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| Meth in Chickasaw County |
What are Methamphetamines?
- Strong central nervous system stimulant
- Powerful interactive effect upon pleasure centers in the brain
- Street names include crank, meth, speed, uppers, ice
What do
they look like? 
- Pure methamphetamine is white, odorless, and bitter tasting
- Street meth (impure) can appear as powder, lumps, chucks
- Street meth can be brown, yellow, pinkish, reddish in color
What are the physical effects and risks?
- Rapid weight loss due to decreased appetite
- Increase heart rate and increased blood pressure
- Shakes, twitching, dilated pupils
- Seizures and strokes
- Heart problems
- Skin problems
- Deterioration of the teeth
What are the psychological effects
and risks?
- Sense of power/well being
- Very talkative
- Anxiety
- Paranoia
- Depression (suicidal thinking)
- Hallucinations
- Repetitive behaviors
- Aggressiveness
- Delusions and psychosis
- Memory problems
Why do young people become users and
abusers?
- Curiosity
- Use of other substances
- Peer pressure
- Sense of invulnerability
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