Crystal Meth Overview The facts about Crystal Meth
Crystal Meth
Overview The facts about Crystal Meth u Your knowledge/Our knowledge u Why people choose to use it u Short and Long Term Effects u How it works
Tell us what you know about Crystal Meth
What is Crystal Meth? Amphetamine or Methamphetamine? Synthetic or Natural?
How is it Used? Smoke Inject Snort Swallow
Why Do People Start Using it? • Improve mental and physical performance • Alert • Energy • Weight loss • Feel really good
Social Influences • Media • Friends • Family
General Use Effects • Beginning • Length • The “Flash”
Patterns of Use • Low intensity • Chronic Periodic • Binge and Crash
Binge and Crash 6 -12 hours or more 3 -15 days 5 -30 minutes 1 -3 days
Short Term Effects I • Pleasure • Irritability • Confidence • Aggression • Sexy • Power • Joy • Fatigue
Short Term Effects II • Increased wakefulness, breathing, and heart rate • Decreased appetite • Dry mouth • Overheating • Tremors and Convulsions • Depression as it wears off
A Side Note • Overdose • Tolerance • Addiction
Long-Term Effects • • Anxiety, confusion, and sleep problems Hallucinations and delusions Methamphetamine Psychosis Psychotic behaviour Chronic depression Severe weight loss Brain damage
How Does It Work?
Dopamine Pleasure Movement Coordination
Dopamine Transmission Dopamine Crystal Meth
Balancing Balloons • Group of 5 • Get in a circle and hold hands • Keep the balloons in the air
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