Methamphetamine (Drugs: the Straight Facts) by Randi Mehling

By Randi Mehling

"Methamphetamine" examines the factitious chemical compound that has been declared a drug epidemic in 2006. This insightful publication covers the heritage, actual homes, and addictive nature of methamphetamine, and gives readers with robust information regarding the well-being results, tendencies and attitudes, and felony ramifications linked to using this destructive, hugely addictive substance. "Methamphetamine" is reinforced by means of full-color photos and illustrations, charts and diagrams, and proposals for additional analyzing that make this e-book an important resource for college students studying in regards to the risks of this drug.

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PAST-YEAR (ANNUAL) USE This is used to describe a teen who has used meth at least once during the past 365 days. PAST-MONTH OR CURRENT USER Both the NSDUH and the MTF define a “current user” as a teen who has used an illicit drug/meth at least once within the month prior to responding to the survey. This is also referred to as “past-month” drug use. NATIONAL AVERAGE The results from the sample groups are applied to the entire population of the United States and then presented as a national average.

Users describe this immediate and intense rush or “flash” as extremely pleasurable. This sensation lasts only a few minutes, but the meth user can still feel a sense of euphoric intoxication for 12 to 14 hours or more. 6, 7, 14, 24 When crystal meth is heated, it gives off vapors (smoke) that can be inhaled through the lungs. Ice is smoked in a glass pipe or an empty light bulb, and it leaves either a milky or black The Properties of Methamphetamine residue inside the glass, depending on the way it was made.

PAST-MONTH OR CURRENT USER Both the NSDUH and the MTF define a “current user” as a teen who has used an illicit drug/meth at least once within the month prior to responding to the survey. This is also referred to as “past-month” drug use. NATIONAL AVERAGE The results from the sample groups are applied to the entire population of the United States and then presented as a national average. once in the past year, and 57,000 had used meth in the previous month. • In the general population of 12 and older, more men than women use meth.

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