wat r common street names 4 meth? how its used?
Question by Emi: wat r common street names 4 meth? how its used?
wat r common street names 4 meth? how its used? how many teens use it? wat r common effects? how is it made and wat is it?
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Answer by LAlawMedMBA
What are common street names?:
Common nicknames for methamphetamine include “crank,” “meth,” “jib,” “ice,” “crystal,” “tina,” “glass,” “P,” and “yaa baa” (Thailand). Methamphetamine is sometimes referred to as “speed”, but this term is usually used for regular amphetamine or dextroamphetamine.
How is it used?:
The usual route for medical use is oral administration. In recreational use, it can be swallowed, snorted (i.e., insufflation), smoked (usually in glass pipes), dissolved in water and injected (or even without water, in what is called a dry shot), inserted anally (with or without dissolution in water; also known as a booty bump or shafting), or into the urethra.
d-Methamphetamine is used medically under the brand name Desoxyn for the following conditions:
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
Extreme obesity;
Narcolepsy
How many teens use it?:
According to a 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 12.4 million adolescents age 12 years and older have tried meth at least once in their lifetime. And methamphetamine use has become a growing trend among teen girls, who use the drug as an appetite suppressant and weight-loss aid.
What are its common effects?:
Physical effects of methamphetamine include increased energy, change in libido, increased sweating, decrease in appetite (anorexia), insomnia, dilated pupils, tightened jaw muscles (trismus), teeth grinding (bruxism), itching, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shortness of breath, involuntary body movements (twitches, grimacing, lip smacking, etc), increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, vasoconstriction, dry mouth, and a difficulty in urination. Serious physical effects include possibly fatal lung and kidney disorders, possible brain damage, lowered resistance to illnesses, liver damage, and stroke.
Psychological effects of methamphetamine include, euphoria, dysphoria, increased attention, increased alertness, excessive talking, rapid speech, irritability, nervousness, anxiety, paranoia, delusions of grandeur, panic, aggressive and sometimes violent behavior, severe depression, suicidal tendencies, hyperactivity and excitability, increased sense of well-being, and emotional lability. Occasionally excessive and/or chronic use of methamphetamine can lead to amphetamine psychosis, with side effects such as hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, and thought disorder.
How is it made and what is it?:
Methamphetamine is most structurally similar to methcathinone and amphetamine. When illicitly produced, it is commonly made by the reduction of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Most of the necessary chemicals are readily available in household products or over-the-counter cold or allergy medicines. Synthesis is relatively simple, but entails risk with flammable and corrosive chemicals, particularly the solvents used in extraction and purification. Clandestine production is therefore often discovered by fires and explosions caused by the improper handling of volatile or flammable solvents.
Most methods of illicit production involve hydrogenation of the hydroxyl group on the ephedrine or pseudoephedrine molecule. The most common method for small-scale methamphetamine labs in the United States is primarily called the “Red, White, and Blue Process”, which involves red phosphorus, pseudoephedrine or ephedrine (white), and blue iodine (which is technically a purple color in elemental form), from which hydroiodic acid is formed.
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