Meth Can Mess Up Your Life

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Taking a Stand Against Meth

Chilled to the bone when I see someone realizing the effects and confused by the attraction, my stand is resolute and unshakable! I truly believe we can all help each other! Realizing that family is central, there are times it takes whole communities to really make a difference!

So whether you take this literally or with a grain of salt, statistics and the real-life human toll of this drugs addictive powers are hard to deny. This page is my stand...how will you make a difference in your community?

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Methamphetamine News and Articles 

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Meth Lab Found In Noble County
When a search warrant was obtained police discovered an active one-pot methamphetamine lab, and a sawed off shotgun. Twenty-two-year old Roy Brickey Junior ...
Police pleased that meth not a problem in Conn.
Law enforcement and drug treatment professionals hope Connecticut continues to lead a charmed life when it comes to methamphetamine, an often home-cooked ...
Meth lab explosion injures one
"We arrested him for manufacturing methamphetamine June 11th. Six days later, June 17th, we arrested him for possession of a large quantity of ...
Byron man charged with manufacturing methamphetamine
A Byron man was charged Friday with manufacturing methamphetamines, according to a Warner Robins Police Department release. Manuel Lopez, 44, of Byron, ...

FAQ's About Crank 

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  • What is it?
    Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug chemically related to amphetamine but with stronger effects on the central nervous system. It is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol. Meth is made of highly volatile, toxic substances (based on such chemical "precursors" as methylamine and amyl amine) that are melded in differing combinations, forming what some have described as a "mix of laundry detergent and lighter fluid.
  • What are the slang terms for this drug?
    Street names for the drug include speed, meth, crystal, and crank. Crystallized methamphetamine known as ice, crystal, or glass, is a smokable and more powerful form of the drug.
  • Suiting up for the chemical effects of meth.Police and EMS interveneAnger caused by meth addictionFamilies in pain because of addiction

  • How is it used?
    Can either be snorted or injected, or in its crystal form 'ice' smoked in a pipe, and brings on a feeling of exhilaration and a sharpening of focus. Smoking it results in an instantaneous dose of almost pure drug to the brain, giving a huge rush followed by a feeling of euphoria for anything from 2-16 hours.
  • How long do the effects of it last?
    The effects of meth can last 6 to 8 hours. After the initial "rush," there is typically a state of high agitation that in some individuals can lead to violent behavior.
  • What are the effects of this drug?
    Effects increases arousal in the central nervous system by pumping up levels of two neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and dopamine. At low doses, it boosts alertness and blocks hunger and fatigue. At higher doses, it causes exhilaration and euphoria. At very high doses, the effects of meth can cause agitation, paranoia, and bizarre behavior.

So You Wanna Use Meth? 

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Image of a person's body after meth use.
Don't Let This Be You!

When users smoke, inject or snort it, these are the most common ingredients they are sending to their brain, cardiovascular system and throughout their bodies:

≈ Gasoline additives/Rubbing Alcohol ≈ Ether (starting fluid) ≈ Benzene ≈ Paint thinner ≈ Freon ≈ Acetone ≈ Chloroform ≈ Camp stove fuel ≈ Anhydrous ammonia ≈ White gasoline ≈ Pheynl-2-Propane ≈ Phenylacetone ≈ Phenylpropanolamine ≈ Rock, table or Epsom salt Red Phosphorous ≈ Toluene (found in brake cleaner) ≈ Red Devil Lye ≈ Drain cleaner ≈ Muraitic acid ≈ Battery acid ≈ Lithium from batteries ≈ Sodium metal ≈ Ephedrine ≈ Cold tablets ≈ Diet aids ≈ Iodine ≈ Bronchodialators ≈ Energy boosters ≈ Iodine crystals

***** SO YOU WANNA USE METH? *****

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Signs That Someone is Using 

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  • Short term effects
    ~ Decreased fatigue/appetite.
    ~ Increased activity/respiration.
    ~ Acting highly euphoric.
    ~ High fever.
  • White powder in hand

  • Long term effects
    ~ Dependence and addiction.
    ~ Paranoia/hallucinations.
    ~ Mood disturbances - including violent behavior.
    ~ Repetitive motor activity.
    ~ Stroke.
    ~ Weight loss.
    ~ Dental issues.


    Sources:
    National Institute of Drug Abuse
    MAPP-SD
    Star Gazette News

A Newer Form 

Flavored meth...OMG!

Example of Strawberry Quick

VIDEO: Strawberry Quick Emerges in Bay Area (01-30-2007 report)

"Reports of candy-flavored methamphetamine are emerging around the nation, stirring concern among police and abuse prevention experts that drug dealers are marketing the drug to younger people. The flavored crystals are available in California, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Texas, New Mexico, Missouri and Minnesota, according to intelligence gathered by DEA agents from informants, users, local police and drug counselors, DEA spokesman Steve Robertson says. ON DEADLINE: 'Strawberry quick' popular with snorters." by Donna Leinwand, USA TODAY Full article

For a full slang list visit KCI: The Anti-Meth Site

Real People, Real Life 

Lance's Downfall

Lance Summer's life has suddenly changed for the worst. In the length of one week he's lost his house, his daughter and his will to remain clean - a promise he made himself once leaving the life of Methamphetamine for the first time...a lifestyle he could never imagine himself returning to, until now...

Enter the world of 'Downfall,' a docu-drama shot using real law-enforcement and Meth users, all playing characters very similar to their real life counterparts.

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Some Statistics 

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  • It takes only $1,000 worth of ingredients to make $20,000 worth of meth.
  • The makeshift equipment of an average clandestine lab would fit in a small cardboard box or cooler. Meth labs have been set up in kitchens, bath tubs, sheds, back yards, ice houses and vehicles.
  • More than 85% of meth in the US comes from superlabs in California and Mexico. Mexican drug rings often use safe houses on Indian reservations to facilitate distribution into North Dakota.
  • Small clandestine labs use any of hundred of different recipes to manufacture meth. Because the recipe using anhydrous ammonia was developed by the Germans during WWII, it is called the "Nazi" method of meth production.
  • According to police, the price of a dose of cocaine that would give a user a 20 minute high will buy enough meth to keep a user buzzed for a day or two.
  • More statistics can be found on Shadow of Meth.


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