Transcript Crystal Methamphetamines

Meth was first introduced in Japan in
1893 by a chemist named Nagayoshi
Hagai.
 1919 crystallized meth was introduced by
adding red phosphorus and Iodine.
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colorless, odorless
form
powerful and highly
addictive synthetic
(man-made)
stimulant.
Clear crystal chunks,
similar in
appearance to
actual ice or glass
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individuals of all ages
gaining in popularity
as a club drug
most abused hard
drug on the earth,
about 26 million users
worldwide
Batu
 Blade
 Cristy
 Crystal glass
 Hanyak
 HiroponHot ice
 Tina
 Ventana
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Kaksonjae
 L.A. glass
 L.A. ice
 Quartz
 ShabuShards
 Stove top
 Super ice
 Vidrio
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smoked in glass pipes
It may be injected (either
dry or dissolved in water)
snorted
Swallowed
inserted into the anus or
urethra
Meth stays in the system
eight to twelve hours long
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'Red, White, and Blue
Process'
The red is red phosphorus
white is the ephedrine or
pseudo ephedrine,
and blue is iodine used to
make hydroiodic acid.
Making crystal meth usually
involves reducing
ephedrine or pseudo
ephedrine, found in cold
and allergy medicine
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=L9oIQ7hvo-I
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Euphoria
Increased energy and alertness
Diarrhea and nausea
Excessive sweating
Loss of appetite, insomnia, tremors, jaw-clenching
Agitation, irritability, talkativeness, panic, compulsive
fascination with repetitive tasks, violence, confusion
Increased libido
Increased blood pressure, body temperature, heart
rate, blood sugar levels, bronchodilation
Constriction of the walls of the arteries
In pregnant and nursing women secreted in breast
milk
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Brain damage
Sensation of flesh crawling (fornication)
Paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, tension
headache
Muscle breakdown which can lead to kidney
damage or failure
"Meth Mouth" where teeth rapidly decay and fall out
Drug-related psychosis
Death due to stroke, cardiac arrest or elevated body
temperature (hyperthermia)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS8XY4GMnJk
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contains chemical compounds that over work the central
nervous system
It causes nerve damage that produces degeneration of brain
tissue (like Alzheimer's)
dopamine is stimulated by crystal meth
Dopamine receptors fire neurons that recycle pleasure
receptors.. Afterwards, cell receptors weaken, and pleasure is
unattainable
Tachycardia and hypertension contaminates blood vessels in
the brain
Brain tissue is able to re-grow after several years but many
chronic users experience permanent cognitive ability damage.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is brain imaging techniques
that study methamphetamine brain effects.
PET shows abnormal dopamine neurons are present after three
years of abstinence.