Methamphetamine Addiction

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The drug methamphetamine, also known as 'meth', is cheap and easily obtained. This makes it a risk among those who feel overwhelmed by their circumstances, such as mothers or pregnant women. Whereas the drug itself is not costly, this addiction costs many of these women their children. The paper argues that in order to rehabilitate these women, it is perhaps better to work with them on a social basis than to send them to jail or to remove their children on a permanent basis. This paper considers the issues involved with meth addiction, along with strategies that could be followed towards rehabilitation.

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"Women today find themselves in a situation where they are expected to be good at everything. While this is perhaps good from the perspective of Women's Lib, it is a difficult image to keep up. No woman can juggle job, children and home while looking good at the same time, all the time. The challenge of living up to this nearly impossible ideal is what makes them vulnerable to Meth (Morente, 2003). The drug is also particularly attractive for its appetite-killing properties. Keeping thin, taking care of the children and the home, as well as keeping up a fair job performance suddenly seem less difficult (Walters, 2003)."

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