Views of the Effects of Methamphetamine on Health, Treatment
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Transcript Views of the Effects of Methamphetamine on Health, Treatment
Laurie Petric ; Dr. Cary Heck; Kimberly Duggins
Department of Criminal Justice
McNair Scholars Program
• First synthesized in Germany in 1887
• Used during WWII
• Aided soldiers: Kept them Awake
• After: Weight Loss and
Performance Enhancers
• Dopamine vesicles in the brain
• Meth- Similar to Dopamine
• Brain “Mistakes” it for DA
• Physiological Effects:
• Increased Wakefulness
• Appetite Suppression
• Psychomotor activation
• Restlessness
• Most highly addictive drug ever created
• Made with common house hold supplies
• Cough Syrup
• Allergy Medication
• 53 Million users worldwide in 2010
Physical
Lung disorders
Brain and liver damage
Blood clots
Injection-related: (HIV and
Hepatitis B and C)
• Dental problems
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Mental
• Substance induced
psychosis
• Delusions
• Hallucinations
• Paranoia
• Homicidal and suicidal
tendencies
Treatment is difficult:
1. Highly dependence potential
2. Chemical structure of the brain
severely altered
3. No empirical treatment for meth
users
• Meth and the War on Drugs
• Cheyenne Meth Initiative: one out of every
200 Wyoming citizens has used meth in the
last 30 days
• 2010: Meth accounted for 53% of
total substance abuse arrests in
Wyoming: Manufacture, Sale,
Possession, Use, Transportation,
Conspiracy
Nick Reding Research:
Bad Economy + Job Loss = Meth Production
Public Opinion:
Meth users have
weak moral fiber
and no will power
Criminal activity
and more health
problems
Meth has
more adverse
effects overall
Explore views
of three
professionals
Compare to
views of
general public
I hypothesized that views of general participants regarding
methamphetamine abuse will differ from those of expert
participants.
Specifically, general participants will believe that
methamphetamine abuse is more problematic overall
when compared to other drugs.
Expert
Healthcare
Law Enforcement
Drug Counselor
General
200 Laramie Citizens- mail out
40 Responses
Example Interview Questions
•Do you feel that drug abuse is a major problem in Albany County,
Wyoming?
•What drug do you feel is the most abused in Albany County, Wyoming;
alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine or prescription medication?
•What drug do you feel has the strongest negative impact on a person’s
overall physiological health; alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine or
prescription medication?
•What drug do you feel has the strongest negative impact on a person’s
overall mental health; alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine or
prescription medication?
•What drug do you feel has the strongest negative impact on the overall
outcome of treatment; alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamine or
prescription medication? This includes relapse rate and difficulty to quit
the substance.
Expert Participants:
Meeting: survey followed by interview.
Interview: 30 to 45 minutes; 12 open ended
questions.
General Participants:
Randomized mailing list: 200 citizens of Laramie,
Wyoming.
Packet: informational letter, informed consent form
and survey. Once everything was filled out, they
were asked to mail materials back to the researcher
in a prepaid envelope.
Survey: Average responses to 4 questions separately;
Independent samples t test with Welch Approximation:
compare between groups.
Interviews: Similarities or differences in answers.
Cocaine
Mean
2.67
Alcohol Rx Drugs
4
3.33
Alcohol worse
than meth
Meth
2.67
Cocaine Alcohol Rx Drugs
Mean
2.14
2.81
2.16
Meth
3.41
Results based on 40 returned surveys.
Meth is more prevalent
Cocaine
Alcohol
Rx Drugs
Meth
Expert
2.67
4
3.33
2.67
General
2.18
2.79
2.12
3.39
p-Value
.64
.00**
.05*
.50
Alcohol abuse: Part of rural culture
Hindrance:
Not enough participants
Public events instead of mailing
list: more results
Broadness of survey
Rank drugs instead of rate
Future Research:
Demographics
Age
Gender
Profession
Influences on public opinion.
Wyoming Meth Project
Media in general: drug use is
dramatized
Harm reduction
Possible alternative to educate
the public about drugs.
I would like to express my gratitude to
my faculty advisor: Dr. Cary Heck, my
graduate student advisor: Kimberly
Wiseman, the McNair Scholars
Program, the University of Wyoming
Honors Program and all who helped
me with my research and academic
goals.
Thank You!
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