ABSTRACT
The association between methamphetamine and violence has been observed repeatedly. In a recent murder case in Hawaii, a forensic psychologist testified that San Diego is considered the methamphetamine capital of the world, with methamphetamine found in the system of 90% of violent defendants or being part of the precipitating events (State v. Monte Louis Young, 1997). The theme of violence runs through all operations associated with the manufacture, sale, and consumption of methamphetamine.
