Crystal Meth 06/07

February 23, 2010 - Posted by admin

Central Valley, California, is home to some of the most impoverished rural towns in America, where crystal meth addiction is prolific. In Fresno, Louis finds a community ravaged by this cheap and highly addictive drug. As he infiltrates the town, he experiences the reality of meth abuse, as addicts who are high (or ‘tweaking’, as it is known) invite him into their homes to see them take hit after hit of their favourite drug. Louis becomes surrounded by the madness of daily addiction and the meth-addled confusion which is breaking this community apart. He sees its impact through the eyes of the local police, and meets Diane and Karl, a couple who have sustained their marriage despite a 25-year meth addiction and losing custody of their five children. He witnesses arrests of sons doing meth with their mothers, and family after family broken apart from generations of meth abuse. At the Westcare residential centre, Louis sees the work being done to combat the destruction caused by the drug. Run by ex-addicts, it offers a six-month rehab programme. He witnesses the extraordinary challenges they face dealing with meth-addicted families – babies born already hooked, with mothers caring for them while attempting to kick their own habit too. Addiction is laid bare as Louis seeks out the stories and the people behind the drug.

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9 Comments

  1. nievesalegrebell says:

    @Songsmirth she said 14

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  2. MrTheEvilgerman says:

    George Bush is a meth addictet, i have a hinch but now i know it is true.

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  3. tgerule says:

    thats what meth does

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  4. DantevKratos says:

    “God” won’t do shit. “church” won’t do shit. “praying” won’t do shit. It’s YOU that has to make an effort to do things, to make stuff happen. That woman at the end, she is beautiful beyond all belief and you can see her trying to quit, but it’s a life ruining chemical. “praying” does as much as talking about them. Do something PHYSICAL and CHANGE their lives.

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  5. elund9 says:

    @Songsmirth People are addicts because they are emotionally/spiritually ill. The community must pay if the community cannot focus on preventing spiritual illness. Forget the Church. Religion cannot heal spiritual illnesses. This is just a symptom of a deep, deep problem in modern society. My ex-husband tried to kill me when he was on meth. I was lucky to get out…
    I am just waaaaaay too familiar with this problem. Humans are unfulfilled and unhappy, they do stupid shit!

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  6. Songsmirth says:

    God help these people. Why wasn’t that brother turned in by the wife? That girl looks like a minor. I can’t imagine her damage. He should be in jail. I am going to pray for these people. That’s all I can do. You just wonder if the ones that keep going back to that program do because they are comfortable there and have given up on life. And no offense people but I wonder who is paying for it all? That woman said some of them come back more than 40 times? I just don’t know what to think.

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  7. slicedalone2 says:

    Lol. Fuck! just as the valley is trying to shed it’s hillbilly reputation. They go and show this shit.

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  8. fetonos says:

    I dont blame the guy for fucking his sister, I mean compared to his wife….

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010
  9. brian8793 says:

    Gosh, the sister is a pretty girl. Thats weird…….

    ... on July February 23rd, 2010