Crystal Meth / Methamphetamine / Ice – Educational Video #2
Crystal Meth / Methamphetamine / Ice – Educational Video #2 – Local police chief talks about the Meth problem in the land of Rocori. Producer: Duane Kuss, WOW Training. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant that can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested orally. Methamphetamine users feel a short yet intense “rush” when the drug is initially administered. The immediate effects of methamphetamine include increased activity and decreased appetite. The drug has limited medical uses for the treatment of narcolepsy, attention deficit disorders, and obesity. Most amphetamines distributed to the black market are produced in clandestine laboratories. Methamphetamine laboratories are, by far, the most frequently encountered clandestine laboratories in the United States. The ease of clandestine synthesis, combined with tremendous profits, has resulted in significant availability of illicit methamphetamine. Large amounts of methamphetamine are also illicitly smuggled into the United States from Mexico. Long-term methamphetamine abuse can cause addiction, anxiety, insomnia, mood disturbances, and violent behavior. Additionally, psychotic symptoms such as paranoia, hallucinations, and delusions (such as the sensation of bugs crawling under the user’s skin) can occur. The psychotic symptoms can last for months or years after methamphetamine use has ceased. Of an estimated 108 million emergency department (ED) visits in the US during 2005, the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) estimates that 1449154 ED visits …
Need better prescription to stop drug abuse
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As a medical society spokesman notes, the effort could be seen as a way "to combat prescription drug misuse and abuse from the inside out." Just as important, the medical society has conducted a two-year push to create a much-needed digital early …
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Synthetic Pot Sends Thousands to Hospital
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The Drug Abuse Warning Network says drugs like Spice and K2, marketed as legal, fake pot and labeled as herbal incense, are sending teenagers and young adults to emergency rooms around the country. In 59% of the cases, doctors found no other …
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