{"product_id":"9780312356170","title":"No Speed Limit : The Highs and Lows of Meth","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNo Speed Limit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Frank Owen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHell's Angels and fallen televangelists. Cross-country truckers and suburban mothers.  Trailer parks, urban clubs, college campuses, and military battle?elds. Methamphetamine is the stimulant wiring every corner of American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike cocaine and heroin, meth was ?rst synthesized for medicinal purposes. By the 1940s, it was a wonder drug used to treat depression, hyperactivity, obesity, epilepsy, asthma, and addictions to other drugs and alcohol. But meth truly exploded years later when biker gang cooks using burners, beakers, and plastic tubes brought their expertise to remote rural areas where the drug could be manufactured in kitchen labs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed journalist Frank Owen follows users, cooks, dealers, doctors, and cops to uncover the dramatic story taking place in cities, small towns, and farm communities across America. \u003ci\u003eNo Speed Limit\u003c\/i\u003e is a panoramic, high-octane investigation by a journalist who knows ?rsthand the powerful highs and frightening lows of meth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Intensely researched, fascinating . . . Owen's account is refreshingly clearheaded and free of hysteria.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“At once compelling and unsettling . . . disturbing, haunting, memorable, and at times morbidly funny.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312356170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40663829545166,"sku":"9780312356170","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_85d09a6d-2eb7-453c-a2fb-0212f11f0031.jpg?v=1639623475","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312356170","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}