meth addict research

[Swindel]

Can anyone tell me some movies and/or web sites where I can study how meth effects a person? I need to know how they look, act, how they act when they don't have their drug everything. Thank-you

[Ewan]

Does it have to be a movie? A documentary would give a lot more accurate info on it.

[brianluce]

Lots of youtube stuff. I helped a friend with this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRypCKxCsj0

[Gonzo_Entertainment]

Spun.

[josh-ozirigpro]

I'm surprised this one hasn't been posted: http://www.facesofmeth.us/main.htm

[IndieBudget]

I did some research myself and one very saddening fact I found was the damage to their children. Young kids left alone in their homes / meth labs with 4 year olds sometimes taking care of infants. truly messed up stuff.

[GuerrillaAngel]

Breaking Bad.

[Jeff Troiano]

I ran an adult night club ( fancy speak for strip club) for 12 years. Seen all kinds in there.

[Alcove Audio]

You may want to ask permission to attend a NarcAnon meeting.

[knightly]

With the # of people affected by this epidemic, I'm surprised you don't know some directly (currently using or recovering) that you could ask (ask if they are comfortable talking about it first -- recovery can be very difficult and talking about the experience unguided can bring back the impulse to use).

I personally know 4 people from different parts of my life who are currently recovering from the damage it didi to them and their relationships. I guarantee you probably know someone.

[Swindel]

My friends mother is recovering and she wrote a poem after a 4 day binge as she put it. My attempt is to visual capture her words. She hopes that the poem and video will somehow help someone that is also addicted.

[knightly]

Sounds like a noble cause to me! What kind of research are you looking to do specifically... and what kind of visual presentation?

[WalterB]

In the Netherlands we have a national TV-show about sex and drugs.
( I hear some people think: 'yeah the immoral Dutch again': yes, we aren't hypocrits about these subjects: education is a serious tool to prevent unwanted situations like meth-addiction or teenage-pregnancy.)
This episode is about both streetprostitution in Italy and about Meth in the USA.
Although it's a Dutch program, the larger part of the meth story is English, because the reporter talks with lawenforcement and an addict (and that is not pleasant).
http://spuitenenslikken.bnn.nl/video...90d85527a1eb03

Unfortunately, rules about PG for tv have been enforced on TV-shows on the web since last week. This show is for 16+ audiences only, so it can be viewed after 22:00 European time. (I'm not sure whether the website checks your timezone or uses the local timezone to unlock and lock the video. So I guess you just have to try and find out.)

[Gonzo_Entertainment]

I was never a meth "addict", but I went through a period as a pretty heavy meth user in the 90's. Lucky it didn't go really, really badly.

[richy]

I love my pseudoephedrine cold medicines, so I don't care for the show's knocking them or calling for them to be made prescription only. But, it's a good show. Of course, Frontline rocks.

Frontline: The Meth Epidemic

And take a look at The Faces of Meth.

Also, have you seen the excellant Winter's Bone?

The Salton Sea is a good film that I hope isn't forgotten. Its story has a meth component.

I haven't seen it, but apparently the TV show Breaking Bad is about meth producers.

Maybe these could give you some inspiration or guidance.