Meth Storm
posted November 30, 2017 #
Despite it's terrible title, I recently watched the HBO documentary Meth Storm, which follows a family of meth addicts and the local police as they attempt to shutter the abuse across the region. It's humanizing from both sides - the frustration of the police that they know they aren't doing any good and the sadness of the addicts that are hooked and continue to make terrible decisions.
It's often all-too-easy to wave away the hardships of those hooked on hard drugs but this film gives you an inside look at their lives (as rough as they are) to remind you that they are not in a good place; these aren't sound choices.
It's a tough watch but a good one if you're looking to understand the recent opioid epidemic from the ground level.
It's often all-too-easy to wave away the hardships of those hooked on hard drugs but this film gives you an inside look at their lives (as rough as they are) to remind you that they are not in a good place; these aren't sound choices.
It's a tough watch but a good one if you're looking to understand the recent opioid epidemic from the ground level.