No Speed Limit by Frank Owen

No Speed Limit by Frank Owen

From Hells Angels to teenagers to born-again Christians to stay-at-home mums, methamphetamine is the US national drug of choice. How could a relatively minor local drug trend spread so rapidly, breach barriers of age and class, and become a national scourge? In this panoramic, character-driven story, Frank Owen follows users, creators, couriers and law enforcers to uncover meth's fascinating history as a medicine, as fuel for Hitler's storm troopers, and finally as a uniquely American 'epidemic' with no end in sight.

"* "Intensely researched, fascinating.. Refreshingly clearheaded and free of hysteria." - Publishers Weekly (starred review). * "Thorough and brisk... A credible commentator." - Entertainment Weekly."

During the past fifteen years, Frank Owen has worked as a journalist for Playboy, The New York Times, The Village Voice, Newsday, The Washington Post, Spin, Details, and Vibe, among others. Clubland: The Spectacular Rise and Murderous Fall of Club Culture, his critically acclaimed book, was published in 2003 by St. Martin's Press. Martin's Press is a publishing house based in New York. He is a New Yorker.

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ISBN 13	9780312356170
ISBN 10	031235617X
Title	No Speed Limit
Author	Frank Owen
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Griffin Publishing
Year published	2008-08-19
Number of pages	256
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