Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested orally.
Methamphetamine users feel a short yet intense "rush" when the drug is initially administered. The effects of methamphetamine include increased activity, decreased appetite, and a sense of well being that can last from 20 minutes to 12 hours. The drug has limited medical uses for the treatment of narcolepsy, attention deficit disorders, and obesity.
Most amphetamines distributed to the black market are produced in clandestine laboratories. Methamphetamine laboratories are, by far, the most frequently encountered clandestine laboratories in the United States. The ease of clandestine synthesis, combined with tremendous profits, has resulted in significant availability of illicit methamphetamine.
Health Effects
The effects of methamphetamine use can include addiction, psychotic behaviour, and brain damage. Methamphetamine is highly addictive and users trying to abstain from use may suffer withdrawal symptoms that include depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia, aggression, and intense cravings for the drug. Chronic methamphetamine use can cause violent behaviour, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia. Users can also exhibit psychotic behaviour including auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, delusions, and paranoia, possibly resulting in homicidal or suicidal thoughts. Use of methamphetamine can cause damage to the brain that is detectable months after the use of the drug. The damage to the brain caused by methamphetamine use is similar to damage caused by Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and epilepsy.
Street Terms
Bikers Coffee
Chalk
Chicken Feed
Crank
Crystal Meth
Glass
Go-Fast
Ice
Methlies Quick
Poor Man’s Cocaine
Shabu
Speed
Stove Top
Trash
Yellow Bam
