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Dont METH with it.

• Oneisha J. Newell

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Are you aware that

• Neurons multiply at a rate 250,000
  neurons/minute during early pregnancy?
• 70,000 is the number of thoughts that it is
  estimated the human brain produces on an average
  day.

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First off what is it?

• Neurons are the basic building blocks of the
  nervous system.
• Neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger that
  carries, boosts and modulates signals between
  neurons and other cells in the body.

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No one thinks they'll get eaten by a whale. Meth
will change that.

• The chemical called methamphetamine,
  methylamphetamine, or desoxyephedrine. The
  shortened name is 'meth'. When it is in its
  crystalline form, the drug is called crystal
  meth,
• Usually crystal meth is smoked in glass pipes,
  similar to how crack cocaine is used. It may be
  injected (either dry or dissolved in water),
  snorted, swallowed.

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Affects on the human body

• Methamphetamine affects the body physically. The
  physical aspects are extreme weight loss and
  decreased appetite. However, it also acts as a
  popular stimulant. Methamphetamine improves
  concentration, energy, and alertness.

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Nervous system

• Methamphetamine is a powerful central nervous
  system stimulant. The drug works directly on the
  brain and spinal cord by interfering with normal
  neurotransmission.

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Neurotransmitters

• Methamphetamine increases the release and blocks
  the intake of the neurotransmitter. It effects
  the pleasure chemical dopamine-- leading to high
  levels of the chemical in the brain--a common
  motive of drug abuse. Dopamine is involved in
  reward, motivation, the experience of pleasure.
  Methamphetamine has the ability to release
  dopamine rapidly in reward regions of the brain
  produces euphoria.

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Side Effects

• Physical effects from crystal meth include
  increased heart rate, blood pressure, and body
  temperature. Anxiety, emotional swings, and
  paranoia are the most common psychological
  effects of chronic use of crystal meth. With long
  term use extreme paranoia, hallucinations, and
  brutal violence becomes common.

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Method withdrawals

• While Crystal Meth withdrawal symptoms can be
  very intense, they are generally psychological in
  nature. The addict going through the withdrawal
  process will experience symptoms of anxiety,
  agitation, sleeplessness, and intense cravings
  for the drug. Drug withdrawal can be a painful
  process and many people choose to continue doing
  drugs instead of going through the uncomfortable
  feelings of the withdrawal process.

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Highly Addictive and Highly Dangerous

• According to the World Health Organization,
  methamphetamine is second only to marijuana as
  the most widely abused illicit drug in the world,
  and it is the most prevalent synthetic drug
  manufactured in the United States.

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Works Cited

• www.crystalmethaddiction.org/
• www.antimeth.org/brainbody.html
• www.meth-kills.org/faqs/how-does-meth-affect-users
  .html
• www.rehabdrug.net/crystal_metheffects.html
• http//alcoholism.about.com/od/meth/Methamphetamin
  e.htm