Speed. Meth/ Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among American West Coast motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has spread across the United States, and despite lawmakers' calls for action, the drug is now more potent, and more destructive, than at any time in the past decade.

The Meth Epidemic investigates the meth rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficulty of controlling the essential ingrediants in meth - ephedrine and pseudoephedrine - sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies.