Narconon Analyzes Meth in Popular Media
From the 1980’s to the early 2000’s there have been onslaughts of films that glamorize cocaine use. “Goodfellas”, “Casino”, “Boogie Nights”, “New Jack City”, and “Blow” are some that immediately come to mind. Heroin has been the subject of many films as well. “Trainspotting”, “Permanent Midnight”, “The Basketball Diaries” and “Drugstore Cowboy” all dealt with this subject.
Does life imitate art or does art imitate life? We may never know the answer to that question, but one thing we do know is that meth is becoming more and more prevalent in our society and in the media.
Current Examples of Meth in the Media
AMC has a television series called “Breaking Bad” where a chemistry teacher justifies manufacturing and selling crystal methamphetamine because he is dying of lung cancer and financially bankrupt. The fact that the cooking and selling of meth are the main themes of this popular TV show is testimony to how meth, arguably the most dangerous illicit chemical known to man, is bigger than ever in our culture.
Val Kilmer played a person in the grips of methamphetamine addiction in a 2002 film called “The Salton Sea. Another film came out that year about meth called, “Spun”. It gets its title from the word that meth addicts use to describe how they feel when they are really high, “spun.”
Meth is Getting into Today's Music
Musicians are even writing songs about methamphetamine. Matchbox 20’s song, “Unwell” is about a man struggling with meth addiction, and “You and Your Crystal Meth” by Drive-By Truckers is clearly about the drug. The latter is warning as to the destruction that methamphetamine is causing our nation. Although songs about drugs are not new (“Cocaine” performed by Eric Clapton was written in 1976 and “Heroin” by The Velvet Underground was written in 1964), songs about methamphetamine are a new trend.
Whereas cocaine and heroin have been somewhat glamorized in pop culture, methamphetamine is being portrayed as a dirty drug that has no redeeming qualities…and rightfully so. The media representation, whether or not it is fact or fiction, is a powerful tool in bringing awareness to anything. So perhaps the publicity about methamphetamine will make a positive impact on our culture. If more people become aware of the danger and depravity that go hand in hand with this drug, the less likely they will be inclined to use it.
Help For Methamphetamine Addiction
Chances are if you are reading this article you know somebody who is battling with an addiction to methamphetamine. You can get help. At Narconon drug and alcohol rehab, we believe that the most effective technique for treating an addiction to methamphetamine is to first clear one’s body of all the drug remains stored in the fat cells. This can be done by purging the body with Narconon’s New Life Detoxification Program. Here an individual, under our administration, will perspire out all the chemicals that have been stored in his or her fat cells through a blend of sweating in our Sauna, working out, and diet. The drug deposits often lay sedentary in a person for years and can get re-released into their circulatory system causing powerful drug cravings. Getting these out of the body is a vital part of defeating an addiction to methamphetamine or any other drug – illegal or not.
When someone gets addicted to a drug it is probably due to mental or emotional reasons of which drug addiction is just a consequence. Narconon Vista Bay drug rehab will teach a person to confront his or her life and take accountability and control of it. Narconon drug and alcohol rehab will help a person fix damaged relationships with family and friends, which are the results of the person's previous lack of confront and control. When a man or woman gets to the point that he is at cause over their life and is happy and fruitful without drugs, the desire to use drugs diminishes.
If you or somebody you know has a problem with methamphetamine addiction (or an addiction of any kind) and you feel like you are unable to fix it on your own, you should contact Narconon Vista Bay addiction treatment center. We are here for you and we know how to help. We care, and can help you to find an inpatient drug rehab center and get you or a loved one on the road to a healthy, happy, and productive life.
Call toll free 1-888-292-4999 to talk with an expert Registered Addiction Specialist. Our job is help people to help themselves break-free from the bondage of drug addiction.
Sources:
http://www.imdb.com/
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23170283/ns/today-entertainment/t/pop-culture-getting-injection-meth/