Meth

Jerome Sheriff’s Office

2004(meth, speed, crystal, glass, crank, tweak, yaba)

OverviewThe facts about Meth

Your knowledge/Our knowledge Why people choose to use itShort and Long Term Effects How it works

Tell us what you know about Meth

What is Meth?

Amphetamine or Methamphetamine?

Synthetic or Natural?

How is it Used?SmokeInjectSnort

Swallow

Why Do People Start Using it?

• Improve mental and physical performance

• Alert

• Weight loss

• Energy

• Feel really good

Social Influences• Media

• Friends

• Family

General Use Effects

• Beginning

• Length

• The “Flash”

Patterns of Use

•Low intensity

•Chronic Periodic

•Binge and Crash

Binge and Crash

5-30 minutes

6-12 hours or more 3-15 days

1-3 days

Short Term Effects I• Pleasure• Confidenc

e• Sexy• Joy

• Irritability• Aggressio

n• Power• Fatigue

Short Term Effects II• Increased wakefulness, breathing,

and heart rate• Decreased appetite• Dry mouth• Overheating• Tremors and Convulsions• Depression as it wears off

A Side Note

•Overdose• Tolerance

•Addiction

Long-Term Effects• Anxiety, confusion, and sleep

problems• Hallucinations and delusions• Methamphetamine Psychosis• Psychotic behavior• Chronic depression• Severe weight loss• Brain damage

How Does It Work?

Dopamine

Pleasure

Movement

Coordination

Dopamine Transmission

Dopamine

Crystal Meth

This is Penny Woods in 1998

This is Penny in 2002

After 4 years of meth abuse

What is Meth?

• Ephedrine Cold and allergy medications such as Sudafed, Actifed, Allrest capsules

and  Mini-thin diet tablets.• Red Phosphorous Strike plate on match covers or

highway flares.• Acetone Alcohol Denatured or isopropyl • Ether Engine starting fluid.• Isopropyl Alcohol Heet• Iodine • Hydrogen Peroxide• Battery Acid• Rock Salt• Anhydrous Ammonia Farm Fertilizer

•   Behavioral Indications

Hyperactivity Easily agitated Aggressiveness 

Paranoid Delusional 

• Physical Indications

Open skin sores Weight loss 

Red nose Tooth loss Hair loss 

Eyes sensitive to light Dark circles under eyes  

Idaho Statistics2003

6421 drug arrests5857 paraphernalia arrests

45.5% of all arrests were drug related1153 were juveniles (17.96%)

Jerome County Statistics2003

221 drug arrests18 were juveniles

Rehab

Several treatment centers describe Meth users as the hardest to treat.

Acute effects of withdrawal subside quickly (3 to 5 days),

“THE WALL” lasts from 6 to 8 months for casual users and

2 to 3 years for regular users.