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Meth

Methamphetamine, commonly known as meth, is a potent stimulant that significantly affects the central nervous system. It is known for its various forms including crystal, ice, crank, and Desoxyn.

Meth

Depressant & Inhalants

Agitation
Depression
Insomnia
Impaired learning
Sluggishness
Within seconds, the chemicals reach the brain and give the brain messages to other parts of your body that make you high or drunk
When inhaled, the chemicals go into your lungs
Then it gives you the symptoms given
Then affects your neurons in the CNS
Goes into your body and first hits your central nervous system
Glading: inhaling air freshner
Dustin: spraying an aerosol into the nose or mouth

Snorting: inhaling directly from mouth

Ballooning: inhaling a gas from a balloon

Sniffing: inhaling substance directly through nose

Bagging: inhaling substance after it has been sprayed out

Huffing: inhaling from a rag soaked with substance

Regulation

some have restrictions to minors knowing that people abuse it so much for certain things
legal
Subtopic
Some are illegal some are legal

Irritability

Hearing loss

Memory impairment

Muscle weakness

Disorientation

Bone marrow damage

Impaired judgement

Inability to coordinate movement

Death from suffocation

Severe headaches

Hostility

Visual disturbances

addiction

fever

Slurred speech

Dizziness

Fatigue

Confusion

Poor concentration

Low blood pressure

Slow pulse and breathing

Slow brain function

high blood pressure

panic

aniexty

sleep problems

breathing problems

Chronic fatigue

Solvents
Nitrites
Gases
Aerosols
Ethanol
Benzodiazepines
Barbiturates
Depressant drugs
Inhalants
Spray
Fumes
Inhaling
Depressants
Pills
Smoke
Drink

Meth

Concerns

Violent behavior
Severe dental problems
Weight loss
Memory loss
Increased distractibility
Deficits in thinking and motor skills
Changes in brain structure and function
Psychosis

Hallucinations

Addiction
Hyperthermia
Rapid/irregular heartbeat
Increased respiration
Euphoria and rush
Decrease in appetite
Decreased fatigue
Increased attention

How it works

Then stops the transmitting neurons from recycling excess dopamine
raises dopamine levels by more than 10 times
Forcing neurons to release noradrenaline and most of their stored dopamine

How it's used

Pill or ingestion
This was the original way meth was developed
Snorting
You use your nose to snort
Is done by powdered form too
Injecting
injected into bloodstream
powdered form
Smoking
Small glass pipe called a "flute"

Regulations

illegal everywhere and for everyone
possession of meth can cause you to get a felony

Effects

Long term
disordered thinking
paranoia

lethargy

corroded teeth and gums

extreme mood swings

Short term
increases blood pressure

hallucinations

decreases appetite

anxiety

Dry mouth

aggression

Common forms

Crank
to any form (chunks or fine or coarse powder)
Desoxyn
Ice
crystalized smokeable chunk of meth
Crystal

Classification

Stimulant
Elevated mood
Paranoia
Increase/irregular heart beat
Increased alertness

Routes of administration

snorting
smoking
eating/swallowing
injecting