(Note: This Site is Currently Under Construction)
 
 
 
     
 
Books on Methamphetamine
 
 

Braswell, Sterling R.
2005. American meth: A history of the methamphetamine epidemic in America. New York: iUniverse Inc.

Cho, Arthur K. and David S. Segal (Eds.).
1994. Amphetamine and its analogs: Psychopharmacology, toxicology, and abuse. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Chouvy, Pierre-Arnaud and Joel Meissonnier
2004. Yaa Baa: Production, traffic, and consumption of methamphetamine in mainland Southeast Asia. Singapore: Singapore University Press.

Cimino, Kenneth
2005. The politics of crystal meth: Gay men share stories of addiction and recovery. Macquarie Park New South Wales, Australia: Universal Publishers.

Connell, P.H.
1958. Amphetamine psychosis. London: Oxford University Press.

Covey, Herbert C. (Ed.)
2007. The methamphetamine crisis: Strategies to save addicts, families, and communities. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Cuneo, Michael W.
2004. Almost midnight: An American story of murder and redemption. New York: Broadway Books.

Drescher, Jack, Milton L. Wainberg and Andrew Kolodny (Editors).
2006. Crystal meth and men who have sex with men: What mental health care professionals need to know. New York: Informa.

Erdmann, Larry R.
2006. Methamphetamine: The drug of death. New York: iUniverse, Inc.

Fester, Uncle
2005. Secrets of methamphetamine manufacture. Loompanics Unlimited: Port Townshend, WA.

Grinspoon, Lester and Peter Hedblom
1975. The speed culture: Amphetamine use and abuse in America. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Haight, Wendy, Teresa Ostler, James Black, and Linda Kingery
2008. Children of methamphetamine-involved families: The case of rural Illinois. New York: Oxford University Press.

Halkitis, Perry N.
2009 Methamphetamine addiction: Biological foundations, psychological factors, and social consequences. New York: American Psychological Association.

Johnson, Dirk
2005. Meth: The home-cooked menace. Center City, MN: Hazelden.

Kalant, Oriana Josseau
1966. The amphetamines, toxicity and addiction. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Klee, Hilary (Ed.).
1997. Amphetamine misuse: International perspectives on current trends. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers.

Linter, Bertil and Michael Black
2009. Merchants of madness: The methamphetamine explosion in the Golden Triangle. Chiang Mai, Thailand: Silkworm Books.

Moore, Patrick
2006. Tweaked: A crystal meth memoir. New York, NY: Kensington.

Owen, Frank
2007. No speed limit: The highs and lows of meth. New York: St. Martin’s Press.

Rasmussen, Nicolas
2008. On speed: The many lives of amphetamine. New York: New York University Press.

Reback, Cathy J.
1997. The social construction of a gay drug: Methamphetamine use among gay and bisexual males in Los Angeles. Report for the Office of the AIDS Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA. Available at: http://uclaisap.org/assets/documents/final-report_cjr_1-15-04.pdf (101 pages) Accessed on July 23, 2007.

Reding, Nick
2009. Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town. New York: Bloomsbury.

Roll, John M., Richard A. Rawson, Walter Ling and Steven Shoptaw (Editors)
2009. Methamphetamine addiction: From basic science to treatment. New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.

Salant, James
2007. Leaving dirty Jersey: A crystal meth memoir. New York: Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

Sanello, Frank
2005. Tweakers: How crystal meth is ravaging gay America. New York: Alyson Books.

Sheff, David
2008. Beautiful boy: A father’s journey through his son’s addiction. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.

Sheff, Nic
2007. Tweak: Growing up on methamphetamines. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Sjöqvist, Folke and Malcome Tottie
1968. Abuse of central stimulants: Symposium arranged by the Swedish Committee on International Health Relations Stockholm, November 25-27, 1968. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell.

Smith, D. (Ed.).
1979. Amphetamine use, misuse, and abuse. Cambridge, MA: G.K. Hall & Co.

Sommers, Ira and Deborah Baskin
2004. The social consequences of methamphetamine use. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press.

Toolaney, Gerald H. (Editor)
2006. New research on methamphetamine abuse. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Washton, Arnold and Joan Ellen Zweben
2009. Cocaine and methamphetamine addiction: Treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention. New York: W.W. Norton & Co.

Weisheit, Ralph A. and William L. White
2009. Methamphetamine: Its history, pharmacology and treatment. Center City, MN: Hazelden Press.

 
     
 
 
     
 
Reports on Methamphetamine
 
 

National Methamphetamine Threat Assessment, 2009.
2008 (December). National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Department of Justice
Available at: http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs32/32166/32166p.pdf

Meth Matters: Report on Methamphetamine Users in Five Western Cities, National Institute of Justice, Susan Pennell, Joe Ellett, Cynthia Rienick, and Jackie Grimes, April 1999. Uses the ADAM program to document and compare methamphetamine use and its consequences among arrestees in five Western cities. 
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/176331.pdf

The Meth Epidemic: The Changing Demographics of Methamphetamine, National Association of Counties, August 2007. This report surveyed 500 county law enforcement officials in 43 states on the extent of the methamphetamine and other drug threats to their counties. 
http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Special_Surveys&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=24775&MicrositeID=0

Acute Public Health Consequences of Methamphetamine Laboratories - 16 States, January 2000-June 2004, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2005. This report describes examples of meth-associated events, summarizes the events reported to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and suggests injury prevention recommendations, such as how to recognize and properly respond to meth laboratories. 
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5414a3.htm

The Impact of Methamphetamine on Illinois Communities: An Ethnography, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Ralph Weisheit, October 2004. Study of the impact of methamphetamine on two rural Illinois counties, including inteviews with a wide range of community members.
http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/ResearchReports/methethnography.pdf

Methamphetamine and Violence in Illinois, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Ralph Weisheit, June 2009. Interviews with methamphetamine users and with criminal justice officials to examine the link between methamphetamine use and violence.
http://www.icjia.state.il.us/Public/pdf/ResearchReports/METHAMPHETAMINE%20AND%20VIOLENCE%20IN%20ILLINOIS%20062009.pdf

 
     
 
 
     
 
Links to Methamphetamine Sites
 
 

 

Meth Resources.gov
http://www.methresources.gov/
Government operated site with copious amounts of meth related information which brings together information and resources available to communities. Site offers a listserv, DiscussMeth, which promotes and encourages the exchange of information, ideas, and support to communities experiencing the devastating effects of meth production and use.

Crystal Meth Anonymous
http://www.crystalmeth.org/
Crystal Meth Anonymous is a fellowship of people for whom crystal meth has become a serious problem.  The members of Crystal Meth Anonymous meet regularly, share support and fellowship, and create a safe environment in which to stay clean. The fellowship advocates complete abstinence from crystal meth, alcohol, inhalants...medication taken not as prescribed, as well as all other mind altering substances.

The Meth Project
http://www.methproject.org/
This is a public awareness campaign with "in your face" ads to discourage young people from using methamphetamine.

 
     
     
  Updated 11-20-09 by Ralph Weisheit