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| | Methamphetamine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Individuals with ADHD are often at especially higher risk for addiction to methamphetamine, because the drug often increases the user's ability to focus and reduces impulsivity, creating a mechanism by which one is better able to cope. | | | This is because the brain is adapting a need for methamphetamine to think faster, or at what seems to be a higher level. | | | As with any injected drug, if a group of users shares a common needle without sterilization procedures, blood-borne diseases such as HIV or hepatitis can be transmitted as well. |
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| | Methamphetamine |
| | Addiction is characterized by compulsive, drug-seeking behavior and drug use. | | | Understanding the medical and psychological effects of this drug is important in order to recognize drug use and render appropriate medical care. | | | The lungs can be affected as well because methamphetamine use can cause pulmonary edema (excess fluid on the lungs), constriction of the blood vessels in the lungs affecting oxygen exchange, and chronic lung disease. |
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http://www.nmtf.us/methamphetamine/methamphetamine.htm
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| | Methamphetamine CESAR |
| | Methamphetamine is a very strong psychomotor stimulant that mimics the actions of certain neurotransmitters that affect mood and movement. | | | Methamphetamine was derived from amphetamine in Japan in 1919. | | | If this type of behavior is not typical for that person, he or she may have a drug problem. |
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http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drugs/meth.asp
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| | Methamphetamine FAQ, drug use, manufacturing, cost and effects of methamphetamine, meth, ice, speed. |
| | Methamphetamine use can not only modify behavior in an acute state, but after taking it for a long time, the drug literally changes the brain in fundamental and long-lasting ways. | | | The main neurotransmitter affected by methamphetamine is dopamine. | | | A: The person may exhibit anxiousness; nervousness; incessant talking; extreme moodiness and irritability; purposeless, repetitious behavior, such as picking at skin or pulling out hair; sleep disturbances; false sense of confidence and power; aggressive or violent behavior; disinterest in previously enjoyed activities; and severe depression. |
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| | DEA - Publications - Methamphetamine Situation - A Growing Domestic Threat |
| | Methamphetamine laboratories present both acute and chronic health risks to individuals involved in the seizure and cleanup of the facility, to those who live and work nearby, and to the violator operating the facility. | | | In the past year, however, methamphetamine has become a drug of choice at "raves" (all-night dance gatherings) and one of a number of drugs used by college-aged students. | | | Methamphetamine can be a lethal, dangerous, and unpredictable drug. |
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| | Methamphetamine - Factsheet - Drug Facts |
| | The most effective treatment for methamphetamine addiction is cognitive behavioral interventions, which modify a patient's thinking, expectancies, and behavior while increasing coping skills to deal with life stressors. | | | Chronic users at times develop sores on their bodies from scratching at "crank bugs," which describes the common delusion that bugs are crawling under the skin. | | | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2001 study, 9.8% of high school students had used methamphetamine within their lifetime. |
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| | eMedicine - Toxicity, Methamphetamine : Article by Robert Derlet, MD |
| | One reason for the popularity of smoked methamphetamine is the immediate clinical euphoria that results from the rapid absorption in the lungs and deposition in the brain. | | | When methamphetamine is used with ethanol, increased psychological and cardiac effects are observed. | | | Some patients who have used methamphetamine present unconscious to the ED. |
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| | Common Sense for Drug Policy: Methamphetamine News |
| | Methamphetamine use is a particularly serious problem in some rural areas, many of which lack the infrastructures necessary to deal with a major drug problem. | | | "Of particular concern, methamphetamine use is emerging in cities and rural settings previously thought to be largely unaffected by illicit drug use and is increasing among populations not previously known to use this drug. | | | National Institute on Drug Abuse, Infofax: Methamphetamine No. 13552 (Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services), from the web at http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/methamphetamine.html, last accessed Aug. 30, 2005. |
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| | Methamphetamine Information from Drugs.com |
| | Your pharmacist has more information about methamphetamine written for health professionals that you may read. | | | Continue to take methamphetamine and talk to your doctor if you experience | | | Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed |
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| | Methamphetamine |
| | Several paragraphs of facts about methamphetamine usage among children, plus a list of booklets and other resources that can be ordered, some free. | | | In this issue, it investigates many facts about the stimulant drug methamphetamine. | | | An online magazine series exploring the brain's response to drugs. |
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| | Methamphetamine Facts Methamphetamine Synthesis Methamphetamine Addiction |
| | Immediately after smoking or injection, the user experiences an intense sensation, called a "rush" or "flash," that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. | | | Our Methamphetamine Facts can help you better understand Methamphetamines and Methamphetamine Addiction. | | | Methamphetamine Facts - Methamphetamine Synthesis - Methamphetamine Addiction |
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http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Methamphetamine
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| | Methamphetamine |
| | It is our belief that intense pressure on manufacture of the drug in our region have moved producers to surrounding areas. | | | We hope this web site will provide you with some of the tools you need to overcome the ravages of this drug. | | | Methamphetamine use and production continues to be our single most serious threat. |
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http://www.stopmeth.com
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| | NIDA Drugs of Abuse and Related Topics - Methamphetamine |
| | Chronic, long-term use can lead to psychotic behavior, hallucinations, and stroke. | | | Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based Guide for Parents, Educators, & Community Leaders, 2nd edition | | | The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. |
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| | methamphetamine - Columbia Encyclopedia article about methamphetamine |
| | methamphetamine (mĕth'ămfĕt`əmēn): see amphetamine amphetamine (ămfĕt`əmēn), any one of a group of drugs that are powerful central nervous system stimulants. | | | Amphetamines have stimulating effects opposite to the effects of depressants such as alcohol, narcotics, and barbiturates. | | | Also known as methamphetamine, it is used as a stimulant. |
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| | Methamphetamine, crystal meth effects at SAMHSA's NCADI |
| | Meth users who inject the drug and share needles are at risk for acquiring HIV/AIDS. | | | Over half of these cases involved meth in combination with another drug, such as alcohol, heroin, or cocaine. | | | Long-term physical effects such as liver, kidney, and lung damage may also kill you. |
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| | Methamphetamine Fast Facts |
| | Individuals who abuse methamphetamine also may have episodes of violent behavior, paranoia, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia. | | | Methamphetamine use is associated with many serious physical problems. | | | The euphoric effect that results from snorting or ingesting the drug is not as intense and requires more time to take effect--3 to 5 minutes for snorting and 15 to 20 minutes for oral ingestion. |
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| | Methamphetamine |
| | Methamphetamine is a central nervous system stimulant of the amphetamine family. | | | Some of the symptoms of methamphetamine use are: | | | The most common method in Hawaii for methamphetamine to be used is smoked or inhaled. |
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| | Methamphetamine Treatment Project |
| | The Methamphetamine Treatment Project (MTP) is a multi-site initiative to study the treatment of methamphetamine dependence. | | | On this web site, you can find information about the project, results when they become available, as well as general information on methamphetamine abuse and treatment and links to other useful sites. |
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| | Methamphetamine Presentations |
| | The Ecology of Methamphetamine Abuse: Implications for Assessment. | | | The Application of Evidence-Based Strategies in Methamphetamine Treatment. | | | MTP researchers have given presentations on the project and on methamphetamine. |
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| | In The Know Zone - Methamphetamine |
| | In addition, methamphetamine is more widely available, at lower prices, than most other illicit drugs. | | | The methamphetamine crash makes users feel depressed, anxious, paranoid, and aggressive. | | | Many users compulsively repeat meaningless tasks for hours or pick at imaginary bugs on their skin until it bleeds. |
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| | Erowid Methamphetamine (Speed, Crank) Vault |
| | Methamphetamine is a strong physical and mental stimulant available in both prescription and street forms. | | | Mutant drug the American nightmare - The Dominion, Jan 7 1997 | | | It is relatively easy to synthesize which has contributed to its widespread use. |
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| | Lycaeum > Leda > Methamphetamine |
| | Comparison of the effects of methamphetamine and methcathinone. | | | A Weekend on the Other Side: LSD with meth and marijuana | | | A Trip In Hungary: An interesting tale about a drug binge at the Solipse festival |
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