This is more of a 3 1/2 star rating (I put my support behind Meghan and her undying, relentless campaign for a more accurate 1/2 star, or even 1/4 rating system. Those are just two sMany people are familiar with the meth scourge, but there are two new things (at least to me) offered in this book that make me recommend it. An engaging book, this should be read by politicians and citizens interested in the ramifications of addiction on the American Dream. Tweak, written by the son Nic, isn't as well-written, but it is exciting to read the tale told by the addict. Published

News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. True enough, Methland paints a pretty grim picture of Oelwein earlier in this decade, but goes on to outline steps the town has taken to clean itself up.A friend from Oelwein, Iowa was distressed to learn that Nick Reding’s best-seller focused on his hometown. He lives with his wife and son in Saint Louis.“To look at them, leaning against the counter in the tiny kitchen, is to understand the connection between farming, itself an act of blind faith, and religion. He has written for Harper¹s, Food and Wine, Outside, Fast Company, and Details. First, Reding includes explanations of how lobbyists for the pharmaceutical industry weakened legislation, and how the cold medicine industry makes a phenomenal profit off of meth. Those are just the quicThis book lingered far too long on Reding himself, and far too often it was him meditating on the fact he did research and traveled to Oelwein, as well as how his family is from the midwest. For the human side, Reding spends time with both community leaders--the doctor, the prosecutor, and a visionary mayor--and those who have profited from it. "Fantastically and unexpectedly comprehensive exploration of meth, from small-town individuals to the global politics and channels that allow for and feed the industry. July 14, 2020. To change this data, submit a It looks into the economics of big farming and the legal problems of containing a drug which could be made in a camper kitchen with fertilizer and cold cure pills.This book lingered far too long on Reding himself, and far too often it was him meditating on the fact he did research and traveled to Oelwein, as well as how his family is from the midwest.

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Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town is a book by Nick Reding which documents the drug culture of Oelwein, ... Summary. Nick Redding balances the specifics of this one small town against the broader forces engaged in the epidemic: the global economy, American agriculture, immigration issues, DEA efforts, the pharmaceutical industry, cultural values, and government (in)action. Reding refreshingly never shies from presenting both sides of an issue or story, saving this book from coming across as a simplistically didactic cautionary morality play. I've heard the law enforcement side and had many one on one conversations with users, dealers and cooks, but I still learned a lot of new information in this book. Reding also relates the history of methamphetamine use -- it was given to soldiers during WWII to keep them going for days without sleep or food and prescribed to housewivThis book is about Oelwein, IA - my hometown. Tracing the connections between the lives touched by meth and the global forces that have set the stage for the epidemic, Methland offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy.The availiability of items requested from other libraries may depend on the policies of the other libraries.You will need to repeat these steps for each new search. Every Midwesterner has a meth story, even if most of them are second-hand. 1596916508 What a tragedy. "Methland" actually takes place in the last decade, during what I think of as the second phase of the epidemic, a time when cold medicine was widely available and demand exploded. attempting to really get at the root of the problem, the cause of this whole mess and 2.) by Bloomsbury USA David Sheff was an author and journalist before writing Beautiful Boy, which is evident by the writing, and I recommend to adults. He lived in New York City for thirteen years, where he worked as a magazine editor, a graduate school professor, and a freelance writer. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This was a very interesting read regarding the big picture of how meth came into being, how it transformed from a legal drug to an illegal drug, the big business of how it is mass produced, and the drug cartels who handle it's distribution.Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town This examines a small town in Iowa called Oelwein and how it has changed, much for the worse, over the last thirty years.This examines a small town in Iowa called Oelwein and how it has changed, much for the worse, over the last thirty years.I went into this book hoping to gain an understanding of drug addiction, and in a way it gave me that. The premise: an in-depth look at America's multifaceted relationship with meth, viewed mostly through the lens of one town (Oelwein, IA) and its addicts, public servants, and bystanders. Instead, the author is specifically trying [bathtubs full of mountains of excrement in the home of one man who was fond of having enemas while high on crank. 6,159), a once-thriving farming and railroad community.

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