title: Methamphetamines: use and trafficking in the Tucson-Nogales area.
abstract: A national increase in the use of methamphetamine, a cheap, accessible, and dangerous drug, prompted the National Institute on Drug Addiction to sponsor an ethnographic study in the Tucson-Nogales area. This area has experienced a rapid rise in methamphetamine (also known as meth, speed, crank, smoke, or crystal ice) use during the past 3 years. Mexican and Canadian borders are ports of entry for meth and precursor substances, and home manufacturing has increased substantially. The dual consequences of overdose and addiction result in devastating long-term psychological and physiological problems. Increased law enforcement and citizen awareness in controlling the "epidemic" are key elements in curbing the problem.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson 85721, USA. jglitten@nl.nursing.arizona.edu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Glittenberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001130:Arizona / Q000453:epidemiology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000191:economics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000191:economics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine