Suicide Tuesday
Subtitle: Gay Men and the Crystal Meth Scare
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf Ed edition
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Published: November 2, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9780786716166
Subjects: Drug addiction & substance abuse; Gay studies (Gay men); Psychopathology - Addiction; Drug Addiction (Psychiatric Aspects); Homosexuality; Social Science; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Sociology; AIDS & HIV; Gay Studies; Medical / AIDS & HIV; AIDS (Disease); Gay men; Ice (Drug); Psychology; Transmission; United States
First sentence: Sitting in the Big Cup, a coffee bar that is a popular meeting place for gay men in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood, a thirty-eight-year-old former crystal meth user described his life on the drug.
Description: The history of crystal methamphetamine or "crystal meth" is examined along with its link to HIV transmission, the gay community's response to the alleged epidemic, and the media's role in forstering public awareness.