Post by Teresa on Feb 3, 2006 19:39:20 GMT -5
What are the street names/slang terms for it?
Meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, fire, croak, crypto, white cross, glass, chalk
What type of drug is it?
Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Crystal meth is the smokable form of methamphetamine.
What does it look like?
Meth is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the purity.
How is it used?
Methamphetamine can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked.
What are its short-term effects?
• irritability, aggression
• anxiety, nervousness
• convulsions, hallucinations
• insomnia
• increased blood pressure
• loss of appetite
What are its long-term effects?
• addiction
• extreme paranoia, toxic psychosis
• hallucinations, convulsions
• repetitive behavior patterns
• delusions of parasites or insects under the skin
• stroke
• heart and blood vessel toxicity
• long-term damage to brain cells similar to that caused by strokes or Alzheimer’s disease
Meth, speed, crank, crystal, ice, fire, croak, crypto, white cross, glass, chalk
What type of drug is it?
Methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Crystal meth is the smokable form of methamphetamine.
What does it look like?
Meth is a crystal-like powdered substance that sometimes comes in large rock-like chunks. Meth is usually white or slightly yellow, depending on the purity.
How is it used?
Methamphetamine can be taken orally, injected, snorted, or smoked.
What are its short-term effects?
• irritability, aggression
• anxiety, nervousness
• convulsions, hallucinations
• insomnia
• increased blood pressure
• loss of appetite
What are its long-term effects?
• addiction
• extreme paranoia, toxic psychosis
• hallucinations, convulsions
• repetitive behavior patterns
• delusions of parasites or insects under the skin
• stroke
• heart and blood vessel toxicity
• long-term damage to brain cells similar to that caused by strokes or Alzheimer’s disease