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meth where is it made

Side Effects

Meth can increase heart rate, raise body temperature and induce uncontrollable movements like twiching. It also has appetite supressing properties and can make the user paranoid, excited and violent.

Meth users will often have unpleasand body odour and their skin will turn yellowish. Behaviroural effects include:

 

-Schizophrenia

-Lack of sleep

-Excessive excitation and talking

-Panic

-False sence of confidence

-Violent behaviour

-Convulsions and body tremmors

-Lack of appetite

-Hallucinations

 

Long term effects

-Brain damage

-Kidney and lung disorders

-Liver damage

-Malnutrition

-Extreme weight loss

-Death

 

Withdrawal

When the user stops taking the drug they feel sick, depressed and guilty. The user has to keep taking meth to eliminate unpleasant feelings and feel normal.

 

Binges

Since users will develop a tolerance to Meth really quickly, users begin to take several doses in a row to maintain the feeling of being high and avoid withdrawal. Users will go on periods of heavy use known as binges when users stop eating and sleeping. Those who inject will inject as much as a gram of crystal meth every 2 - 3 hours for days in arow until they can no longer function or their supply of the drug is exhausted.

 

 

Effects on the brain

Meth can cause neurological problems like motor skills and verbal memory impairment. Researchers at the UCLA found that meth users' brains had brain damage and swollen nerve fibers. This caused participants in the study to have memory problems and drepression.

 

Where is it made?

Meth is made in meth labs, and these are usually located in Car trunks, RV's, Motel rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoors or anywhere you can think of.

Meth why do people use it?

Why do people use it?

-Improve physical performance

-Be alert

-Have more energy

-Lose weight

-Feel good

 

Meth

What is meth?

Meth is a Central Nervous System Stimulant that has the effects of increased alerness and an intense high.

 

Meth Street Names

-Ice

-Crystal

-Tweak

-Speed

-Glass

Meth is the most popular street drug today and one of the most dangerous. In 2006 the UN World Drug Report called meth the most aboused hard drug in the world with 26-millio addicts world wide.

Taken orally or snorted can produce a loger lasting high than smoking or injecting it. It's effects can last from 8 hours to 24 hours.

 

What are the dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens?

 

Just a few of the many dangerous effects of alcohol use in teens include the following:

·         Alcohol decreases teens' ability to pay attention.

·         Teens who have experienced alcohol withdrawal tend to have difficulties with memory.

·         In contrast to adults, teens tend to abuse alcohol with other substances, usually marijuana.

·         Male teens who drink heavily tend to complete fewer years of education compared to male teens who do not.

·         The younger a person is when they begin drinking, the more likely they are to develop a problem with alcohol.

http://www.medicinenet.com/alcohol_and_teens/article.htm#what_are_the_dangerous_effects_of_alcohol_use_in_teens

How much alcohol do teens use?

How much alcohol do teens use?

 

Alcohol is the most frequently used drug by teenagers in the Canada. About half of junior high and senior high school students drink alcohol on a monthly basis, and 14% of teens have been intoxicated at least once in the past year. Nearly 8% of teens who drink say they drink at least five or more alcoholic drinks in a row (binge drink).

 

Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse

Symptoms of Alcohol Abuse

The main symptom of alcohol abuse occurs when:

• Repeatedly neglecting your responsibilities at home, work, or school because of your drinking.
• Using alcohol in situations where it’s physically dangerous.
• Experiencing repeated legal problems on account of your drinking.
• Continuing to drink even though your alcohol use is causing problems in your relationships.
• Drinking as a way to relax or de-stress.

(http://www.helpguide.org/mental/alcohol_abuse_alcoholism_signs_effects_treatment.htm)