Methamphetamine is a highly addictive, often homemade drug that speeds up the nervous system. It is made in different forms. “Ice” refers to its chunk form. It may also be called crystal, crank, speed, or glass. It could also be in a powder that may be snorted, or heated to make a liquid that can be injected. The “cooks” of methamphetamine may use a variety of unpredictable chemicals from chloroform, to gasoline additives that are combined with other stimulant drugs.
Methamphetamine hurts users’ bodies in many ways. It can cause:
These negative effects can lead to:
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Methamphetamine has become a highly addictive drug of choice in many rural communities. Meth “labs” are often the pusher’s kitchen, garage, shed, or even the back of their car. Because of the chemicals used in the “cooking” process, the place it is produced becomes very volatile and dangerous. Many pushers, their innocent family members, investigating law enforcement officials, or other emergency service personnel, have been seriously injured from coming in contact with the chemicals used to produce methamphetamine. |
Signs of methamphetamine use include:
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