Lumbee Tribe Web Page

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Lumbee Tribe Web Page

• Miscellaneous Information

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Awareness Education Information

• www.nida.nih.gov
• www.stopdrugs.org
• www.drugfreeamerica.org
• www.streetdrugs.org
• www.theantidrug.com
• www.drugfree.com
• www.njc.org
• www.drugfree.org/meth
• www.methresources.gov/

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Awareness Education Information

• www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
• www.dea.gov/concern/amphetamines.html
• www.nationaldec.org
• www.kci.org
• www.methresources.gov/MethByState.aspx
• preventionpartners.samhsa.gov/partner_listing.asp
• www.justthinktwice.com/
• www.naco.org
• www.escapemeth.com

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Awareness Education Information

• www.samhsa.gov
• http//dasis3samhsa.gov
• http//ncadi.samhsa.gov
• www.casat.samhsa.gov
• www.drugabuse.gov
• www.nimh.nih.gov
• www.montanameth.org
• www.popcenter.org/about-SARA.htm
• www.facingthedragon.org

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Treatment Information

• www.whitebison.org
• www.methamphetamineaddiction.com
• www.health.org
• www.meth-addiction.com
• www.soberrecovery.com
• www.usnodrugs.com
• www.drug-rehabs.org
• www.redtaillodge.net
• www.stopadiction.com 1-800-468-6933 Narconon
  Arrowhead

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FBIsDrug Activity Reporting hotlinE

• The FBIs drug activity reporting hotline is
  operated and manned by the FBI only.
• 1-866-914-8477
• We DARE you to drop a dime on a drug dealer!

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DOJ Methamphetamine Statistics

• Methamphetamine accounts for 70 of all Identity
  Theft in the United States
• Methamphetamine accounts for 90 of all Mail
  Theft in the United States
• Methamphetamine accounts for 60 of all Auto
  Thefts in the United States
• Methamphetamine accounts for most Property Crimes
  and is often involved in Violent Crimes

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How Methamphetamine is Administered

• Injecting Mainlining second fastest route of
  entry
• Insufflation - Snorting - fourth fastest route
  of entry
• Inhalation - Smoking fastest route of entry
• Oral Ingestion Parachuted slowest route of
  entry
• Anal/Urethra Insertion Booty Bumping,
  Keistering third fastest route of entry

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Marijuana

• Classified as a Schedule I Narcotics Substance in
  the United States
• Has no recognized medicinal value
• Contains over 150 cancer causing substances
• Contains twice as much TAR as cigarette smoke
• One joint is equivalent to 25 cigarettes
• THC content level was 1 in the 1960s
• THC content level is over 30 today
• Some regions are reporting that over 50 of the
  seized marijuana has been laced with
  methamphetamine

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Marijuana

• Creates memory problems
• Reduced concentration and coordination
• Increases appetite
• Decreased inhibitions
• Bloodshot eyes, dry mouth and dry throat
• Lower testosterone levels and sperm count in
  males
• Increases testosterone levels in females causing
  acne and an increase in facial and body hair
• Paranoia

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Marijuana

• Diminished or complete loss of sexual pleasure
• Psychological dependency
• Deteriorating performance at school or work
• Impaired sexual development and fertility with
  production of abnormal sperm and menstrual
  irregularities
• Exposes individuals to the illegal drug culture
• Why do you think they call it dope, Dope?

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• It is a synthetic stimulant that imitates
  Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
• Increases heart rate, blood pressure, body
  temperature, and breathing rate
• Stimulates the body to release a large dosage of
  Epinephrine
• Stimulates the body to release a large dosage of
  Dopamine and small amount of Serotonin
• It increases the blood flow to the large muscle
  groups in the body

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• It decreases the blood flow to the digestive
  tract
• Increases the bodies metabolism
• Increases alertness
• Gives a sense of increased energy
• Dramatically increases libido, the sex drive
• Creates the inability for a male to reach an
  orgasm with physical release
• Gives the ability to have sex for hours or days

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Athetosis writhing, jerking, or flailing
  movements
• Suppresses the normal production of Dopamine and
  Serotonin, creating a chemical imbalance in the
  brain
• Neurotoxin effect that damages brain cells
  containing Dopamine, Epinephrine, and Serotonin
• Severe mood swings from hyperactive behavior to
  severe depression
• Anxiety
• Creates a euphoria of invincibility

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Peculiar interest to take things apart
• High tendency towards violence
• Lower resistance to diseases
• Blurred vision
• Incessant talking
• Increased nervousness
• Welts on the skin

• Vitamin Mineral deficiencies
• Stroke, heart failure, prolonged psychosis
• Auditory hallucinations
• Visual hallucinations
• Hyperthermia
• Severe weight loss
• Internal organ damage

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Brain damage
• Brittle bones
• Psychological dependency
• Loss of personal hygiene
• Meth mouth
• Gum disease
• Lung disease

• Liver disease
• Kidney disease
• Damage to the spleen
• Extreme paranoia
• HIV
• Hepatitis B and C
• Blood borne viruses

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Bizarre sexual practices
• Convulsions
• Irregular heartbeats
• Cardiopulmonary problems
• Damage to small blood vessels
• Inflammation of heart lining

• Infections of the heart lining
• Infections of the heart valves
• Scared or collapsed veins
• Ulceration of the skin
• Insomnia
• Tuberculosis
• Irritability

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Domestic violence
• Out-of-control rages
• Intense paranoia
• Birth defects
• Abscesses
• Pneumonia
• Death

• Mental Illness
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Confusion
• Paranoid Schizophrenia
• Bipolar Disorder
• Manic Depression

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Attention Deficit Hyper activity Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Methamphetamine in the Body

• Health effects and mental health effects may be
  immediate or delayed and may persist months or
  even years after the drug abuse has stopped

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Signs of High Intensity Abuse

• Weight Loss 50 to 100 pounds, Meth literally
  eats away body fat and muscle
• Central Polar center of the face will become
  pale due to the constriction of blood vessels at
  the skins surface
• Body Odor abusers lose personal hygiene and will
  have chemicals present in their perspiration.
  This will emit a putrid smell similar to glue or
  mayonnaise

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Signs of High Intensity Abuse

• Sweating will occur primarily around the upper
  lip and brow, this is caused by the increase in
  body temperature
• Bad Teeth this is caused by the chemicals used
  to make the drug and the loss of personal hygiene
• Scars / Open Sores caused by Crank Bugs which
  is an hallucination where bugs are on their skin
  and they try to scratch or pick them off

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Meth Mouth

• Meth Mouth a dental condition caused by the use
  of methamphetamine
• This is characterized by rampant caries or tooth
  decay
• Teeth become blackened, stained, crumbling,
  rotting, or falling apart
• Effects can be caused in as little as one year

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Meth Mouth

• Methamphetamine causes xerostomia, or dry mouth,
  due to the lack of saliva production
• The absence of the natural protective effects of
  saliva directly leads to increased tooth decay,
  particularly at the gum line
• The absence of the protective effect of saliva
  can make the mucosa of the mouth more vulnerable
  to infections
• This leads to chronic halitosis and causes a
  dramatic rise in the number of cavities

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Meth Mouth

• Methamphetamine also induces a craving for
  hi-calorie, carbonated, sugary beverages
• The lack of personal hygiene during extended
  periods of abuse further promotes tooth decay
• Bruxism, the grinding and clenching of the teeth,
  will cause teeth to crack, chip, and break off
• Frequent snorting of methamphetamine reduces the
  blood supply to the arteries that supply the
  upper teeth and gums causing periodontitis, or
  gum disease

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Understanding Meth Psychosis

• Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant that
  effects the Central Nervous System.
• Meth will effect many different chemicals within
  the brain and the body
• Dopamine, the pleasure chemical in the brain, is
  effected the most
• Meth stimulates the brain to release an explosive
  amount of Dopamine that is approximately 1,300
  times greater than a normal release
• Methamphetamine reverses the direction flow of
  Nor-Epinephrine and Dopamine transporters

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Understanding Meth Psychosis

• The inversion causes the release of these
  transmitters from the vesicles to the cytoplasm
  and from the cytoplasm to the synapse
• This creates an increased stimulation of
  post-synaptic receptors
• Methamphetamine also indirectly prevents the
  reuptake of Dopamine and Nor-Epinephrine, causing
  them to remain in the synaptic cleft for
  prolonged periods
• Meth literally rewires the brain and how the
  brain works

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Is Treatment Available?

• Yes
• However, there are currently no proven
  pharmacological treatments
• Treatment is available Consists of cognitive
  behavioral interventions and recovery support
  groups
• Current statistics show a 7 success rate for
  voluntary treatment admission
• 93 of the patients return to abuse the drug

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7 indicators of being under the influence of Meth

• Eyes
• Teeth
• Temperature
• Movement
• Skin
• Speech
• Paranoia

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The Eyes

• The Central Nervous System is over stimulated.
• Pupils of the eye will dilate and will not be
  able to adjust to changing light conditions.
• Chronic meth users eyes may constrict but will be
  unable to adjust to changing light conditions.
• Bright lights are painful and irritating to the
  user, causing irritation and agitation.

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The Eyes

• Nystagmus involuntary rapid movement
  (horizontal, vertical, rotary, or mixed, i.e. of
  two types) of the eyeball.
• Users are unable to make constant eye contact and
  will continuously look away to avoid eye contact.
• Users will often look through the corners of
  their eyes to avoid being starred down.
• This is largely due to the extreme paranoia that
  the drug creates

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The Teeth

• Bruxism the grinding of the teeth.
• Users will have a tenancy to gnash or grind their
  teeth, causing displacement of the tendons in the
  jaw.
• Gnashing of the teeth may lead to chipping or
  breaking of the teeth.
• The loss of personal hygiene, the chemicals used
  to manufacture, and the gnashing of the teeth
  will grind off the rough edges that are on normal
  teeth.

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Body Temperature

• Meth greatly increase the bodys temperature.
• Users may appear to have a flushed look.
• The increase in the bodys temperature will cause
  sweating primarily around the upper lip and brow.

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Body Movement

• Athetosis - repetitive involuntary, slow,
  sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in
  the hands.
• The increased stimuli of the Central Nervous
  System creates excessive electrical impulses.
• The user will be unable to set still.
• The user may appear to be psychotic having
  involuntary body movements followed by
  out-of-control rages where the will talk to
  themselves or scream for no reason.

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The Skin

• Meth literally eats away at body fat and muscular
  tissue.
• Users show signs of a skeletal look where the
  skin appears to shrink to the bone.
• The jaw, cheek bone, and temple become more
  pronounced.
• A bad body odor is often present.
• Sores or abscesses my be present from crank bugs

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Speech

• The users thought pattern is accelerated and
  extremely scattered.
• Users may not have a conscious thought pattern.
• They will talk quickly and softly with a slight
  quiver in the voice.
• Sentence structure is random and may contain
  numerous subjects within the same sentence,
  jumping from one to another.

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Paranoia

• A combination of sleep deprivation, chemical
  toxins from the manufacturing process, the
  absence of proper nutrition and the depletion of
  neurochemicals in the brain will all factor in on
  the extreme paranoia.
• Users often see shadow people or ghost images
  caught fleeting from the corners of their
  peripheral vision.
• Users feel that they are always under constant
  surveillance by the government and law
  enforcement.

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Paranoia

• The user will become agitated easily and will be
  prone to violence.
• The user will feel severe anxiety that will be
  followed with nervousness and extreme
  irritability.
• They will often be suicidal and homicidal.
• They become confused.

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What is a Meth Lab?

• They are commonly referred to as a Clan Lab
• Clan Lab is an acronym for Clandestine Laboratory
  
• Clandestine Laboratory is defined by the DEA as
  an illicit operation consisting of a sufficient
  combination of apparatus and chemicals that
  either has been or could be used in the
  manufacture or synthesis of controlled substances
• It is a crude chemistry lab that is operated
  illicitly

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Common Street Names

• 222
• Agua
• Albino Poo
• Alffy
• All Tweak end Long
• Anny
• Anything Going On
• Bache Knock
• Bache Rock
• Bag Chasers

• Baggers
• Barney Dope
• Batak
• Bathtub Crank
• Bato
• Batu
• Batunas
• Batuwhore
• Beegokes
• Bianca

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Common Street Names

• Bikerdope
• Bikers Coffee
• Billy
• Bitch
• Biznack
• Blanco
• Black
• Black Beauty
• Blade
• Bling Bling

• Blizzard
• Blue Acid
• Blue Devils
• Blue Funk
• Blue Meth
• Bomb
• Boo
• Boo Yah!
• Booger
• Boorit-Cebuano

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Common Street Names

• Brian Ed
• Brown
• Buff Stick
• Bugger Sugar
• Buggs
• Bumps
• Buzzard Dust
• Caca
• Candy
• Cankinstien

• CC
• Chach
• ChaChaCha
• Chalk
• Chalk Dust
• Chank
• Cheebah
• Cheese
• Chicken Feed
• Chicken Flippin

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Common Street Names

• Chikin or Chicken
• Chingadera
• Chittle
• Chizel
• Chiznad
• Choad
• Christmas Tree
• Christmas Tree Meth
• Chronic
• Chrome

• Cinnamon
• Clavo
• Clear
• Coco
• Coffee
• Cook
• Cooker
• Cookies
• CR
• Crack Meth

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Common Street Names

• Crank
• Crankster
• Crankster Gansters
• Crink
• Cri,Cri
• Criddle
• Cris
• Cristina
• Cristy
• Cringe

• Critty
• Crizzy
• Croak
• Crothch Dope
• Crossles
• Crow
• Crunk
• Crush and Rush
• Crypto
• Crystal Dick

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Common Street Names

• Crystal Glass
• Crystal Meth
• Crystalight
• Cube
• Debbie
• Desocsins
• Desogtion
• Devil Dust
• Devils Dandruff
• Devils Drug

• Dingles
• Dirt
• Dirty
• Dizzy D
• D-Monic
• Do Da
• Doody
• Doo-My-Lau
• Dope
• Drano

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Common Street Names

• Dropping
• Dummy Dust
• Dyno
• D
• Elbows
• Epimethrine
• Epod
• Eraser Dust
• Ethyl-M
• Evil Yellow

• Fast
• Fatch
• Fedrin
• Fil-Layed
• Fizz Wizz
• Fire
• Five-way
• Gackle-a Fackle-a
• Gak
• Gangster

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Common Street Names

• Gas
• Geep
• Geeter
• Getgo
• Get Geared Up
• Getting Glassed
• Gemini
• Glass
• Go
• Go-Fast

• Go-Go
• Go-Go Juice
• Gonzales
• Goop
• Got Anything
• Granulated Orange
• Grit
• Gumption
• Gyp
• G

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Common Street Names

• Haiwaiian Salt
• Half Elbow
• Hank
• Hanyak
• HiSpeed Chicken Feed
• Highthen
• Hillbilly Crack
• Hippy Crack
• Hiropon
• Horopon

• Holiday Meth
• Homework
• Hoo
• Horse Mumpy
• Hot Ice
• Hot Rolling
• Hotrailing
• Hugs and Kisses
• Hydro
• Hypes

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Common Street Names

• Hypo
• Ice
• Ice Cream
• Icee
• Ish
• Izice
• Jab
• Jasmine
• Jet Fuel
• Jib

• Jib Nugget
• Jinga
• Juddha
• Juice
• Junk
• Kaksonjae
• Kalksonjae
• Kibble
• Killer
• KooLAID

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Common Street Names

• Kronic
• Kryptonite
• Lamer
• Laundry Detergent
• Lemon Drop
• Life
• Lily
• Linda
• Love
• Low

• Lucille
• L.A. Glass
• L.A. Ice
• Lithium
• Lithium Scabs
• Load of Laundry
• M Man
• Magic
• Maui-Wowie
• Meth

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Common Street Names

• Methandfriend
• Methandfriendsofmine
• Methanfelony
• Meth Head
• Meth Monsters
• Meth Speed Ball
• Methaine
• Methatrim
• Methmood
• Method

• Methlies Quick
• Methnecks
• Mexican Crack
• Mexican Speedball
• Motorcycle Crack
• Motorcycle Crank
• Nazi Dope
• Nazimeth
• Ned
• Newday

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Common Street Names

• No Doze
• Nose Candy
• OZs
• Patsie
• P and P
• Paper
• Party and Play
• Peaking
• Peanut Butter
• Peel Dope

• Phazers
• Phets
• Philopon
• Pieta
• Pink
• Pink Elephants
• Pink Hearts
• Poison
• Po Coke
• Poop

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Common Street Names

• Poor Man's Coccaine
• Pootananny
• Poppers
• Powder
• Powder Monkeys
• Powder Point
• Project Propellant
• Puddle
• Pump
• P

• Q'd
• Quartz
• Quick
• Quill
• Rachet Jaw
• Rails
• Rank
• Red
• Redneck Cocaine
• Redneck Heroin

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Common Street Names

• Richie Rich
• Rip
• Rock
• Rock Crank
• Rocket Fuel
• Rocky Mountain High
• Rosebud
• Rudy's
• Rumdumb
• Running Pizo

• Sack
• Sam's Sniff
• Sarahs
• Satan Dust
• Satans Salt
• Scante
• Scap
• Schlep Rock
• Schmiz
• Sciznac

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Common Street Names

• Scootie
• Scooby Snax
• Scwadge
• Scud
• Scwadge
• Shab
• Sha-Bang
• Shabs
• Shabu
• Shamers

• Shards
• Shit
• Shiznack
• Shiznastica
• Shiznit
• Shiznitty
• Shizzo
• Shnizzie Snort
• Shwack
• Skeech

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Common Street Names

• Sketch
• Ski
• Skitz
• Sky Rocks
• Sliggers
• Smiley Smile
• Smurf Dope
• Smzl
• Snaps
• Sniff

• Snow Motivation
• Soap
• Soap Dope
• Space Food
• Spaceman
• Spakle
• Spagack
• Sparacked
• Sparked
• Sparkle

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Common Street Names

• Speckled Birds
• Speed
• Speed Balling
• Speed Freak
• Speed Racer
• Spin
• Spin, Spin
• Spinack
• Spindarella
• Spinney Boo

• Spin-Jo
• Spishak
• Spook
• Spoosh
• Sprack
• Spun Ducky Woo
• Squawk
• Stallar
• Stove Top
• Sto-Pid

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Common Street Names

• Styels
• Super Ice
• Super X
• Sugar
• Suger
• Sweetnes
• Swerve
• Syabu
• T
• Ta'doww

• Talkie
• Tasmanian Devil
• Tenner
• Teanna
• The New Prozac
• The Five Way
• The White House
• Tical
• Tic
• Tick Tick

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Common Street Names

• Tina
• Tihs - Shit Backwards
• Tobats
• Toots
• Trash
• Trip
• Tubbytoast
• Tutu
• Twack
• Tweak

• Tweedle Doo
• Tweek
• Tweezwasabi
• Twisters
• Twiz
• Twizacked
• Ugly Dust
• Vanilla Pheromones
• Wake
• Wash

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Common Street Names

• Water
• Wet
• Way
• We We We
• White Bitch
• White Cross
• White Ink
• White Junk
• White Lady
• White Pony

• White
• Who-Ha
• Wigg
• Work
• Working Mans Cocaine
• Xaing
• Ya Ba
• Yaaba
• Yaaba Daba Doo
• Yama

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Common Street Names

• Yammer Bammer
• Yank
• Yankee
• Yay
• Yead Out
• Yellow Bam
• Yellow Jackets
• Yellow Powder
• Yellow Barn
• Yellow Powder

• Zingin
• Zip
• Zoiks
• Zoom

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Common Street Terms

• Ampin
• Amped
• Bache Knock 2 Rock
• Bachin
• BOB
• Boxed Lab
• Buzzed
• Cranked Up
• Crack Whore
• Crank Whore Jamie

• Feelin Shity
• Foiled
• Fried Psychosis
• Gakked
• Gassing
• Geeked
• Geekin
• Gurped
• Heated
• Jacked

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Common Street Terms

• Jenny Crank Program
• Lit
• Lost Weekend
• On A Good One
• Ripped
• Pissed
• Poop'd Out
• Pumped
• Ring Dang Doo
• Ridin the White Pony

• Rollin
• Rollin Hard
• Scattered
• Schlep Heads
• Sketching
• Spinning
• Speeding
• Sparked
• Spracked
• Sprizzlefracked

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Common Street Terms

• Sprung
• Spun
• Spun Monkey
• Spun Turkey
• Stoked
• Super Lab
• Talkie
• Trippin
• Torqued
• Twacked

• Twacked Out
• Tweeked
• Tweeking
• Twisted
• Whacked
• Walk Talk
• Wide Open
• Wide Awake
• Wigged
• Wired

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Common Street Terms

• Worked
• Wooop Chicken
• Zipper
• Zoomin
• 8 Ballin

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I AM METH

• I destroy homes, I tear families apart, take your
  children, and thats just the start.
• Im more costly than diamonds, more precious than
  gold, the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.
• If you need me, remember Im easily found, I live
  all around you, in schools and in town.
• I live with the rich, I live with the poor, I
  live down the street, and maybe next door.

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I AM METH

• Im made in a lab, but not like you think, I can
  be made under a kitchen sink.
• In your childs closet, and even the woods, if
  this scares you to death, well it certainly
  should.
• I have many names, but theres one you know best,
  Im sure youve heard of me, my name is crystal
  meth.
• My power is awesome, try me youll see, but if
  you do, you may never break free.

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I AM METH

• Just try me once and I might let you go, but try
  me twice, and Ill own your soul.
• When I possess you, youll steal and youll lie,
  you do what you have to, just to get high.
• The crimes youll commit for my narcotic charms,
  will be worth the pleasure youll feel in your
  arms.
• Youll lie to your mother, youll steal from your
  dad, when you see their tears, you should feel
  sad.

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I AM METH

• But youll forget your morals and how you were
  raised, Ill be your conscience, Ill teach you
  my ways.
• I take kids from their parents, and parents from
  their kids, I turn people from GOD, and separate
  friends.
• Ill take everything from you, your looks and
  your pride, Ill be with you always, right by
  your side.
• Youll give up everything, your family, your
  home, your friends, your money, then youll be
  alone.

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I AM METH

• Ill take and take, till you have nothing more to
  give, when Im finished with you, youll be lucky
  to live.
• If you try me be warned, this is no game, if
  given the chance, Ill drive you insane.
• Ill ravish your body, Ill control your mind,
  Ill own you completely, your soul will be mine.
• The nightmares Ill give you while lying in bed,
  the voices youll hear, from inside your head.

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I AM METH

• The sweats, the shakes, the visions youll see, I
  want you to know, these are all gifts from me.
• But then its too late, and youll know in your
  heart, that you are mine, and we shall not part.
• Youll regret that you tried me, they always do,
  but you came to me, not I to you.
• You knew this would happen, many times you were
  told, but you challenged my power, and chose to
  be bold.

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I AM METH

• You could have said NO, and just walked away, if
  you could live that day over, know what would you
  say?
• Ill be your master, youll be my slave, Ill
  even go with you, when you go to your grave.
• Now that you have met me, what will you do? Will
  you try me or not? Its all up to you.
• I can bring you more misery than words can tell,
• come take my hand, let me lead you to HELL.

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I AM METH

• The author is Native American girl who was in
  jail for drug charges and was addicted to crystal
  methamphetamine.
• She had realized the horrors of the drug and
  wrote this poem while she was still in jail.
• Not long after her release, she was found dead
  with the needle still in her arm.

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What it Does to the Body

• Agitation
• Inability to focus on divided attention tasks
• Inattention
• Restlessness
• Motor excitation

• Increased reaction time
• Time distortion
• Depressed reflexes
• Poor balance and coordination
• Inability to follow directions

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Methamphetamine LabFacts

• Exposure can cause
• Known health risks
• Unknown health risks
• Chemical intoxication
• Dizziness
• Nausea
• Disorientation
• Lack of coordination

• Headaches
• Pulmonary edema
• Serious respiratory problems
• Severe chemical burns
• Internal organ damage
• Vomiting
• Chronic illness

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Methamphetamine LabFacts

• The average meth cook teaches ten others how to
  make meth annually
• Every pound of meth produces and leaves behind
  five to six pounds of toxic waste
• Possesses High Profit margins with low investment
  and start up costs
• Availability of resources are plenty
• Cooked with common household items
• Penalties were generally low from 1978 - 1983

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Common Ingredients for Methamphetamines

• Acetone (nail polish remover)
• Alcohol (isopropyl or rubbing)
• Anhydrous Ammonia (fertilizer)
• Ephedrine (cold medications)
• Ether (engine starter)
• Hydrochloric acid (pool supply)
• Iodine
• Kitty litter
• Lithium (batteries)
• Methanol (gasoline additive)

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Common Ingredients for Methamphetamines

• Methyl Ethyl Ketone
• MSM (nutritional supplement)
• Pseudoephedrine (cold medications)
• Red Phosphorus (matches or road flares)
• Salt (table or rock)
• Sodium Hydroxide (lye)
• Sodium Metal
• Sulfuric Acid (drain cleaner)
• Toluene (brake cleaner)
• Trichloroethelyne (gun cleaner)

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Methamphetamine LabFacts

• It is estimated that for every Met Lab seized,
  there are 10-15 missed
• The production of Methamphetamine releases toxic
  clouds of poisonous gases that can be fatal
• Contaminated Lab Sites pose a serious health
  hazard for re-occupancy
• Meth lab site decontamination averages 9,500
• Meth Lab Cooks will experience at least one fire
  every 36 months of cooking
• 25 of these fires will go un-reported

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Methamphetamine Lab Components

• Chemicals
• Vessels
• Heating Devices
• Tubing
• Filters
• Strainers

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Chemicals

• There are currently over 350 known chemicals used
  in the production of methamphetamine
• Only 182 chemicals have an odor
• There are 50 to 60 common chemicals used for each
  type of production
• There will be 6 to 8 different chemicals present
  at production

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Chemical Categories

• There are four primary categories that chemicals
  fall into
• Acids
• Bases
• Gases
• Solvents

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Five Types of Manufacturing Chemicals

• Solvents
• Precursors
• Reagents
• Catalysts
• Cutting Agents

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Vessels

• Used to store chemicals and chemical solutions
  during and after the production process
• Used to contain chemical reactions reaction
  vessels
• Can be used to retrieve a specific layer of
  chemical
• They can range from scientific glassware to
  everyday household containers

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Heating Devices

• Used to bring and maintain chemicals and chemical
  reactions to a specified temperature
• Used for the distillation of solvents by speeding
  up the evaporation process
• They will range from large heating mantels to
  kitchen hotplates, dependent on the size of the
  lab, available funds, and the production method
  utilized
• Lab operators may use heating mantels,
  dual-burner electric hotplates, electric frying
  pans, butane heating devices, or kitchen stoves
• The most common heating device found at small
  labs will be a single burner electric hotplate

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Tubing

• Typically will be attached to the top of the
  reaction vessel
• Used to vent the odorous and poisonous gas
• Used to circulate water for cooling methods
• Lab operators use anything from garden hoses to
  clear, flexible plastic tubing, to vacuum or
  automotive engine hoses
• Used tubing may have an amber, maroon, or dark
  chemical stain on the inside of the tubing
• Tubing may have a laboratory grade or makes shift
  stopper attached to the end

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Filters

• Used to lessen the toxic fumes that are emitted
  from the reaction vessel
• Filtering devices can be constructed from
  numerous products. Respirator masks, buckets of
  ice water, clothing, and shoeboxes filled with
  fabric softener sheets have been utilized
• Kitty Liter is the most commonly used filter
• Kitty Liter is usually placed in a bucket with
  the vent tubing from the top of the reaction
  vessel running to the bottom of the bucket

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Strainers

• Used to separate the liquid from the sludge after
  initial reaction
• Cloth, paper towels, laboratory grade funnel
  filters, bed sheets, and metal screens have been
  utilized as filtering devices
• Coffee filters are the most common filter used in
  smaller production labs.
• Filters may have an amber, maroon, or darker
  colored sludge stain on them
• Filters may have a clump of white or pink
  substance in it

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Signs of a Meth Lab Operation

• Where there is smoke there is fire. Approximately
  25 to 30 of meth labs are discovered as a
  result of a fire or explosion.
• More than normal consumption of coffee filters,
  hydrogen peroxide bottles, empty pill bottles,
  camera battery packages, solvents, carburetor
  cleaner, heat, small to large sized plastic
  baggies
• Starter Fluid cans with holes in the side or
  bottom of the can
• Boarding up windows
• Residents smoking outside all of the time
• Drug Paraphernalia

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Drug Paraphernalia

• Federal Law any equipment, product or material
  of any kind which is primarily intended or
  designed for use in manufacturing, compounding,
  converting, concealing, producing, preparing,
  injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise
  introducing into the body a controlled substance
• Any equipment that is used to produce, conceal,
  or consume illicit drugs

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Signs of a Meth Lab Operation

• Compressed gas cylinders
• Propane cylinders with tarnished brass valves
• Large amount of trash outside or inside the
  residence
• Video Surveillance Systems
• Domestic Violence Calls

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Signs of a Meth Lab Operation

• Domestic Violence
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Assault and Battery
• Burglaries
• Larcenies
• Theft
• Violent Crimes
• Veterinary Clinic Burglaries
• Increase in Criminal Activity Juvenile Adult

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Signs of a Meth Lab Operation

• Chemical or unusual staining on surfaces and
  walls
• Tenants paying cash for everything
• Injuries caused by chemicals
• Plastic bottles or mason jars with layered
  liquids
• Numerous items taken apart and not put back
  together
• Frost Bite injuries
• Pornographic material and sex toys that are not
  discrete

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Signs of a Meth Lab Operation

• Hoses or tubing that is running outside of the
  house
• Extension cords running to an out building
• Extension cords or power lines running from one
  or more of the neighbors houses
• Dramatic increase in utility bills monitor -
• Large amounts of trash at the curb or in the
  house
• Sudden decline in personal hygiene and house
  keeping habits
• Kids - they tell on their parents