02464nam 2200601 450 991079853460332120230803214318.01-62637-387-610.1515/9781626373877(CKB)3710000000769347(EBL)4451546(SSID)ssj0001695920(PQKBManifestationID)16546532(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001695920(PQKBWorkID)14767633(PQKB)25091828(MiAaPQ)EBC4451546(Au-PeEL)EBL4451546(CaPaEBR)ebr11271494(OCoLC)960163807(DE-B1597)623049(DE-B1597)9781626373877(EXLCZ)99371000000076934720130523h20142014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMeth mania a history of methamphetamine /Nicholas L. ParsonsBoulder, Colorado :Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated,[2014]©20141 online resource (256 p.)Social problems, social constructionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-58826-983-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Social problems, social constructions.MethamphetamineUnited StatesMethamphetamine abuseUnited StatesMethamphetamineMethamphetamine abuse362.29/950973Parsons Nicholas L.1491812MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798534603321Meth mania3713838UNINA