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Title: Drug Abuse Education Course


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Drug Abuse Education Course
Master Sgt. Doug Oswald Assistant Drug Demand
Reduction Administrator
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Methamphetamine
  • Methamphetamine is a central nervous system
    stimulant derived in 1932 from amphetamine, a
    drug synthesized in the early 1900s.
  • Effects the natural chemicals adrenalin,
    seratonin and dopamine.
  • Has surpassed crack and cocaine in some areas as
    the synthetic drug of choice.

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Methamphetamine
  • Methamphetamine has become a huge problem in
    America do to the increased legal, medical and
    social costs to local communities.
  • 0.2 of the population, 512,000, are current meth
    users.
  • 0.5 used meth at least once in the past year.
  • 4.3 used meth at least once in their life.

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Methamphetamine
  • Made in illegal labs and smuggled into the U.S.
    by Mexican criminal organizations.
  • Can be snorted, injected, smoked or swallowed.
  • Users can get addicted quickly and become very
    violent.
  • They may experience feelings of paranoia,
    psychosis, schizophrenia, obsessive behavior, and
    hallucinations in the form of crack bugs which
    result in obsessive picking of the skin.

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Methamphetamine
  • Powder cocaine highs start in 8 minutes and last
    about an hour.
  • Crack highs start in 8 seconds and last 20
    minutes.
  • A meth high can start in 5 seconds and last from
    8 to 12 hours.

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Methamphetamine
  • Binge users try to retain the high for as long as
    possible by re-dosing.
  • When a user crashes, theyll sleep for days and
    may not return to normal for weeks.
  • Withdrawal symptoms can last for months.
  • Signs of overdose include convulsions and
    agitation.

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Methamphetamine
  • Addiction
  • Decreased appetite
  • Anxiety restlessness
  • Pupil dilation and blurred vision
  • Increased respiratory rate
  • Increased heart rate and blood pressure
  • Heart attack stroke
  • Hyperthermia and convulsions
  • Brain damage
  • Death

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Meth Street Names
Blue Meth Chalk Chicken Feed Cinnamon Crank Cristy
Crystal meth Geep
OZs Peanut Butter Quartz Sketch Spoosh Speed Stove
Top Super Ice
Glass Go-fast Hot Ice Ice Kaksonjae L.A.
Glass Lemon Drop
Tick Tick Trash Wash Wire Yaba Yellow Barn Zip
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Methamphetamine
  • Many toxic chemicals are used in making meth
    resulting in environmental contamination.
  • The production of one pound of meth releases
    poisonous gas and creates 5-7 pounds of toxic
    waste.
  • The toxic waste gets poured down drains or dumped
    on the ground.

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Methamphetamine
  • One out of every six meth labs is discovered when
    it explodes or starts on fire.
  • Because of the hazardous materials used in making
    meth, it can cost 29,000, or more, to clean up a
    lab.
  • Some Minnesota counties spend over 500,000
    annually to clean meth labs and meth waste.
  • Cleanup crews must wear protective clothing and
    use breathing apparatus.

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Who uses Meth in the U.S?
  • Ever Tried
  • 8th 3.5
  • 10th 6.1
  • 12th 6.7
  • College 5.0
  • ER Admissions
  • 1995 15,933
  • 1996 11,002
  • 1997 17,154
  • 1998 11,486
  • 1999 10,447
  • 2000 13,505
  • 2001 14,923
  • 2002 17,696
  • Current Use
  • 8th 1.1
  • 10th 1.8
  • 12th 1.7
  • College 0.2
  • Treatment admissions
  • 1995 48,000
  • 1996 41,000
  • 1997 54,000
  • 1998 57,000
  • 1999 58,000
  • 2000 66,052
  • Average street price
  • per pound 3,500-23,000
  • Per ounce 350-2,200
  • Per gram 20-300

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Who Uses Meth in Minnesota?
  • 49.6kgs (4,492 dosage units) were seized in 2005.
  • 49.4 (126) of the federal level drug cases in
    2005 involved meth.
  • 51.7 (1,127) of all drug offenders in 2005 were
    arrested for meth.
  • 15.8 (7,158) of all treatment admissions in 2005
    were amphetemine meth related.
  • 22 children were injured at meth labs in 2005.
  • 88 meth labs were seized in 2005
  • 2001 154 2002 242
  • 2003 301 2004 96

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Faces of Meth
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Faces of Meth
4 years later
Meth addict, early 30s
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Faces of Meth
Meth addict, late 30s
3 months later
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Faces of Meth
8 months later
Meth addict, age 20
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Faces of Meth
Meth addict, age 28
4 months later
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Faces of Meth
3.5 years later
Meth addict, age 39
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Meth-mouth
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Who uses Illegal Drugs?
Whats the Cost?
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Statistical Sources
2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
National Findings Department of Health and Human
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Office of Applied
Studies http//oas.samhsa.gov/
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