Methamphetamine A Love Story Summary
Methamphetamine: A Love Story Reflection and Analysis
SUMMARY
Methamphetamine: A Love Story is a book documenting the lives of various people
who were immersed in the culture of using, selling, and manufacturing
methamphetamine. Through interviews with over 30 individuals, Rashi Shukla
brings to light the drastic effects that manifested when this drug took over their lives.
Shukla aims to illuminate this dark world, (Shukla 2016, p. 11), and to provide
insight as to why methamphetamine becomes more than just a drug to those involved
with it. Unlike alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana, methamphetamine is not a drug that is
often experimented with by adolescents. But, each participant in Shukla s study had
experimented with these drugs before ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
But, a month later his friend told him to just do a little bit in the morning, again, and
you ll feel fine again, (Shukla 2016, p. 41). Evan stated, I found out that was true.
And if I kept using it, then I would never feel bad...I would just stay high, (Shukla
2016, p. 41). This is what leads users to consume methamphetamine at such an
alarming rate.
With a street value of about $100 per gram, using meth all day, everyday, became
extremely expensive for these individuals. Having constant access to the drug was
crucial to supporting their habits, so many users began distributing meth to ensure
they always had money to keep the party going, (Shukla 2016, p. 56). In addition
to financially supporting their habit of using meth, selling the drug also enabled
them to always have a large quantity in their possession. That way when they
wanted to get high, they never had to go purchase any they just had it. For some
distributors, just selling meth wasn t enough. One interviewee, Mia, explained that
she began by selling to those she knew, and they would help her grow her network.
Well, I m saying like somebody I might deal with...for a while and they d say, Well,
I know somebody, (Shukla 2016, p. 58), so they began selling to more and more
people. If their network grew fast enough, it became much harder to meet the demand
they had; at this point, only