Meth Mania: A History of Methamphetamine (Social Problems, Social Constructions)
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Author(s)Nicholas L. Parsons
PublisherLynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
ISBN / ASIN1588269833
ISBN-139781588269836
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Sales Rank1,657,992
CategorySocial Science
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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.
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