Two twenty-dollar bills and a syringe sit on the bed in Carries’ trailer. Carrie has been using drugs for about 20 years. For the last ten years she has been using methamphetamine an artificial opiate and one of the most addictive drugs widely available. Carrie says that she uses “Meth” “Because it makes me feel numb,” an escape from the stress’s and difficulties that fill her life. Methamphetamine’s chemical composition can be formulated from over the counter cold pills containing ephedrine and chemicals found at any hardware store; currently the majority of the methamphetamine in the United States is being imported by Mexican drug cartels. This makes the drug comparatively cheap and readily available.