Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It comes as a white powder or clear crystal chunks that are smoked or injected. The drug has a long history but became popular in the US in the 1950s. It is produced illegally by extracting ingredients from cold medicines and combining them with toxic chemicals. Short term effects include increased activity and heart rate, while long term use can cause physical and mental health issues. Meth is addictive and illegal, with prison sentences and fines for possession.

2. What is it?
• Methamphetamine
• A Synthetic stimulant that affects the central
nervous system.
• Nicknames: Ice , Speed, Chalk, Chrystal,
Glass, Crank, Yaba, Fire, Tweak, Poor man's
Cocaine, Uppers, Trash.

3. What it looks like?
• Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a
crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-
tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
• Other colors of powder have been observed,
including brown, yellow-gray, orange and even pink.
It can also be compressed into pill form.
• Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals
resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.

4. History
• First synthesized in 1887 Germany, amphetamine was
• Methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was
for a long time, a drug in search of a disease.
• In the United States in the 1950s, legally manufactured
discovered in Japan in 1919.
tablets of both dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine) and
methamphetamine (Methedrine) became readily
available and were used non-medically by college
students, truck drivers, and athletes.

5. How is it produced?
Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal, hidden
laboratories, mixing various forms of amphetamine
(another stimulant drug) or derivatives with other
chemicals to boost its potency. Common pills for cold
remedies are often used as the basis for the
production of the drug. The meth “cook” extracts
ingredients from those pills and to increase its strength
combines the substance with chemicals such as
battery acid, drain cleaner, lantern fuel and antifreeze.

6. How much it cost?
• 1/4= $25
• Ounce= 1,700.00
• 1/4 of gram is $20
• 1/2 of gram is $40
• 1 gram is $80
• 16th (which is a gram and 3/4 of a gram ) $120.00
• 8 ball which is 3 1/2 grams is $200.00
Just depending on how much of a habit you have decides
the cost. You would also have to factor in how much
money you had to spend as you can see here in Texas you
get better pricing in quantity.

7. How it enters the body?
• Snorting- is inhaled through the nose and it travels from the
lungs into the bloodstream and to the brain.
• Smoking - travels from the lungs into the bloodstream and to
the brain.
• Ingesting - it enters the bloodstream through digestive system.
• Injecting - a solution of water and meth is injected directly into
the bloodstream where it travels to the brain.

8. Effects
Short Term Effects
Increased wakefulness.
Increased physical activity.
Decreased appetite.
Increased respiration.
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Irregular heartbeat.
Cardiovascular collapse.
Long Term Effects
Violent behavior.
Psychotic behavior.
Mood disturbances.
Homicidal or suicidal thoughts.

9. Health Risks
• Social Health
-Mood swings, paranoia, anger and depression are risks
crystal meth users face.
• Physically
-Weight loss, abnormal sweating, shortness of breath,
nasal problems or nosebleeds, sores that do not heal, dilated
pupils, burns on lips or fingers, and track marks on arms.

10. Dependence/Addiction
Withdrawal symptoms of methamphetamine:
-primarily consist of fatigue, depression, and increased
appetite.
-may also include anxiety, irritability, headaches, agitation,
restlessness, excessive sleeping, vivid or lucid dreams, deep REM
sleep, and suicidal ideation.

11. The Law
• The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act (CMEA)
was signed into federal law on March 9, 2006. The law
regulates over-the-counter sales of medicines
containing essential ingredients used to make meth.
• It sets daily and monthly purchase limits, requires ID
verification for purchase, and mandates retail sales
logbooks to keep track of who is buying the medicine.
• The law also requires reporting for import, export and
international transactions involving ephedrine and
pseudoephedrine.
• If caught with meth you will be sentenced to 5 years of
prison and fined $50,000 on the 1st offence.

12. Quick Facts!
• Meth can cause strokes,cardiac arrhythmia, and
increased pulse and blood pressure.
• 38.8 percent of the state and local law
enforcement officials report meth ad the
greatest drug threat.
• The number of recent meth users 12 and older
is 133,000 in 2011.
• Some ingredients of meth are rubbing alcohol,
paint thinner, acetone, gasoline, table salt,
battery acid, iodine, drain cleaner, cold tablets,
sodium metal, stove fuel, propane.

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