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Oneisha J. Newell
Don’t METH with it.
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Are you aware that…
Neurons multiply at a rate
250,000 neurons/minute
during early pregnancy?
70,000 is the number of thoughts
that it is estimated the human
brain produces on an average day.
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First off what is it?:
• Neurons are the
basic building
blocks of the
nervous system.
• Neurotransmitter
is a chemical
messenger that
carries, boosts
and modulates
signals between
neurons and other
cells in the body.
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No one thinks they'll get eaten by a whale.
Meth will change that.
The chemical called
methamphetamine,
methylamphetamine, or
desoxyephedrine. The
shortened name is 'meth'.
When it is in its crystalline
form, the drug is called:
crystal meth,
Usually crystal meth is
smoked in glass pipes, similar
to how crack cocaine is used.
It may be injected (either dry
or dissolved in water),
snorted, swallowed.
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Affects on the human body
• Methamphetamine
affects the body
physically. The
physical aspects are
extreme weight loss
and decreased
appetite. However, it
also acts as a
popular stimulant.
Methamphetamine
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Nervous system
Methamphetamine is a powerful central
nervous system stimulant. The drug works
directly on the brain and spinal cord by
interfering with normal neurotransmission.
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Neurotransmitters
Methamphetamine
increases the release and
blocks the intake of the
neurotransmitter. It
effects the pleasure
chemical –dopamine-leading to high levels of
the chemical in the brain-a common motive of
drug abuse. Dopamine is
involved in reward,
motivation, the
experience of pleasure.
Methamphetamine has
the ability to release
dopamine rapidly in
reward regions of the
brain produces euphoria.
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Side
Effects
Physical effects from crystal meth include:
increased heart rate, blood pressure, and body
temperature. Anxiety, emotional swings, and
paranoia are the most common psychological
effects of chronic use of crystal meth. With
long term use extreme paranoia,
hallucinations,
and brutal
violence becomes
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Method withdrawals
While Crystal Meth
withdrawal symptoms
can be very intense, they
are generally
psychological in nature.
The addict going through
the withdrawal process
will experience
symptoms of anxiety,
agitation, sleeplessness,
and intense cravings for
the drug. Drug
withdrawal can be a
painful process and
many people choose to
continue doing drugs
instead of going through
the uncomfortable
feelings of the
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Highly Addictive and Highly
Dangerous…
According to the
World Health
Organization,
methamphetamine
is second only to
marijuana as the
most widely abused
illicit drug in the
world, and it is the
most prevalent
synthetic drug
manufactured in the
United States.
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Works Cited
• www.crystalmethaddiction.org/
• www.antimeth.org/brainbody.ht
ml
• www.meth-kills.org/faqs/howdoes-meth-affect-users.html
• www.rehabdrug.net/crystal_met
heffects.html
• http://alcoholism.about.com/od/m
eth/Methamphetamine.htm
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