Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine was made in 1919 in Japan. It went into wide use in World War II to keep the troops awake. In the 1950s, it was prescribed as a diet aid and was used to fight depression. In the 1960s the availability for injectables increased. The US made it illegal in the 1970s.

methamphetamine

• Crystal powder like substance, sometimes come in large rock like chunks.
• Crank, Speed, Chunky Love, G, Pookie, 
• You can swallow, smoke, shoot (inject), snort, booty bump, and hot rail. 
• Treatment: NA meetings and interventions. 

SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECTS
Short term loss of appetite, increased heart rate, dilation of pupils, disturbed sleeping patterns, nausea, bizarre and sometimes erratic behavior, hallucinations, convulsions and seizures.

top 10 facts

• Average high lasts four and twelve hours.
• The price of Methamphetamine is about $20 for ¼ a gram
• 5% of U.S. high school students have taken Crystal Meth
•  most common user of methamphetamine adult male with low income.
• Drano, Ephedrine, Brake Fluid, Lighter Fluid, Lye Ether are used in meth 

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• They are “deceptive” they fool the body into thinking it has more energy than it does
• after the 1970's meth disappeared before resurfacing again. 
• Americans who use meth on a monthly basis is 0.2 to 0.3 percent 
• ”speed freaks” use large amounts of meth in shorter increments
• Pharmaceutical methamphetamine legal under the brand name Desoxyn