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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...
... 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...
... If used in even higher doses, heart rate increases, body temperature can rise to very dangerous levels, and the user can become paranoid, agitated and exhibit very bizarre and risky behavior...
... 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...
... In addition to its ability to addict the user, tolerance also occurs, meaning the user must use higher doses to achieve the same effect...
... Eventually, the doses are so high that the most dangerous effects such as increased heart rate, severe hyperthermia (high body temperature), paranoia, and stroke occur, eventually resulting in death...
... 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... - 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...
... But meth's aphrodisiac effects are short-lived...
... 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...
... 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’...
... s complex array of severe effects, coupled with a changing health care industry, have left treatment professionals seeking new answers...
... " 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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... Dramatic Effects of Oxycontin Addiction The effects from oxycontin addiction can be dramatic...
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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...
... This means it takes more of the oxycontin to produce the same effect...
... 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... - 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...
... 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... - 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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... Snorting methamphetamine affects the user in approximately 5 minutes, whereas orally ingesting methamphetamine takes about 20 minutes for the user to feel the effects...
... 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... - Vicodin is a prescription medication
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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...
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... 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...
... 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...
... Vicodin abuse is no different than many other drugs, in that it can have negative effects on a person's brain... - 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...
... 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...
... 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... - The physical signs of meth abuse
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... The physical signs of meth abuse Methamphetamine is a drug that does not allow much room for casual use...
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... Meth is often referred to as the "dirty drug"...
... The physical signs of meth abuse include: Rapid eye movement and dilated pupils...
... Meth use causes serious tooth decay...
... Skin Sores: Users often pick at imaginary bugs under their skin ("meth bugs"), causing open sores, infections, and scarring of the skin...
... Body Odor: Chemicals are emitted from the skin of meth users, often producing strong and unpleasant odors...
... They may communicate with senseless and irrational babble and their speech may be impaired...
... They are prone to moodiness and violent outbursts...
... For these reasons, you should never confront a meth user...
... Please note that the presence of these symptoms and behaviors do not necessarily mean a person is a meth addict...
... There are other factors, such as mental illness or side effects from prescribed medication, that can cause symptoms similar to those associated with meth addiction...
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