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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1. The truth about
Crystal Meth and Methamphetamine
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Speed
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2. WHY THIS BOOKLET
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T here is a lot of talk about drugs in the world—on the streets, at school,
on the Internet and TV. Some of it is true, some not.
Much of what you hear about drugs actually comes from those selling them.
Reformed drug dealers have confessed they would have said anything to
get others to buy drugs.
Don’t be fooled. You need facts to avoid becoming hooked on drugs and
to help your friends stay off them. That is why we have prepared this
booklet—for you.
Your feedback is important to us, so we look forward to hearing from
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3. What is
Crystal Meth?
C rystal meth is short for crystal
methamphetamine. It is just one form
The first experience might involve
some pleasure, but from the start,
of the drug methamphetamine. methamphetamine begins to destroy
the user’s life.
Methamphetamine is a white crystalline
drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling
through the nose), smoking it or injecting it
with a needle. Some even take it orally, but
all develop a strong desire to continue using
it because the drug creates a false sense of
happiness and well-being—a rush (strong
feeling) of confidence, hyperactiveness and
energy. One also experiences decreased
appetite. These drug effects generally last
from six to eight hours, but can last up
to 24 hours.
3
4. What is
Methamphetamine?
M ethamphetamine is an illegal drug
in the same class as cocaine and
(See page 7 for a list of street names.)
Crystal meth is used by individuals of all
other powerful street drugs. It has many
ages, but is most commonly used as a “club
nicknames—meth, crank, chalk or speed
drug,” taken while partying in night clubs
being the most common.
or at rave parties. Its most common street
names are ice or glass.
It is a dangerous and potent
chemical, and as with all
drugs, a poison that first
acts as a stimulant
but then begins
to systematically
destroy the
body. Thus it is
5. associated with serious health conditions,
including memory loss, aggression,
psychotic behavior and potential heart and
brain damage.
Highly addictive, meth burns up the
body’s resources, creating a devastating
dependence that can only be relieved by
taking more of the drug. Meth user in 2002 . . . and 2 1/2 years later
Crystal meth’s effect is highly concentrated,
and many users report getting hooked
(addicted) from the first time they use it.
“I tried it once and BOOM! I was addicted,”
I started using crystal meth when I was
a senior in high school. Before my first
said one meth addict who lost his family, semester of college was up, meth became
friends, his profession as a musician and such a big problem that I had to drop
ended up homeless. out. I looked like I had chicken pox, from
hours of staring at myself in the mirror
Consequently, it is one of the hardest drug and picking at myself. I spent all my time
addictions to treat and many die in its grip. either doing meth, or trying to get it.”
— Anne Marie
5
6. What does
Methamphetamine
Look Like?
M ethamphetamine 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. As covered
earlier, it can be
snorted, smoked or
injected. Crystal meth
comes in clear chunky
crystals resembling ice and
is most commonly smoked.
7. STREET NAMES FOR Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (meth) and crystal methamphetamine are referred to by many names:
METH • Speed CRYSTAL METH
• Beannies • Tick tick • Batu
• Brown • Tweak • Blade
• Chalk • Wash • Cristy
• Crank • Yaba (Southeast Asia) • Crystal
• Chicken feed • Yellow powder • Crystal glass
• Cinnamon • Glass
• Crink • Hot ice
• Crypto • Ice
• Fast • Quartz
• Getgo • Shabu
• Methlies Quik • Shards
• Mexican crack • Stove top
• ervitin (Czech
P • Tina
Republic) • Ventana
• Redneck cocaine
7
8. What is Meth
Made From?
M ethamphetamine is a synthetic
(man-made) chemical, unlike
These dangerous chemicals are potentially
explosive and because the meth cooks are
cocaine, for instance, which comes from a drug users hemselves and disoriented, they
t
plant. are ften severely burned and disfigured or
o
killed when their preparations explode. Such
Meth is commonly manufactured in illegal,
a
ccidents endanger others in nearby homes
hidden laboratories, mixing various forms
or buildings.
of amphetamine (another stimulant drug) or
derivatives with other chemicals to boost its The illegal laboratories create a lot of
potency. Common pills for cold remedies are toxic waste as well—the production of
often used as the basis for the production one pound of methamphetamine produces
of the drug. The meth “cook” extracts five pounds of waste. People exposed to
ingredients from those pills and to increase this waste material can become poisoned
its strength combines the substance with and sick.
chemicals such as battery acid, drain
cleaner, lantern fuel and antifreeze.
8
9. W elfare money was not enough
to pay for our meth habit and
support our son so we turned our rented
home into a meth lab. We stored the toxic
chemicals in our refrigerator not knowing
that the toxins would permeate [go into] A crystal meth
the other food in the icebox. laboratory
“When I gave my three-year-old son
some cheese to eat, I did not know
that I was giving him poisoned food. I
was too stoned on meth to notice, until
12 hours later, that my son was deathly
ill. But then I was so stoned it took me
two hours to figure out how to get him
to the hospital five miles away.
By the time I got
to the emergency
room my boy was
pronounced dead
of a lethal dose of ammonia
hydroxide—one of the chemicals
used to make meth.” — Melanie
10. A Worldwide
Epidemic of Addiction
T he United Nations Office on Drugs
and Crime estimated the worldwide
reported using methamphetamine at least
once in their life.
production of amphetamine‑type stimulants,
In the United States, the percentage
which includes methamphetamine, at nearly
of drug treatment admissions due to
500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million
methamphetamine and amphetamine
abusers.
abuse tripled from 3% in 1996 to 9% in
The United States government reported 2006. Some states have much higher
in 2008 that approximately 13 million percentages, such as Hawaii, where
people over the age of 12 have used 48.2% of the people seeking help for
methamphetamine—and 529,000 of drug or alcohol abuse in 2007 were
those are regular users. methamphetamine users.
In 2007, 4.5% of American high school It is a drug widely abused in the Czech
seniors and 4.1% of 10th grade students Republic. There it is called Pervitin and
10
11. is produced in small hidden laboratories and a
limited number of larger ones. Consumption is
primarily domestic but Pervitin is also exported
to other parts of Europe and Canada. The Czech
Republic, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia and
Latvia reported amphetamines and
methamphetamine as accounting
for between 20% and 60%
of those seeking drug abuse
treatment.
In Southeast Asia, the
most common form of
methamphetamine is a small
pill—called a Yaba in Thailand
and a Shabu in the Philippines.
The toxic ingredients in meth lead to severe tooth
decay known as “meth mouth.” The teeth become
black, stained, and rotting, often to the point where
they have to be pulled. The teeth and gums are
destroyed from the inside, and the roots rot away. 11
12. The Deadly
Effects of Meth
The short-term and long-term impact on the individual
W hen taken, meth and crystal meth
create a false sense of well-being
Because continued use of the drug decreases
natural feelings of hunger, users can
and energy, and so a person will tend to push experience extreme weight loss. Negative
his body faster and further than it is meant to effects can also include disturbed sleep
go. Thus, drug users can experience a severe patterns, hyperactivity, nausea, delusions
“crash” or physical and mental breakdown of power, increased aggressiveness and
after the effects of the drugs wear off. irritability.
The hideous
look of
crystal meth
shows on the
scarred and
prematurely
aged faces
of those who
abuse it.
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13. Other serious effects can include insomnia, Meth Harm
confusion, hallucinations, anxiety and Short-term effects • iver, kidney and
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paranoia.* In some cases, use can cause • Loss of appetite lung damage
convulsions that lead to death. • ncreased heart rate,
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blood pressure, body of tissues in
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In the long term, meth use can cause • Dilation of pupils • espiratory
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irreversible harm: increased heart rate and patterns problems if smoked
blood pressure; damaged blood vessels • Nausea • nfectious diseases
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in the brain that can cause strokes or an • izarre, erratic,
B and abscesses
irregular heartbeat that can, in turn, cause sometimes violent if injected
behavior • alnutrition,
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cardiovascular† collapse or death; and liver,
• allucinations,
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kidney and lung damage. hyper‑excitability, • evere tooth decay
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irritability • isorientation,
D
Users may suffer brain damage, including • Panic and psychosis apathy, confused
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grasp abstract thoughts. Those who recover death from high doses • trong psychological
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are usually subject to memory gaps and dependence
Long-term effects • Psychosis
extreme mood swings. • ermanent damage to
P • Depression
blood vessels of heart • amage to the
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and brain, high blood brain similar to
* paranoia: suspicion, distrust or fear of other people. pressure leading to Alzheimer’s disease,‡
† cardiovascular: related to both the heart and blood vessels.
‡ Alzheimer’s disease: a disease affecting some older people
heart attacks, strokes stroke and epilepsy
that is accompanied by memory loss. and death
14. How Methamphetamine
Affects People’s Lives
W hen people take methamphetamine,
it takes over their lives in varying
them to receive a
more intense dose
degrees. There are three categories of abuse. of the drug and
experience a stronger “rush”
LOW-INTENSITY METH ABUSE:
that is psychologically addictive. They are on
Low-intensity abusers swallow or snort
the verge of moving into high-intensity abuse.
methamphetamine. They want the extra
stimulation methamphetamine provides HIGH-INTENSITY METH ABUSE:
so they can stay awake long enough to The high-intensity abusers are the addicts,
finish a task or a job, or they want the often called “speed freaks.” Their whole
appetite‑suppressant effect to lose weight. existence focuses on preventing the crash, that
They are one step away from becoming painful letdown after the drug high. In order to
“binge” (meaning uncontrolled use of a achieve the desired “rush” from the drug, they
substance) abusers. must take more and more of it. But as with
other drugs, each successive meth high is less
BINGE METH ABUSE:
than the one before, urging the meth addict
Binge abusers smoke or inject
into a dark and deadly spiral of addiction.
methamphetamine with a needle. This allows
14
15. The Stages of the
Meth “Experience”
1 The Rush—A rush is the initial response
the abuser feels when smoking or injecting 2 The High—The rush is followed
by a high, sometimes called “the
methamphetamine. During the rush, the shoulder.” During the high, the abuser often
abuser’s heartbeat races and metabolism,* feels aggressively smarter and becomes
blood pressure and pulse soar. Unlike the argumentative, often interrupting other
rush associated with crack cocaine, which people and finishing their sentences. The
lasts for approximately two to five minutes, delusional effects can result in a user becoming
the methamphetamine rush can continue for intensely focused on an insignificant item, such
up to 30 minutes. as repeatedly cleaning the same window for
several hours. The high can last 4-16 hours.
* metabolism: the processes in the body that convert food into energy. 15
16. 3 The Binge—A binge is uncontrolled
use of a drug or alcohol. It refers to the
under his skin. Unable to sleep for days at
a time, the abuser is often in a completely
abuser’s urge to maintain the high by smoking psychotic state and he exists in his own world,
or injecting more methamphetamine. The seeing and hearing things that no one else
binge can last 3-15 days. During the binge, can perceive. His hallucinations are so vivid
the abuser becomes hyperactive both that they seem real and, disconnected from
mentally and physically. Each time the reality, he can become hostile and dangerous
abuser smokes or injects more of the drug, to himself and others. The potential for
he experiences another but smaller rush until, self‑mutilation is high.
finally, there is no rush and no high.
4 Tweaking—A methamphetamine 5 The Crash—To a binge abuser, the
crash happens when the body shuts
abuser is most dangerous when down, unable to cope with the drug effects
experiencing a phase of the addiction called overwhelming it; this results in a long period
“tweaking”—a condition reached at the end of sleep for the person. Even the meanest,
of a drug binge when methamphetamine no most violent abuser becomes almost lifeless
longer provides a rush or a high. Unable to during the crash. The crash can last one to
relieve the horrible feelings of emptiness and three days.
craving, an abuser loses his sense of identity.
Intense itching is common and a user can
become convinced that bugs are crawling
6 Meth Hangover—After the crash, the
abuser returns in a deteriorated state,
16
17. starved, dehydrated and utterly exhausted
physically, mentally and emotionally. This
stage ordinarily lasts from 2 to 14 days. This
leads to enforced addiction, as the “solution”
to these feelings is to take more meth.
7 Withdrawal—Often 30 to 90 days
can pass after the last drug use before
the abuser realizes that he is in withdrawal.
First, he becomes depressed, loses his energy
and the ability to experience pleasure. Then
the craving for more methamphetamine
hits, and the abuser often becomes suicidal.
Since meth withdrawal is extremely painful
and difficult, most abusers revert; thus, 93%
of those in traditional treatment return to
abusing methamphetamine.
17
18. History of
Methamphetamine
M ethamphetamine is not a new
drug, although it has become more
their uicide missions. And after the war,
s
methamphetamine abuse by injection
powerful in recent years as techniques for its reached epidemic proportions when supplies
manufacture have evolved. stored for military use became available to
the Japanese public.
Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in
Germany and methamphetamine, more In the 1950s, methamphetamine was
potent and easy to make, was developed prescribed as a diet aid and to fight
in Japan in 1919. The crystalline powder depression. Easily available, it was used as a
was soluble in water, making it a perfect non-medical stimulant by college students,
candidate for injection. truck drivers and athletes and abuse of the
drug spread.
Methamphetamine went into wide use
during World War II, when both sides used This pattern changed markedly in the 1960s
it to keep troops awake. High doses were with the increased availability of injectable
given to Japanese Kamikaze pilots before methamphetamine, worsening the abuse.
18
19. Then, in 1970, the US government Kamikaze pilots
made it illegal for most uses. After that, were given
methamphetamine
American motorcycle gangs controlled before their suicide
most of the production and distribution missions.
of the drug. Most users at the time lived
in rural communities and could not
afford the more expensive cocaine.
In the 1990s, Mexican drug trafficking
organizations set up large laboratories
in California. While these massive labs
are able to generate 50 pounds of the
substance in a single weekend, smaller
private labs have sprung up in kitchens
and apartments, earning the drug one
of its names, “stove top.” From there
it spread across the United States and
into Europe, through the Czech Republic.
Today, most of the drug available in Asia
is produced in Thailand, Myanmar and
China.
19
20. The Truth
About Drugs
D rugs are essentially poisons. The amount
taken determines the effect.
Drugs block off all sensations, the desirable ones
with the unwanted. So, while providing short-term
help in the relief of pain, they also wipe out ability
A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you
and alertness and muddy one’s thinking.
up). A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows
you down). An even larger amount poisons and Medicines are drugs that are intended to speed
can kill. up or slow down or change something about the
way your body is working, to try to make it work
This is true of any drug. Only the amount needed
better. Sometimes they are necessary. But they
to achieve the effect differs.
are still drugs: they act as stimulants or sedatives,
But many drugs have another liability: they and too much can kill you. So if you do not use
directly affect the mind. They can distort the user’s medicines as they are supposed to be used, they
perception of what is happening around him or can be as dangerous as illegal drugs.
her. As a result, the person’s actions may be odd,
irrational, inappropriate and even destructive.
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21. The real answer is to
get the facts and not
to take drugs in the
first place.
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22. why do people take drugs?
People take drugs because they want to They think drugs are a solution. But
change something in their lives. eventually, the drugs become the
problem.
Here are some of the reasons young
people have given for taking drugs: Difficult as it may be to face one’s
problems, the consequences of drug use
• To fit in
are always worse than the problem one
• To escape or relax is trying to solve with them. The real
answer is to get the facts and not to take
• To relieve boredom
drugs in the first place.
• To seem grown up
• To rebel
• To experiment
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