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Crystal meth was first developed in 1893 from ephedrine and was turned into its crystallized form in 1919. By the 1960s, crystal meth was increasingly used illegally and San Diego became the North American capital. Crystal meth is a stimulant that goes by many names and its use can lead to serious health issues like infections, collapsed veins, pneumonia, liver and kidney disease, as well as violent and anxious behavior.
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Crystal meth is a highly addictive stimulant that people use for its intense euphoric effects. It works by flooding the brain with dopamine, overwhelming the brain's pleasure and reward systems. Short term effects include increased energy and alertness but also irritability and paranoia. Long term use can lead to serious health issues like anxiety, psychosis, and brain damage. The document provides an overview of what crystal meth is, why people use it, and its various short and long term physical and psychological effects.
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Crystal methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, is a powerful and addictive stimulant that can be easily produced using common household ingredients. Long-term use of crystal meth can lead to serious health effects like brain damage, strokes, tooth decay, skin sores, and hallucinations. While it produces short-term feelings of euphoria and increased energy, crystal meth is made through dangerous production methods that release toxic and flammable gases.
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Crystal meth, also known as methamphetamine, is a highly addictive and dangerous stimulant drug. It is commonly manufactured in illegal laboratories and has many street names. When used, it creates a false sense of happiness and energy but also has severe short and long-term health effects. Meth use often starts casually but can escalate to a destructive cycle of binging, tweaking, crashing, and withdrawal as the user becomes increasingly addicted and dependent on the drug. Meth takes over the lives of users and is difficult to recover from due to its highly addictive nature.
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Stimulants are drugs that increase activity in the brain by interacting with monoamine neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Common stimulants include amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, and ephedrine. While stimulants can increase alertness and energy, they also have many health risks like increased heart rate and blood pressure, anxiety, paranoia, and addiction. Long term stimulant use can lead to psychological and social problems as well as economic costs to individuals and society.
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Methamphetamine is a highly addictive synthetic drug that mimics the effects of adrenaline. It provides an initial rush and sustained high when inhaled or injected, but leads to negative health effects and addiction. Extended use can cause paranoia, aggression, and psychosis. Meth is associated with family violence, accelerated tooth decay ("meth mouth"), sores that take long to heal, transmission to babies through the womb or breastfeeding, and increased risk of disease from unsafe drug use and sex practices while under the influence. A mother in Indiana was arrested for child neglect after leaving her children at home with the dead body of a man she had used meth with.
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Methamphetamine was first created in 1919 in Japan and was used by soldiers during WWII to stay awake. It later spread worldwide and its use became illegal in the US in 1970. Meth can be taken by injection, inhalation, smoking, or orally and goes by various street names. It is a Schedule II drug that carries risks of abuse and addiction. Meth contains toxic chemicals like antifreeze, ammonia, and battery acid. Its short and long term effects include increased heart rate and weight loss, as well as memory loss, paranoia, and damage to blood vessels over time. While it has limited medical uses, meth can destroy lives and relationships and negatively impact society.
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Crystal methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, is a powerful and addictive stimulant that can be easily produced using common household ingredients. Long-term use of crystal meth can lead to serious health effects like brain damage, strokes, tooth decay, skin sores, and hallucinations. While it produces short-term feelings of euphoria and increased energy, crystal meth is made through dangerous production methods that release toxic and flammable gases.
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Crystal meth, also known as methamphetamine, is a highly addictive and dangerous stimulant drug. It is commonly manufactured in illegal laboratories and has many street names. When used, it creates a false sense of happiness and energy but also has severe short and long-term health effects. Meth use often starts casually but can escalate to a destructive cycle of binging, tweaking, crashing, and withdrawal as the user becomes increasingly addicted and dependent on the drug. Meth takes over the lives of users and is difficult to recover from due to its highly addictive nature.
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Stimulants are drugs that increase activity in the brain by interacting with monoamine neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin. Common stimulants include amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, caffeine, and ephedrine. While stimulants can increase alertness and energy, they also have many health risks like increased heart rate and blood pressure, anxiety, paranoia, and addiction. Long term stimulant use can lead to psychological and social problems as well as economic costs to individuals and society.
Meth
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive synthetic drug that mimics the effects of adrenaline. It provides an initial rush and sustained high when inhaled or injected, but leads to negative health effects and addiction. Extended use can cause paranoia, aggression, and psychosis. Meth is associated with family violence, accelerated tooth decay ("meth mouth"), sores that take long to heal, transmission to babies through the womb or breastfeeding, and increased risk of disease from unsafe drug use and sex practices while under the influence. A mother in Indiana was arrested for child neglect after leaving her children at home with the dead body of a man she had used meth with.
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Methamphetamine was first created in 1919 in Japan and was used by soldiers during WWII to stay awake. It later spread worldwide and its use became illegal in the US in 1970. Meth can be taken by injection, inhalation, smoking, or orally and goes by various street names. It is a Schedule II drug that carries risks of abuse and addiction. Meth contains toxic chemicals like antifreeze, ammonia, and battery acid. Its short and long term effects include increased heart rate and weight loss, as well as memory loss, paranoia, and damage to blood vessels over time. While it has limited medical uses, meth can destroy lives and relationships and negatively impact society.
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Methamphetamines were first created in the 1890s in Germany and later used by Japanese and American militaries to keep pilots awake. In the postwar era, meth became popular as a diet aid and antidepressant before being made illegal in the 1970s. Mexican drug cartels then began trafficking meth into the US through the Southwest, producing it in makeshift labs. Meth is addictive and can be smoked, snorted, or injected, producing feelings of euphoria and energy but also physical and mental health risks. Long-term meth use often damages relationships and health.
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Methamphetamine affects neurotransmitters like dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and serotonin by blocking their reabsorption and increasing their release, causing dangerous imbalances in the brain. It is highly addictive due to inducing feelings of euphoria by raising dopamine levels, and subsequent crashes when levels fall. Long-term use kills neurotransmitter cells, permanently altering emotions and reward processing and increasing risks of mental health issues like depression.
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Crystal meth
- 2. 1893- crystal meth was developed from ephedrine Nagayoshi Nagai made it in a meth lab 1919- methamphetamine was turned into its crystallized form By the 1960’s meth was used illegally more often in peoples homes San Diego, California was considered the crystal meth capital of the North America
- 3. A stimulant Crank, speed, LA ice, glass, ice, acid, and Tina
- 4. 1. Infections of the heart lining 2. collapsed veins 3. Pneumonia 4. Tuberculosis 5. Liver disease 6. Kidney disease Tuberculosis
- 5. Crystal meth is illegal and can end up with serious consequences
- 6. Addiction, violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, the sensation of insects creeping on the skin violent behavior, anxiety, confusion
- 7. wakefulness and physical activity Elevated body temperature