Crystal Meth

Overview
The fac ts abo ut Crys tal Me th

 Yo ur kno wle dg e /Our kno wle dg e

 Why pe o ple c ho o s e to us e it
 S ho rt and Lo ng Te rm Effe c ts
 Ho w it wo rks
Tell us what you know
about Crystal Meth
 What is Crystal Meth?

Amphe tamine o r Me thamphe tamine ?

S ynthe tic o r Natural?

Ho w is it Us e d ?
S mo ke
Inje c t
S no rt
S wallo w
 Why Do People Start
Using it?

• Impro ve me ntal and phys ic al pe rfo rmanc e

• Ale rt • Ene rg y

• We ig ht lo s s • Fe e l re ally g o o d
 Social Influences
• Me dia

• Frie nds

• Family
General Use Effects
• Be g inning

• Le ng th

• The “Flas h ”
Patterns of Use
• Lo w inte ns ity

• Chro nic Pe rio dic

• Bing e and Cras h

Binge and Crash
6-12 hours or more 3-15 days

5-30 minutes

1-3 days
Short Term Effects I
• Ple as ure • Irritability
• Co nfide nc e • Ag g re s s io n
• S e xy • Po we r
• Jo y • Fatig ue
Short Term Effects II
• Inc re as e d wake fulne s s , bre athing ,
and he art rate
• De c re as e d appe tite
• Dry mo uth
• Ove rhe ating
• Tre mo rs and Co nvuls io ns
• De pre s s io n as it we ars o ff
A Side Note
• Ove rdo s e

• To le ranc e

• Addic tio n
 Long-Term Effects
• Anxie ty , c o nfus io n , and s le e p
pro ble ms
• Halluc inatio ns and de lus io ns
• Me thamphe tamine Ps yc ho s is
• Ps yc ho tic be havio ur
• Chro nic de pre s s io n
• S e ve re we ig ht lo s s
• Brain damag e
How Does It Work?
 Dopamine

Ple as ure

Mo ve me nt

Co o rdinatio n
 Dopamine Transmission

Do pamine

Crys tal Me th
 Balancing Balloons
• Gro up o f 5

• Ge t in a c irc le and ho ld hands

• Ke e p the ballo o ns in the air