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- Your Kids: Explain the Dangers of Crystal Meth
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... Your Kids: Explain the Dangers of Crystal Meth You should talk to your kids about the horrible scourge of " Crystal Meth "...
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... How else are they to know...
... Or if the information they receive from friends or the street is watered down or plain wrong and misinformed...
... Methamphetamine or commonly called " Crystal Meth " is a dangerous , highly addictive drug...
... Now is the time to get the facts and dangers of Crystal Meth on the table for your kids...
... When this terrible day occurs you want your kids to be able to say a firm "no" to this very dangerous villain...
... Knowing where you stand can give them the confidence - and the facts –...
... they need to make this choice of saying "no" which should be their only choice...
... The important thing is to be honest about how you feel and communicate the message that " Crystal Meth is a dangerous, addictive drug that can do major permanent damage"...
... The second message to clearly expound is "I do not want you using Crystal Meth because I love you and I am concerned and care what happens to you"...
... This can be the first of many ongoing conversations you can have with your kids about Crystal Meth and other drugs over the coming months and years/ What are the facts about Crystal Meth...
... Firstly that Crystal Meth is highly addictive and that the addiction takes hold very quickly...
... You should be aware that Crystal Meth is known by other names including jib, crank, meth , crystal ice, glass, chalk or speed...
... It should be made clear that while a person is high on Crystal Meth that their judgment is beyond severely impaired...
... You can ask your child or teen if they have heard of Crystal Meth and what do they think of it...
... Again let them know the damage that Crystal Meth causes...
... Make sure that they understand where you sand and what you expect...
... Lastly help your child learn to say "no" by rehearsing situations where they might be offered Crystal Meth at a party, a Rave or before a big exam...
... Remember the most important message that Crystal Meth is a dangerous, addictive drug that can do permanent addictive damage... - What are the Hazards of Crystal Meth?
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... What are the Hazards of Crystal Meth...
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... Crystal meth is an addictive killer...
... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Dangerous Physical Effects In low doses, crystal meth heightens the senses and makes the users more alert...
... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Addiction Some experts say that it is impossible not to become addicted to crystal meth...
... Some studies have shown that 9 out of 10 people who inject crystal meth just once will become addicted...
... While those who smoke crystal meth take longer to become addicted , most do and eventually progress to injecting meth...
... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Withdrawal Prolonged use and addiction to crystal meth slowly "burns out" the pleasure senses...
... Crystal meth eventually burns out the system that produces these important chemicals...
... Simply put, crystal meth becomes necessary for the user to feel pleasure...
... The depression can become so profound that users trying to stop crystal meth will commit suicide to ease their pain...
... In short, crystal meth takes hold and will not let go...
... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Risky Behavior Users of crystal meth will exhibit very at risk sexual behavior, including sexual binges that include unsafe sex with multiple anonymous partners...
... In addition, users often exchange sex for the drug, further exposing them to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV... - She smoked crystal methamphetamine and went into a coma
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... She smoked crystal methamphetamine and went into a coma Court victory for drug addict, Sandra Bergen, who sued her dealer over heart attack A former addict has opened a new front in the war on illegal drugs by successfully suing her dealer for selling her crystal methamphetamine that almost killed her...
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... Sandra Bergen, 23, won her case against a former nursery-school friend who sold her the highly addictive drug , triggering a heart attack that left her in a coma for 11 days...
... The ground-breaking suit exposes drug-dealers to legal jeopardy not just from the often-overburdened police but also from their customers, who can easily identify them...
... s bigger than me and it’...
... s bigger than this guy," Ms Bergen told Canada’...
... s a different way to hit drug dealers financially, and that is where it would really hurt them...
... Ms Bergen, from Biggar, Saskatchewan, in Canada alleges that her nursery-school classmate Clinton Davey got her addicted to crystal methamphetamine by offering her a free dose when she was only 13 years old...
... Then I got him money for the drugs...
... Then I had symptoms of a heart attack...
... " Ms Bergen, who maintains an anti-drug website and speaks to schoolchildren on the perils of illegal drugs , complained that the police showed little interest in pursuing Mr Davey...
... She also named as a defendant the unknown supplier, named only as "John Doe", from whom Mr Davey got the crystal methamphetamine...
... Mr Davey filed a defence statement denying all the allegations and insisting that Ms Bergen "did assume the risk to her person when she voluntarily ingested the illegal drugs "...
... But Mr Davey stopped contesting the lawsuit when he was ordered to name his supplier, "John Doe", during pre-trail discovery...
... The judge then entered a default judgment against him...
... s awaiting the verdict on this case so they can go ahead with a similar one and find a lawyer to take it on...
... " Ms Fay of Drug Free America noted that some US states had introduced "Drug Dealer Liability Acts" allowing drug-users and their families to sue suppliers...
... But she said the case hinged on an unusual set of facts and voiced scepticism that courts would routinely hold dealers responsible for drug-taking by users...
... "It could be very useful that there would be criminal and personal liability," she said... - Crystal Meth Health Risks
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... Crystal Meth Health Risks Crystal meth can be addictive both physically and psychologically...
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... Crystal Meth and Blood Borne Disease If the drug is injected on a regular basis it can result in the spread of blood borne diseases...
... Because of the disinhibition that comes with crystal meth use a users judgement on health issues is often affected...
... People using crystal meth may risk themselves and others with behaviors such as needle sharing, unprotected sex and behavioral problems such as violence and aggression...
... Drug Strength, Health and Crystal Meth Users of crystal meth can only guess at its strength so the risk of overdosing, even with seemingly small quantities, is always an issue...
... Psychological Effects of Crystal Meth Mood can become unpredictable...
... Mood swings, paranoia, anger and depression are risks frequent crystal meth use...
... Recent research is showing that some gay men are putting themselves at risk from unprotected anal sex when they use crystal meth...
... Crystal Meth Addiction Any form of drug misuse and addiction comes at a cost and crystal meth is no different...
... Crystal meth addiction can sometimes cause permanent life-altering changes... - Meth’s effects on people
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... s effects on people Meth is a neurotoxin , a chemical that ultimately damages cognition and memory...
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... Attorney Paul Laymon said at a meeting of Tennessee's meth task force...
... While meth may at first "makes you want sex all the time," as Alabama obstetrician Mary Holley claims, meth users can lose the ability to have sex at all after only 6 months of meth use...
... And national drug czar John Walters notes the physical deterioration meth users often undergo: "Hair falls out, teeth fall out...
... " Falkowski paints an even more grotesque picture of the effects of meth addiction and its long-term effects on users...
... Meth addicts binge on larger and larger quantities of the drug as they become reliant on it...
... As addicts binge, they typically go extended periods of time - often days on end - without eating or sleeping...
... These binges result in a cycle of physical deterioration that occurs rapidly, much more rapidly than that associated with addiction to other drugs...
... Prolonged addiction usually results in methamphetamine psychosis , where victims "see things that aren't really there, including elusive 'shadow people'"and a psychological state where " meth addicts believe that everyone is 'out to get them,' even innocent strangers or inanimate objects...
... " Along with the long-term health effects of meth use , injuries associated with meth use and production add to its danger, the Charleston Daily Mail reports...
... He reports that meth users face an increased risk injury due to fire as well as exposure to hazardous fumes and chemicals...
... Treating meth addiction "may be one of the most difficult challenges in the field of substance abuse recovery," Lee Ann Prescott of the Smyth County (Va...
... "The drug’...
... " In one sidebar, Prescottt reported, "Police officers know it, but hesitate to say it publicly: Many people begin using methamphetamine because they like what it does to their sexuality...
... ' Women follow meth ,' a local police officer admitted... - Dramatic Effects of Oxycontin Addiction
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... Unfortunately when addicted , few are positive...
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... If a person begins taking oxycontin for pain , odds are they are experiencing some degree of depression...
... They may be depressed because they feel isolated, lonely, angry and scared...
... As the oxycontin use increases, the pain may diminish a bit but more importantly, the individual doesn't have to cope with those feelings because they are numb...
... Unfortunately, by this time they have begun to experience the negative effects of oxycontin addiction...
... They also tend to increase the amount of dopamine in the brain, which allows us to feel pleasure...
... As people continue to use more oxycontin , they expect to feel even more pleasure, but as they continue to abuse the drug a tolerance develops...
... In an effort to achieve the same "high" they originally experienced, coupled with tolerance, an oxycontin overdose may occur...
... Whether a person started taking oxycontin to alleviate physical or emotional pain , one thing becomes clear to them early on...
... They can not live without the oxycontin...
... They constantly think about the oxycontin, where to get the oxycontin and how they will use the oxycontin... - Vicodin is a prescription medication
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... It is well documented that the use of Vicodin can easily lead to addiction when it is not taken as prescribed...
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... In many cases, people continue to use this medication even when the pain they began taking it for was no longer present...
... The longer a person continues taking Vicodin and the more they increase the dosage, the greater the tolerance they create...
... This becomes particularly problematic when someone decides they no longer want to continue Vicodin using...
... Being that Vicodin is an opiate , it must be prescribed by a licensed physician...
... Because the medication is by prescription only and a physician has suggested the medication might help them, denial plays a major obstacle in recovery...
... The person states that "the doctor prescribed it for me"...
... What they don't realize is that they are no longer taking the Vicodin as the doctor prescribed...
... The Vicodin is being taken more frequently and in greater doses than it was ever prescribed...
... Vicodin abuse is no different than many other drugs, in that it can have negative effects on a person's brain...
... It has been found that Vicodin addiction reduces many chemicals the brain needs to function... - Methamphetamine Effects Linger Longer After Abstinence
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... Methamphetamine Effects Linger Longer After Abstinence Methamphetamine abusers do not necessarily need specialized treatment but do need more time in intensive outpatient or residential drug treatment programs than they normally receive under current practices...
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... University of Iowa researchers made the recommendation for longer treatment times for meth abusers and identified areas of research that could help improve treatment, including retention and new drug therapies...
... "In reviewing studies we found that treatment does work if you can give people sufficient access to treatment ," said James Hall, Ph...
... "We were worried that you need a special care ward or other special setting, but at least based on the data we reviewed, that doesn't seem to be the case...
... Meth effects can last up to six months for just one use, and the drug can do greater damage to a person's physical, behavioral and thinking functions than many other illicit drugs or alcohol," Hall wrote...
... "For this reason, it takes much longer to treat a person with a meth addiction than it does to treat someone with a cocaine or heroin problem...
... This time factor is also one reason why so many meth treatments currently fail...
... "The problem is even worse for adolescents...
... Residential treatment programs for that age group have "dried up" due to budget cuts," Hall said...
... Two Weeks Not Enough "If you are a regular meth user , you will need more time to detox before you can accept the treatments , which are very cognitive," he said...
... Likely, a minimum of 30 days of residential treatment allows the meth abuser to regain essential thinking and decision-making skills...
... " Hall said researchers should determine what residential treatment length would be effective for meth users before using outpatient care...
... "The emphasis on dealing with meth has been punishment and imprisonment, but we may do well as a society to reserve prison for those who are involved in illegal drug sales or violence and support treatment for abusers," Hall said... - Aphrodisiac' effect part of meth's deceptive charm
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... Aphrodisiac' effect part of meth's deceptive charm Doctors say for a short while meth can boost sexual appetite and performance - in a way that's much stronger cocaine...
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... The drug eventually destroys the sex drive , but doctors say for a short while meth can boost sexual appetite and performance - in a way that's much stronger than ," Standridge said...
... At first, meth users report greater sexual arousal and prolonged stamina, and if they are of the right personality they get into compulsive sexuality...
... That leads to an inhibited sexual desire...
... " Its sex appeal is part of why meth is so hard to fight...
... Meth is also easy to make...
... It's typically cooked from ordinary household products and cold tablets such as Sudafed that contain ephedrine or pseudoephedrine...
... "Its technical name is 'nucleus accumbens' and that is where everything feels good, including sex...
... Everything that feels good feels good in the nucleus accumbens," said Holley, whose 22-year-old brother was an addict who killed himself...
... "The effect of an IV hit of methamphetamine is the equivalent of 10 orgasms all on top of each other lasting for 30 minutes to an hour, with a feeling of arousal that lasts for another day and a half...
... That is 10 times longer than cocaine...
... " Holley said meth abusers can recover their ability to have sex "if you quit it soon enough...
... You think you chose to use it again, but you had a desire to do it again and you couldn't control that desire...
... You didn't choose meth... - The effects of crystal meth use
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... The effects of crystal meth use Crystal meth use produces increases in energy and alertness and a decrease in appetite...
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... An intense rush is felt, almost instantaneously, when a user smokes or injects methamphetamine...
... The intense rush and high felt from crystal meth results from the release of high levels of dopamine into the section of the brain that controls the feeling of pleasure...
... The effects of crystal meth can last up to 12 hours...
... Side effects of crystal meth use are convulsions, dangerously high body temperature, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, stomach cramps, and shaking...
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