The Truth about Meth Addiction

Methamphetamine is an extremely powerful and addictive drug. It is in the form of a crystalline white powder, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol. Other colors of powder have been observed, including brown, yellow-gray, orange and even pink. It can also be compressed into pill form. Many addicts report getting hooked from the first use. It causes violent and psychotic behavior.

Crystal meth is another form of the drug that usually resembles small fragments of ice or shiny blue-white “rocks” of various sizes and is usually smoked.

Street names for Methamphetamine:

Beannies
Brown
Chalk
Crank
Chicken feed
Cinnamon
Crink
Crypto
Fast
Getgo
Methlies quik
Mexican crack
Pervitin(Czech Republic)
Redneck cocaine
Speed
Tick tick
Tweak
Wash
Yaba
Yellow powder

Street names for Crystal Meth:

Batu
Blade
Cristy
Crystal
Crystal glass
Crystal tea
Crystalz
Glass
Go-Fast
Hot ice
Ice
Quartz
Shabu
Shards
Stove top
Tina
Tweak
Ventana

Short-term effects:

Sleeplessness
Erratic, bizarre, violent behavior
Vomiting
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Agitation and aggressiveness
Anxiety and paranoia
Psychosis and panic
Hallucinations, hyperactivity, irritability
Tactile hallucination that creates the illusion of bugs burrowing under the skin
Convulsions, seizures and death

Long-term effects:

Irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain and heart, leading to strokes, heart attachs and death
Liver, kidney and lung damage
Damage to the brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy.
Psychosis, apathy, disorientation, confused
Those who recover usually have memory gaps and extreme mood swings.

All information graciously provided by The Foundation For a Drug Free World.

www.drugfreeworld.org

by josie

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *