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Methamphetamine

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10 diapositives · 245 Views · Jul 25, 2014

This comprehensive overview of methamphetamine discusses its short- and long-term physical, emotional, psychological, and economic symptoms. Users may experience dizziness, sleep difficulties, dry mouth (meth mouth), anxiety, paranoia, and severe health risks, including brain damage and death. Common myths about meth dependence are debunked, emphasizing that addiction is treatable and highlighting alarming statistics about usage rates among youth. Ultimately, the narrative strongly discourages meth use, emphasizing the overwhelming negatives with no redeeming benefits.

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  1. Methamphetamine By: Seanna and Aimee

  2. Physical Symptoms long term and short term. •dizziness •sleep difficulties •reduced appetite •headache •dry mouth (cotton mouth) •teeth grinding •sweating •dilation of pupils •stomach ache •muscle tremors (shakiness) •increased heart rate and irregular heart beat •increased breathing rate •high fever •chest pain •fainting •muscle twitching •have trouble sleeping •'meth mouth' (severe tooth decay and damage) •lose their appetite and lose weight •develop repetitive body movements •develop high blood pressure •experience a rapid heart beat Meth Mouth

  3. Emotional Symptoms short term and long term: •confusion •feel anxious or tense •paranoid thinking •hallucinations

  4. Economical symptoms short term and long term: Because people become so dependent on this drug, they will sell everything they can in order obtain enough money to go and get high again.

  5. Psychological symptoms short term and long term: • Anxiety • Confusion • Insomnia • Violent behavior • Paranoia • Hallucinations • Depression • Suicide • Seizures • Brain damage with symptoms similar to Alzheimer’s Disease • Death

  6. Common myths: • Myth #2: The average length of time from first use of meth to death is five years. • The Facts: There is no data available that details the average length of time between initiation of meth use and death from meth. • Myth #1: Methamphetamine dependence is not treatable. • The Facts: Across research studies with meth, relapse rates appear to be about equal to what is seen in studies of cocaine dependence. • Myth #4: Using meth once results in addiction. • The Facts: It is true that meth is powerfully reinforcing and that people generally report positive effects on their first use. But it take constant use to make cause an addiction. • Myth #3: Meth causes holes in the brain. • The Facts: It is true that meth changes the way the brain functions. But it does not cause holes in the brain it actually thickens them.

  7. Statistics: • In 2009, 1.2 million Americans age 12 and older had abused methamphetamine at least once in the year prior to being surveyed. The NIDA-funded 2010 Monitoring the Future Study showed that 1.2% of 8th graders, 1.6% of 10th graders, and 1.0% of 12th graders had abused methamphetamine at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.

  8. Pros and the cons of Meth: Pros: Cons: Everything bad that could happen, will. You will die. • There are no pros to using meth, just don’t, please.

  9. By Seanna and Aimee The end!