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While the opioid crisis has dominated headlines in recent years, the troubling resurgence of methamphetamine abuse has received much less attention. A flood of cheap, pure, and deadly meth from south of the US border has increased the risk of meth addiction. Methamphetamine Risks presents a realistic picture of the effects of drug use and abuse, addiction, and the challenges of treatment and recovery.
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Exposing the underbelly of meth's intense high, this title describes the scenarios of the destructive toll on relationships, the body, and decision-making skills, as it details users' paranoia, tooth decay, the risks of Hepatitis C and HIV, and the difficulties quitting.
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Every year, more than 800 construction workers in the U.S. lose their lives while on the job, and approximately 31,000 suffer serious injuries. As tragic or debilitating as these cases are, the reality is that they are also preventable. This video compilation uses powerful animated sequences to show how such hazards occur, and how close attention to OSHA safety standards can protect lives and livelihoods going forward. With an average length of three...
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Students get an in-depth look at the effects stimulants have on the body, while examining the deadly consequences of methamphetamine use. Physical dependence and tolerance are discussed along with harsh facts about withdrawal and the long-term effects of drug use. First-person accounts from young addicts and leading experts supplement the film's material.
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This powerful video separates fact from fiction with regard to meth treatment. The unscripted words of men and women who have experienced meth addiction are achingly honest. Clinicians from the Matrix Institute, renowned for its research of stimulant abuse treatment, present clinical concepts in an easy-to-understand and engaging manner. For individuals and clinicians who have been told that recovery from meth is almost impossible, this film offers...
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The dramatic story of the methamphetamine epidemic of the 1980s as it sweeps the American heartland--a moving, very human account of one community's attempt to battle its way to a brighter future. Crystal meth is widely considered the world's most dangerous drug, but especially so in the small towns of the American heartland. Journalist Reding tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns, has been left...
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Elaine Landau examines both the meth epidemic and its social implications. First, she looks at the drug itself: how its history and its many forms shape the problem today, how meth affects the user's body, and how the drug's long-term effects complicate addiction issues. In addition, Landau investigates meth's cost to society, what perils meth labs present to their surroundings, how police and lawmakers are attempting to deal with the problems, and...