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Meth

Jerome Sheriff’s Office. Meth. (meth, speed, crystal, glass, crank, tweak, yaba). 2004. Overview. The facts about Meth Your knowledge/Our knowledge Why people choose to use it Short and Long Term Effects How it works. Tell us what you know about Meth. What is Meth?.

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Meth

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  1. Jerome Sheriff’s Office Meth (meth, speed, crystal, glass, crank, tweak, yaba) 2004

  2. Overview The facts about Meth • Your knowledge/Our knowledge • Why people choose to use it • Short and Long Term Effects • How it works

  3. Tell us what you know about Meth

  4. What is Meth? Amphetamine or Methamphetamine? Synthetic or Natural?

  5. How is it Used? Smoke Inject Snort Swallow

  6. Improve mental and physical performance Alert Weight loss Energy Feel really good Why Do People Start Using it?

  7. Social Influences • Media • Friends • Family

  8. General Use Effects • Beginning • Length • The “Flash”

  9. Patterns of Use • Low intensity • Chronic Periodic • Binge and Crash

  10. Binge and Crash 6-12 hours or more 3-15 days 5-30 minutes 1-3 days

  11. Pleasure Confidence Sexy Joy Irritability Aggression Power Fatigue Short Term Effects I

  12. Short Term Effects II • Increased wakefulness, breathing, and heart rate • Decreased appetite • Dry mouth • Overheating • Tremors and Convulsions • Depression as it wears off

  13. A Side Note • Overdose • Tolerance • Addiction

  14. Long-Term Effects • Anxiety, confusion, and sleep problems • Hallucinations and delusions • Methamphetamine Psychosis • Psychotic behavior • Chronic depression • Severe weight loss • Brain damage

  15. How Does It Work?

  16. Dopamine Pleasure Movement Coordination

  17. Dopamine Transmission Dopamine Crystal Meth

  18. This is Penny Woods in 1998

  19. This is Penny in 2002 After 4 years of meth abuse

  20. What is Meth?

  21. Ephedrine Cold and allergy medications such as Sudafed, Actifed, Allrest capsules and  Mini-thin diet tablets. • Red PhosphorousStrike plate on match covers or highway flares. • Acetone Alcohol Denatured or isopropyl • EtherEngine starting fluid. • Isopropyl AlcoholHeet • Iodine • Hydrogen Peroxide • Battery Acid • Rock Salt • Anhydrous AmmoniaFarm Fertilizer

  22. Behavioral Indications Hyperactivity  Easily agitated  Aggressiveness  Paranoid Delusional 

  23. Physical Indications Open skin sores  Weight loss  Red nose  Tooth loss  Hair loss  Eyes sensitive to light  Dark circles under eyes

  24. Idaho Statistics2003 6421 drug arrests 5857 paraphernalia arrests 45.5% of all arrests were drug related 1153 were juveniles (17.96%)

  25. Jerome County Statistics2003 221 drug arrests 18 were juveniles

  26. Rehab Several treatment centers describe Meth users as the hardest to treat. Acute effects of withdrawal subside quickly (3 to 5 days), “THEWALL” lasts from 6 to 8 months for casual users and 2 to 3 years for regular users.

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