Self Defense Magazine Semester 2 Self Defense Magazine on Drugs | Page 7

Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug.

Methamphetamine, also called Crack meth, crystal meth, and ice, and it is a synthetic drug that is usually made in iligal laboratories.

Meth comes as a powder, tablet, or crystals that look like shards of glass or ice. It can be swallowed, sniffer, injected, or smoked.

It stimulates a feeling of mental and physical well being, as well as euphoria. Users may experience temporary rise in energy and a delay in hunger or fatigue.

-Short term users take quicker breaths and lose their appetite.

-With large doses user can feel restless and irritable and experience panic attacks.

- Excessive doses can lead to convulsions seizures and death from respiratory failure.

-Long term use can lead to malnutrition, weight loss.

-When they stop taking it they fall asleep for a long time then get depressed. Meth can trigger violent and aggressive behavior.