LEADER 02464nam 2200601 450 001 9910820507903321 005 20230803214318.0 010 $a1-62637-387-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781626373877 035 $a(CKB)3710000000769347 035 $a(EBL)4451546 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001695920 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16546532 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001695920 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14767633 035 $a(PQKB)25091828 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4451546 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4451546 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11271494 035 $a(OCoLC)960163807 035 $a(DE-B1597)623049 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781626373877 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000769347 100 $a20130523h20142014 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMeth mania $ea history of methamphetamine /$fNicholas L. Parsons 210 1$aBoulder, Colorado :$cLynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 225 1 $aSocial problems, social constructions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-58826-983-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFrom 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. 330 $aIce. Methedrine. Crank. Crystal. Whatever its guise, the social and political contexts of methamphetamine share a certain uniqueness. Nicholas Parsons chronicles the history and mythology of methamphetamine in the United States from the 1940s--when it was hailed as a wonder drug--to the present. In an intriguing analysis, he also makes an important contribution to our understanding of the social construction of social problems. 410 0$aSocial problems, social constructions. 606 $aMethamphetamine$zUnited States 606 $aMethamphetamine abuse$zUnited States 615 0$aMethamphetamine 615 0$aMethamphetamine abuse 676 $a362.29/950973 700 $aParsons$b Nicholas L.$01624220 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820507903321 996 $aMeth mania$93959103 997 $aUNINA