taught me about meth and meth addicts most authoritatively, compellingly and efficiently.
Non-fiction (in order by author’s last name)
- Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town
, Nick Reding, 2009
- Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
, Nic Sheff 2009
Fiction (in recommended order)
- Fiend: A Novel
, Peter Stenson, 2013
- The King of Methlehem: A Novel
, Mark Lindquist, 2008
- Winter’s Bone , Daniel Woodrell, 2007
