Crystal methamphetamine is widely considered to be the most dangerous drug in the world, and nowhere is that more true than the small towns of the American Heartland. Methland tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159), which, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has been left in the dust by the consolidation of the agricultural industry, a depressed local economy, and an out-migration of people. As if this weren't enough to deal with, an incredibly cheap, longlasting, and highly addictive drug has rolled into town. Nick Reding, author of The Last Cowboys at the End of the World, offers a vital and unique perspective on a pressing contemporary tragedy in Methland.
