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METHAMPHETAMINES (Crystal Meth / TIK)
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Street Names |
| speed
/ meth / chalk / glass / ice / tik |
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| smoke
/ oral / inject / snort |
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Behaviour |
| central nervous system
stimulant
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psycho-stimulant |
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METHAMPHETAMINE is made easily in
clandestine laboratories with relatively inexpensive
over-the-counter ingredients. These factors combine to make
methamphetamine a drug with high potential for widespread abuse
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Methamphetamine is more potent
than amphetamine and is easy to
make. The crystalline powder
is soluble in water, making it a
perfect candidate for injection
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APPEARANCE |
It is a white, odourless, bitter-tasting crystalline powder
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PRESENTATION |
Sold either as a powder or a tablet in a
plastic bag
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EFFECT |
Increases wakefulness and physical activity and decreases
appetite. Chronic, long-term use can lead to psychotic Behaviour,
hallucinations, and stroke
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Because hyperthermia and convulsions are common and often fatal
complications of such overdoses, emergency room treatment focuses
on the immediate physical symptoms
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Overdose patients are cooled off in ice baths, and anticonvulsant
drugs may be administered also |
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Mandrax |
 Morphine |
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