Although substituting adderall for meth works, its not a medicallyrecognized method for quitting like methadone is for heroin, despite the fact that it should be. With most american meth reportedly now coming from mexico, the film follows dea agents trying to stop the flow, and the. Meth storm 2017 1127 2017 us documentary 1h 36m user score. The goal is to turn poor white dealers against rich and powerful mexican cartels. This documentary looks at meth addiction in rural america from the perspective of dealers, users and law enforcement.
Filmmaker caught up with the brothers as they were putting the finishing touches on the adrenalinefueled flick, which premieres march 11 at sxsw. As police and dea agents battle sophisticated cartels, rural, economically. Meth storm 2017 11272017 us documentary 1h 36m user score. The new documentary meth storm shows how a potent form of meth and a. Meth storm is a humanizing look at a national problem by kayla cobb nov 28, 2017 hbos latest documentary is a gritty, sweeping, and depressing look at the meth addiction problem in arkansas. A once successful author now working as a private detective gambles away his money and tries to reconnect with his estranged family. The film starts out with one promising line stating that american law enforcement has basically cracked down on allamerican made meth in the united states. In most cases, these kids were burned in meth lab fires. Nov 09, 2017 published on nov 9, 2017 with law enforcement shutting down american meth production, mexican cartels have flooded the us with a cheaper, more pure meth called ice. Meth storm is a humanizing look at a national problem decider. For a while it seemed like there was going to be a positive change. Watch meth storm, the original hbo documentary online at or stream. The man who cheated vegas casinos for years and stole millions cheating vegas s1 ep2 wonder duration.
Nov 28, 2017 theres little in meth storm, a new documentary debuting on hbo this week that focuses on the methamphetamine problem in rural arkansas, thats pretty. Basically the crew follows several addicted, smallcounty arkansas people and the dea trying to clean up the town. In a post from, there is an interview with the filmmakersread more. Arkansas usa is a thrilling nonfiction cops and robbers drama told from inside the war on drugs. During the first meth boom, in the 2000s, washington was a major center of meth production. Lets take a closer look at how meth storm exposes the addiction crisis in arkansas. Nov 29, 2017 meth storm follows sowell and his team on largescale raids, in which scores of suspected meth dealers and users are arrested including members of families he grew up with. Directors brent and craig renaud dope sick love, little rock central. We are big believers that in documentary film, especially the kind of. Drug epidemic in rural america examined in meth storm on hbo, 1127. With law enforcement shutting down american meth production, mexican cartels have flooded the us with a cheaper, more pure meth called.
With gerard butler, jim sturgess, abbie cornish, alexandra maria lara. Some of you readers, im sure, have seen the new hbo documentary meth storm. Nashville film festival announces special presentations. The film stage for some who grow up in rural arkansas, there are limited options. From 2000 to 2005, the washington state department of ecology cleaned up 8,667 meth labs. Meth storm is a humanizing look at a national problem. The documentary was produced and directed by brent and craig renaud and follows local law enforcement and members of a rural arkansas community for two years. Within a year, state legislators began passing laws to make it so sudafed a key ingredient in meth could no longer be bought over the counter.
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To give context for the disaster, meth storm focuses on. Gone are the days of the homegrown american meth lab, now 90% of the drug comes over the border cheaper, from mexico. Arkansas usa lays it down on both sides of the law by kahron spearman, fri. Meth storm 2017 directed by craig renaud, brent renaud.
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