TY  - BOOK
AU  - Collins, Benedict,
TI  - Mad on meth
SN  - 9781775542001
U1  - 362.29 23
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand : 
PB  - HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand), 
KW  - Methamphetamine abuse
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Drug addiction
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "Only 50 years ago, pure methamphetamine was legally prescribed in New Zealand to anyone looking for a boost. But it wasn't long before P was rebranded as the most dangerous and destructive drug in the world - and New Zealanders cemented as among its biggest users. With dry wit and biting insight, journalist Benedict Collins takes us inside the evolution of meth in New Zealand. From ram raids for pseudoephedrine to our own cooks and gangs 'breaking bad', a visit to the Golden Triangle of meth production in South-East Asia, multimillion-dollar busts, and a moral panic that seeded a meth-testing scandal. All set the stage for unthinkable crimes and drug-fuelled mania, but also serviced a hidden world of white-collar users - and cemented New Zealand's reputation as among the biggest meth consumers in the world. How did tough on crime become dumb on drugs? And what does a solution to Pure addiction look like?"--Publisher information
ER  -