a note from the author
This is a true story. In some cases, either for the sake of flow or due to the author’s imperfect memory, the sequence of events in the personal story may be somewhat off, but the events themselves, and their effects on the author, are portrayed accurately to the best of his recollection. To protect the privacy of the innocent and not-so-innocent, some names and other personal details have been changed.
Every effort has been made to ensure factual accuracy in the chapters tracing the history of methamphetamine and other recreational drugs. However, no source is unimpeachable, and regarding the history of meth or other drugs there are many matters about which even the experts disagree. It should also be noted that information regarding the legal status of the drugs in question, and data about drug laws, are always subject to change. For updated information visit the author’s Web site at
http://www.crazytownthebook.com.
It was painful to write my story, but it is something that I felt needed to be done, and not just for catharsis; out of that pain, I hope, will come something useful. Perhaps more people will begin to understand that my story, with all of its lurid drama, is not all that unusual.
And maybe that is the real story in this book.
~ Sterling Braswell