What is in meth

Methamphetamine is a powerful central nervous system stimulant. The drug works directly on the brain and spinal cord by interfering with normal neurotransmission. Neurotransmitters are chemical substances naturally produced within nerve cel…

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Meth is a mistake. Whatever you do do not become involved with it. My boyfriend is an addict and lies about many things. His life is centered around it’s acquisition and maintenance and his ‘friends’ are involved in it as well. Not just tak…

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Some other common names for meth are crystal meth, ice, crank, speed, and tina. Meth can be smoked, snorted, injected or swallowed. Meth abuse is linked to risky sexual behavior, criminal activity, and death.

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Meth……?

Q: My friend, who is 15 has been drinking for a few months, but now I think she’s started drugs. Last night she went completely nuts. I’ve known her my whole life, and never seen her like she was last night. I’m thinkin she was high, and I’m thinkin it mighta been on meth. How do ppl act when they’ve done meth for the first time?She lives with her older sister and I’ve already told her about it. I just wanna know what exactly it was, she was on, because she won’t tell.

A: They get very “grandiose,” they can get a temper (but then, so can drunks)and they don’t sleep for, like, 72 hours.It’s been recently proven that ALL drugs (including alcohol) affect brain development in youths. That’s why it’s so important to not only not do drugs but to ESPECIALLY avoid them before you’re fully-grown. And yet the teen years are the years when people usually start to experiment with drugs. Ironic, isn’t it? You’re setting yourself for permanent brain damage/personality changes by doing something that may be seemingly innocent or relatively harmless (grass, beer, cigs). Even cigarettes are most-addictive if one starts smoking when one’s in ones teens.OTOH, I drank small amounts–with my family’s knowledge and approval–from the time that I was very small. The difference was that I didn’t “drink to get drunk”–I just had a little wine or beer with my meals, along with the adults. It didn’t seem to have hurt me at all. But then, I’ve never had a drug problem, and that MIGHT be because I didn’t experiment with any drugs until I was full-grown (and then after I experimented with them, I found that I didn’t like any of them, and I stopped it all, aside from the occasional alcoholic drink and caffeine).

What can you do about a meth apartment?

Q: My husband and I moved into an apartment 3 months ago. Ever since we moved in we have both been sick. My husband has had serious hives for the past 2 months. We really suspect that our apartment has been used as a meth lab in the past. The apartment stinks horrible. It burns your eyes and throat just to be in it. What are some other signs of meth labs? Also, if it has been a meth lab, is any of our stuff salageable? or will everything have to be thrown away?

A: Send a certified letter to the landlord stating your immediate health issues. Get the heck out! It’s not worth being sick!

How do we stop the meth epidemic from flooding the foster care system?

Q: I’ve been talking with several caseworkers recently and I’m astounded at the number of foster children that are resulting in adoptions due to their bio families not being able to get clean from Meth. What else can we do as a community to get folks to get clean (or don’t start at all) so they can raise their children?My current foster daughter is in care due to Meth. She was born addicted to it. I’ll be adopting her next month because her bio mom just can’t stay clean or out of jail.My foster daughter is mentally handicapped due to her mother’s Meth abuse. It IS that bad.

A: As a social worker, I have my optimistic and pessimistic ideas about this issue. I think that parents need to start taking responsibilities for their actions. If they choose to (for whatever reason) use drugs then they have to pay the consequences e.g. loose their child, go to to jail, end up in hospitals. Unfortunately, the children have to pay the consequences as well. But that is why people like you and me exist in this world. We can only do so much. And we are already doing much. I mean look at you, you are adopting a child that most likely will bring you many challenges due to her history. I admire you for that truly. You already have done your part. Ideally, education and community outreach in areas where meth use is more common would possible decrease the use and encourage drug treatment for these parents. But really thats all we can do. We can also familiarize ourselves with this particular population (meth users). Lets educate ourselves about where these people come from, their backgrounds, their support systems, their life stories, and with this information we can help each parent/individual more effectively. one by one. Drugs will always exist as long as there are people who use them. Lets try and get these these parents involved in other things (volunteer programs, educational programs, social support groups) and offer them incentives to motivate them to get involved. But good incentives, like cheap rent, groceries, whatever THEIR needs are. I think most importantly, as a community, we need to stop discriminating against this population and stop marginalizing them. Some will fail, some will succeed. I guess that would be my pessimistic idea.P.S the county system has actually improved in the last decade if you look at current statictics. Atleast in California it has.