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Crystal Meth

Crystal Meth. Overview. The facts about Crystal Meth Your knowledge/Our knowledge Why people choose to use it Short and Long Term Effects How it works. Tell us what you know about Crystal Meth. What is Crystal Meth?. Amphetamine or Methamphetamine? Synthetic or Natural?.

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Crystal Meth

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  1. Crystal Meth

  2. Overview The facts about Crystal Meth • Your knowledge/Our knowledge • Why people choose to use it • Short and Long Term Effects • How it works

  3. Tell us what you know about Crystal Meth

  4. What is Crystal Meth? Amphetamine or Methamphetamine? Synthetic or Natural?

  5. How is it Used? Smoke Inject Snort Swallow

  6. Improve mental and physical performance Alert Weight loss Energy Feel really good Why Do People Start Using it?

  7. Social Influences • Media • Friends • Family

  8. General Use Effects • Beginning • Length • The “Flash”

  9. Patterns of Use • Low intensity • Chronic Periodic • Binge and Crash

  10. Binge and Crash 6-12 hours or more 3-15 days 5-30 minutes 1-3 days

  11. Pleasure Confidence Sexy Joy Irritability Aggression Power Fatigue Short Term Effects I

  12. Short Term Effects II • Increased wakefulness, breathing, and heart rate • Decreased appetite • Dry mouth • Overheating • Tremors and Convulsions • Depression as it wears off

  13. A Side Note • Overdose • Tolerance • Addiction

  14. Long-Term Effects • Anxiety, confusion, and sleep problems • Hallucinations and delusions • Methamphetamine Psychosis • Psychotic behaviour • Chronic depression • Severe weight loss • Brain damage

  15. How Does It Work?

  16. Dopamine Pleasure Movement Coordination

  17. Dopamine Transmission Dopamine Crystal Meth

  18. Balancing Balloons • Group of 5 • Get in a circle and hold hands • Keep the balloons in the air

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