METHAMPHETAMINE

DESCRIPTION

• Its a prescription drug that treats adhd
• people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
• colors of powder have been observed, including brown, yellow-gray, orange and even pink
• It can also be compressed into pill form

STREET NAMES

• Pookie
• Speed
• Dunk
• Go-Go Juice
• Scooby Snax

SHORT TERM EFFECTS

• damage nerve terminals
• shuts down your brain's sleep, hunger, and thirst centers.
• pupil dilation, dizziness, teeth grinding, impaired speech, dry or itchy
• acne, numbness, and sweating

LONG TERM

• rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and irreversible blood vessel
• damage the brain's ability to produce dopamine. also result in violent behavior, anxiety, confusion
• The feeling that these "crank bugs" are crawling under their skin

USER POPULATION

• 2 million people
• 4.7 percent of the population

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