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METH Angela Hahn WHAT IS METH A synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. WHAT IS IT MADE OF Pseudoephedrine, a decongestant, and a number of toxic ingredients like lye and drain cleaners. STREET NAMES Ice Speed Chalk Crystal Crack Stove top Uppers Yellow bam Tweak Poor mans cocaine HOW IS METH TAKEN Snorted Smoked Injected Swallowed METH Affects to the brain HOW WILL METH CHANGE YOUR APPEARANCE • Meth use can ravage people's faces and bodies so badly that they become almost unrecognizable. Sometimes the changes can happen in just a matter of months. METH MOUTH A dental condition characterized by severe decay and loss of teeth, as well as fracture, enamel erosion, and other oral problems symptomatic of extended use of the drug methamphetamine (meth). CRANK BUGS • Crank bugs are not real. Meth user's who are in the advanced stages of meth addiction, feel a tingling sensation on their arms and face and then see hallucinatory bugs and spiders (which really aren't there). They then start digging into and peeling back chunks of their skin and flesh in an attempt to "get at" the little creatures. This creates lots of scabbing, typical on meth addicts. Crank bugs are not your friend. Neither is methamphetamine...Stop using meth! IMMEDIATE AFFECTS OF METH Common Immediate Effects •Euphoria •Increased energy and alertness •Diarrhea and nausea •Excessive sweating •Loss of appetite, insomnia, tremors, jaw-clenching •Agitation, irritability, talkativeness, panic, compulsive fascination with repetitive tasks, violence, confusion •Increased libido •Increased blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, blood sugar levels, Broncho dilation •Constriction of the walls of the arteries •In pregnant and nursing women, methamphetamine crosses the placenta and is secreted in breast milk WHERE TO GET HELP www.cottonwooddetucson.com/MethHelp www.thetreatmenthelpline.com/ www.thetreatmentcenter.com/ REFERENCES www.thetreatmentcenter.com/ http://chemistry.about.com/od/medicalhealth/a/crystalmeth.htm http://www.methproject.org/ http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/crystalmeth.html
