 Drug prevention and education
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METH Users are prone to violent actions
April 27, 2003 - HILLSBORO Ð Lt. Chuck Middleton, of the Highland County Sheriff’s Office ...
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The Onset of Addiction
Bellingham's Bouchard said her brother's battle with drugs began when he tried alcohol for the ...
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Marijuana use can also lower sperm counts possibly resulting in difficulty in having children.
OxyContin addiction creeps up on the individual until acquiring the drug becomes a full time obsession affecting friends, family, career, kids, finances and possibly involving the police.
When smoked, crack reaches the brain within seconds, producing instant effects which last eight to fifteen minutes.
There are basically two chemical forms of cocaine: the hydrochloride salt and "freebase."
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Meth Facts
- Methamphetamine is the name of the drug
commonly known on the street as Meth, Crystal Meth, Crystal, Ice, Crank, Speed,
Glass, & Chalk.
- Methamphetamine
comes in many forms and can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested, or injected.
- Meth is odorless, making it difficult
to detect.
- In the 1980's, "ice,"
a smokable form of methamphetamine, came into use.
- Acute
lead poisoning is a potential risk for methamphetamine abusers.
- Even
small amounts of meth can produce serious negative effects on your body such as
hyperthermia and convulsions, which sometimes result in death to the user.
- Meth
is a stimulant on the central nervous system and has a high potential for abuse
and addiction.
- Meth stimulation on the
central nervous system, causing chemical reactions in the brain which trick the
body into thinking it has unlimited energy supplies and drains energy reserves
needed in other parts of the body.
- Meth's
effects the user in similar ways as cocaine, but with more power, more amps to
the body so to speak.
- Meth looks like
white crystalline powder, soluble in water or alcohol and bitter-tasting.
- Research
shows that damage to neurons containing Dopamine and Serotonin occurs to the nerve
endings "terminals" which appear to have limited ability to re-grow,
thus putting the user at risk for conditions such as Parkinsons & Alzheimers
in later years.
- Meth users can stay
awake for long periods of time and then eventually crash, feeling tired and depressed,
worse off then than before they took the drug.
- Chemical
imbalances in the brain combined with sleep deprivation commonly associated with
continued use of meth cause the user to experience hallucinations, extreme paranoia
and bizarre, violent behavior.
- Women
are more likely to use meth than cocaine.
- Methamphetamine
kills by causing heart failure, brain damage and stroke.
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