Amphetamine psychosis in the meth capital of US

A 23 year old Fresno, CA mother shot her two toddlers, cousin, husband, and herself after smoking meth. It’s called amphetamine psychosis, and it’s beyond ugly.

The Central Valley of California is a hub for meth distribution. Rural areas are good for cooking meth in and some fertilizers are precursors. I-5 and State Rt 99 [...]

Arizona is #1 in meth use by high school students

The Arizona Meth Project is trying hard, and succeeding at, reducing first-time meth usage by young people “through public service messaging, public policy, and community outreach.”  It does so primarily by using modern advertising techniques to create extremely hard-hitting 30 second TV ads with a core message of “Not Even Once.”

In an ad titled [...]

The Meth Project. Using advertising so kids never do meth

I went to a experimental college in the late 1960′s. There were some great times and it was also awash in drugs. I just got back in touch with a friend from then.

He said, I remember you, you were the one everyone said did way too much meth. I said, But I never [...]

Transnational Criminal Organizations

54 tons of meth precursor chemicals seized in Mexico on ship from China. The port’s harbormaster was arrested for complicity with TCOs.

Mexican cartels now primary source for U.S meth

Thank you, Mexico. Thank you, China. Thank you, corrupt money laundering US banks and hedge funds. The youth of America salutes you.

A legitimate pharmaceutical company in India exports cold pills to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, where they are falsely labeled as herbal supplements and shipped to Belize, and then to Veracruz [...]

CVS admits selling meth ingredient, to pay $75 million fine

On Thursday, the nation’s largest operator of retail pharmacies announced it had agreed to pay $75 million in fines for allowing repeated purchases of pseudoephedrine that led to a spike in Southern California drug trafficking.

But of course there are no criminal penalties, just the usual charade of a company promising to sin more more [...]

Metal Band BORG fights Arizona meth usage

Joe Terborg did 12 years in prison on meth related charges and is now in BORG (Beyond Our Recognitions of God), a heavy metal band that crusades against meth use.

Drummer Matt James: “It’s metal with a message. That’s pretty much what we try to go by. It’s not so much Christian. It’s not [...]

American Meth

American Meth is a cross-country journey that focuses on several facets of the methamphetamine epidemic. From the oil fields of Wyoming and New Mexico to the homeless in Portland and the teens of Montana, filmmaker Justin Hunt spins a blue-collar tale of tragedy and triumph.

Actor Val Kilmer lends his voicing talents as [...]

Couple arrested for attempting to sell infant outside Walmart

I read that headline and thought, they must be tweakers. They are. Meth is an evil drug. Look, potheads or even junkies don’t seem to get busted for trying to sell their kids for drug money. But meth heads do.

The Meth Project uses innovative advertising targeted at teenagers to get them to never [...]

Wyoming Meth Project launches new campaign

We are pleased to announce that the Wyoming Meth Project launched its latest public service messaging campaign today. The research-based campaign includes a new series of television, radio, online, and outdoor ads that show the devastating impact Meth can have on the friends and family of those who use the drug. Acclaimed filmmaker Darren [...]