Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is a powerful stimulant.

Street Names: crank, meth, speed, crystal, chalk, fire, glass, crypto, ice

How It's Used: It can be swallowed, snorted, injected, or smoked.

Effects & Dangers:

• Users feel a euphoric rush from methamphetamine, particularly if it is smoked or shot up. But they can develop tolerance quickly - and will use more meth for longer periods of time, resulting in sleeplessness, paranoia, and hallucinations.
• Users sometimes have intense delusions such as believing that there are insects crawling under their skin.
• Prolonged use may result in violent, aggressive behaviour, psychosis, and brain damage.
• The chemicals used to make methamphetamine can also be dangerous to both people and the environment.

Addictiveness: Methamphetamine is highly addictive.

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