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Sild
24-07-2009, 10:57 PM
Another new documentary, which should be hitting BBC2 in a couple of weeks. Always worth a watch!


Louis Theroux visits Central Valley, California – home to some of the most impoverished rural towns in America, where crystal-meth addiction is among the most prolific in the USA.

In Fresno, Louis finds a community ravaged by this cheap and highly addictive drug. It is hard to find anyone whose life hasn't been touched by this drug in one way or another.

As he infiltrates the town, Louis comes face to face with meth abuse as addicts invite him into their homes. He becomes surrounded by the madness of daily addiction and the meth-addled confusion which is breaking this society apart.

Addiction is laid bare as Louis seeks out the stories and the people behind the drug.
Sheena
24-07-2009, 11:03 PM
I'd like to see Louis TAKING crystal meth to empathise...
Sild
10-08-2009, 05:10 PM
Anyone bother then? I didn't think this was up to the standard of some of his earlier stuff, he didn't seem to really get stuck in to the issues.

I loved the bit though where a woman who freely admitted she was still taking meth said she was training to be a drugs counsellor :D
Floppet
10-08-2009, 05:46 PM
I meant to watch it and forgot it was on. I'll see if it's on demand.
Crash
10-08-2009, 06:15 PM
I watched it on demand this afternoon - not as good as his others but I did LOVE 'the hot seat', it was like a live Jeremy Kyle :D
Floppet
10-08-2009, 09:01 PM
It was a bit wishy-washy really, I wanted Louis to front people like he did that horrible Shirley Westboro baptist woman, actually maybe not such a good idea when they're high on meth. My personal favourite part was the woman telling Louis how she found out that her husband was shagging his own sister in the spare bedroom.
lolly
10-08-2009, 09:02 PM
I forgot all about it
Floppet
10-08-2009, 09:03 PM
I forgot all about it

'Tis on iplayer lolly.
lolly
10-08-2009, 09:05 PM
It all feels a bit like WORK to me though. I'll have to wait until I'm in the mood.
Floppet
10-08-2009, 09:14 PM
It all feels a bit like WORK to me though. I'll have to wait until I'm in the mood.

Are there many meth addicts in the UK? It doesn't seem to be nearly as prolific as heroin, or you don't hear as much in the news about it is what I mean.
lolly
10-08-2009, 09:22 PM
Are there many meth addicts in the UK? It doesn't seem to be nearly as prolific as heroin, or you don't hear as much in the news about it is what I mean.

It's never really got a hold here as a drug of addiction, despite the media panic about it whenever it has been mentioned.

It is used on the club scene, but nowhere near to the degree (and without the crossover to a drug of addiction) as in the US and Australia and New Zealand.