Transcript Can People Who use Crystal Methamphetamines

Can People Who use Crystal
Methamphetamines
Function in Society?
 A high on crystal meth lasts 12-16
times longer then a high you will get
from cocaine.
Major Effects on Dopamine
Levels
 Dopamine - A neurotransmitter that
controls pleasure and is released each
time you benefit from an achievement.
 When you are on meth your dopamine
levels get raised and it burns out your
neurons, making them less productive.
 A lab experiment done of animals
showed that methamphetamines
generate 1250 units of dopamine, sex
only generates 200 units.
 After the first dose you use crystal you
will feel the need to take more and
more until you are too disoriented to
continue or you run out.
 If you were on meth you will soon have
to put all you time and money into
getting and taking the drug. You would
not be able to keep a job or act like a
normal person in society.
 Pregnant woman who use meth will
seriously effect there baby. When the
child is born it will be known to act
paranoid if touched, and they will have
weakened motor skills.
 People on meth will only be thinking
about getting their next high, and they
will become a chronic user and will
stay high for days at a time without
nutrients or sleep, you will not be able
to keep a job.
 When you stop taking
methamphetamines you will suffer
from moody behavior, and head aches,
making it hard to concentrate on one
task.
Conclusion
 Overall, we find that a person using
meth, be it chronically or acutely,
cannot function in or about society.
Quitting Meth
 Dr. Nora Volkow said
that when you quit
meth your brain
tissue can repair its
self after time but
chronic users will
suffer permanent
effects.
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 When you quit using crystal meth, your
dopamine levels get to be so low that
it can lead to Parkinson's disease.
Conclusion
 Former meth users might be able to
keep a low end job and make a living,
but will never be able to be really
successful.
Bibliography
 http://www.helium.com/items/125868
1-understanding-crystal-meth-effectson-the-brain/
 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/fron
tline/meth/body/#1
 Webster dictionary