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Meth - The Equal Opportunity Destroyer |
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Crystal meth, crank, speed, glass, ice . . . methamphetamine drugs go by many names and have many forms. Typically, it is found in powder or crystallized forms and can be smoked, inhaled, eaten or shot-up intravenously. Users are referred to as "tweakers". It’s very available and cheap to buy, and produces an extended "high" making it extremely tempting to the young and foolish.
Meth speeds up the central nervous system causing physical and psychological effects that, at first, seem pleasurable: increased alertness and energy, decreased need for sleep, euphoria and increased sexuality. Meth is highly addictive, but once meth entraps the user it wreaks havoc with everything from weight loss to welts on the skin, shortness of breath, hyperactivity, severe depression, paranoid delusions and suicidal tendencies.
Intervention The goal of this article has been to provide an overview of teen drug abuse and to make you keenly aware of the warning signs. Again, if the warning signs indicate that intervention is necessary, Teen Help can direct you to a number of effective resources available. Call us at 1-800-637-0701 or Visit our Residential Treatment Section found HERE.
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