Crystal Meth / Methamphetamine / Ice – Educational Video #2
Crystal Meth / Methamphetamine / Ice – Educational Video #2 – Local police chief talks about the Meth problem in the land of Rocori. Producer: Duane Kuss, WOW Training. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested orally. Methamphetamine users feel a short yet intense “rush” when the drug is initially administered. The immediate effects of methamphetamine include increased activity and decreased appetite. The drug has limited medical uses for the treatment of narcolepsy, attention deficit disorders, and obesity. Most amphetamines distributed to the black market are produced in clandestine laboratories. Methamphetamine laboratories are, by far, the most frequently encountered clandestine laboratories in the United States. The ease of clandestine synthesis, combined with tremendous profits, has resulted in significant availability of illicit methamphetamine. Large amounts of methamphetamine are also illicitly smuggled into the United States from Mexico. Long-term methamphetamine abuse can cause addiction, anxiety, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent behavior. Additionally, psychotic symptoms such as paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions (such as the sensation of bugs crawling under the user’s skin) can occur. The psychotic symptoms can last for months or years after methamphetamine use has ceased. Of an estimated 108 million emergency department (ED) visits in the US during 2005, the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) estimates that 1449154 ED visits …
Feeling of power part of the lure
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"WE see the tip of the iceberg sort of stuff … and we are certainly seeing more patients displaying the signs and symptoms of methamphetamine taking, like elevated heart rate and body temperature and behaving in an agitated, bizarre way. "Ice …
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Evening Edition: December 5
Filed under: signs of meth
An autopsy found no signs of being shot or stabbed, but investigators are waiting on the results of tests for drugs and alcohol. News-Leader reporter … The so-called meth-resistant form of pseudoephedrine will likely be a hot topic at a Dec. 21 City …
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