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Anti-meth Ad Project

Anti-meth Ad Project. Erika DiTomaso, David Argueta, Jenna Freda. Physical Effects of Meth. Rotted, decaying teeth Scarred face Makes you look older Acne, sores, scars Picked skin from hallucinations. Meth. Methamphetamine is the most potent form of amphetamine.

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Anti-meth Ad Project

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  1. Anti-meth Ad Project Erika DiTomaso, David Argueta, Jenna Freda

  2. Physical Effects of Meth • Rotted, decaying teeth • Scarred face • Makes you look older • Acne, sores, scars • Picked skin from hallucinations

  3. Meth • Methamphetamine is the most potent form of amphetamine. • Meth has a high chance of being abused and becoming addicted. • While high on meth it can cause you to feel: • Hyperactive • Insomnia • Numbness • Palpitations • Plus many more • Methamphetamine can have life threatening effects such as: • Dilutions • Obsessive compulsive behaviors • Brain damage • Memory loss • Among many other effects

  4. “Researcher says anti-meth ads don’t work..” • Skeptics of the Meth Project • Reporter Sarah Fenske of the Phoenix NewTimes • She didn’t believe there was enough evidence that this would work • Doctoral student David Erceg-Hurn • He wrote a detail report explaining the project wasn’t working • Issues during the Meth Project: • Employees of the Attorney General were being laid off instead of cancelling the project which had a cost of about 5 million.

  5. Results from the Meth Project • Info prior to Meth Project: • “Teen Meth use in 2006 was almost twice the national average”* • “14 is the average age that Arizona teens first try Meth”* *Quote from Arizona Meth Project Website • Info after Meth Project: • Hailed by the White House as one of the nation’s most powerful anti-drug programs • As the project continued data showed that, “Lifetime Meth use declined by over 50% among 8th and 10th graders”

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