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Crystal Meth

Crystal Meth. Sierra Harding and Logan Jackson Period 1 Table 5. Table of Contents. Tittle page Table of contents Type of Drug Category of Drug Pictures Nick Names How drug is taken Why do people take Meth? Effects Dangers Statistics Interesting facts Resource Slide. Type of Drug.

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Crystal Meth

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  1. Crystal Meth Sierra Harding and Logan Jackson Period 1 Table 5

  2. Table of Contents • Tittle page • Table of contents • Type of Drug • Category of Drug • Pictures • Nick Names • How drug is taken • Why do people take Meth? • Effects • Dangers • Statistics • Interesting facts • Resource Slide

  3. Type of Drug • Meth is an Amphetamine. This means that this drug makes you feel alert, active and strong. Some people say it feels like adrenaline. It is also considered a club drug.

  4. Category Illegal Meth is illegal because of all of the negative effects it give to the user. Meth has no good effects on your body. People take meth to get away from there problems. Crystal Meth

  5. Pictures

  6. Nick Names • Ice • Hot ice • Glass • Tina • Yellow barn • Speed • Bikers coffee • Meth • Crystal

  7. How is the drug taken? Meth can be taken in a variety of ways. It can be inhaled, swallowed, injected or even smoked.

  8. Why do people take Meth? • To get high • The rush • To handle feelings of loneliness • To relieve boredom. • To cope with depression • To stay awake. •  To feel confident. • The weight loss.

  9. Effects • Increased energy and alertness • Brain damage • Depression • Diarrhea • Muscle break down • Meth mouth (teeth decaying and falling out) • Temporary weight loss • Death due to strokes • Nausea

  10. The dangers • Meth can KILL you • Liver, kidney, lung and heart problems • Causes Anorexia • Messes with your skin

  11. Statistics… •  Methamphetamine Seizures, California, 1995-1999  Treatment Admissions, All Drugs,Northern California, FY1998-1999

  12. Interesting facts • 8o% of meth now sold in the US is either manufactured in Mexico or produced in US by Mexican drug traffickers. • Meth labs began in California in the 1950’s. • 2,155 meth labs were raided in 1999.

  13. Resources • http://www.cqld.ca/livre/en/en/07-amphetamine.htm • http://www.justice.gov/archive/ndic/pubs/653/meth.htm • http://www.methproject.org/ • http://chemistry.about.com/od/medicalhealth/a/crystalmeth.htm • http://www.drugfree.org/drug-guide/methamphetamine • http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/meth/meth.shtml • http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/meth-intro • http://www.kci.org/meth_info/msg_board_posts/2006/100106/25%20reasons%20why%20people%20use%20Meth.htm

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