2. Crystal Meth

3. Overview The facts about Crystal Meth  Your knowledge/Our knowledge  Why people choose to use it  Short and Long Term Effects  How it works

4. Tell us what you know about Crystal Meth

5. What is Crystal Meth? Amphetamine or Methamphetamine? Synthetic or Natural?

6. How is it Used? Smoke Inject Snort Swallow

7. Why Do People Start Using it? Improve mental and physical performance Alert Weight loss Energy Feel really good

8. Social Influences Media Friends Family

9. General Use Effects Beginning Length The “Flash ”

10. Patterns of Use Low intensity Chronic Periodic Binge and Crash

11. 5-30 minutes 6-12 hours or more3-15 days 1-3 days

12. Short Term Effects I Pleasure Confidence Sexy Joy Irritability Aggression Power Fatigue

13. Short Term Effects II Increased wakefulness, breathing, and heart rate Decreased appetite Dry mouth Overheating Tremors and Convulsions Depression as it wears off

14. A Side Note Overdose Tolerance Addiction

15. Long-Term Effects Anxiety, confusion, and sleep problems Hallucinations and delusions Methamphetamine Psychosis Psychotic behaviour Chronic depression Severe weight loss Brain damage

16. How Does It Work?

17. Dopamine Pleasure Movement Coordination

18. Dopamine Transmission Dopamine Crystal Meth

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