Methamphetamine (original) (raw)

Also called: Chalk, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Meth, Speed, Tina

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Methamphetamine - meth for short - is a very addictive stimulant drug. It is a powder that can be made into a pill or a shiny rock (called a crystal). The powder can be eaten or snorted up the nose. It can also be mixed with liquid and injected into your body with a needle. Crystal meth is smoked in a small glass pipe.

Meth at first causes a rush of good feelings, but then users feel edgy, overly excited, angry, or afraid. Meth use can quickly lead to addiction. It causes medical problems including:

• Making your body temperature so high that you pass out
• Severe itching
• "Meth mouth" - broken teeth and dry mouth
• Thinking and emotional problems

NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse

• Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine) (Partnership to End Addiction)

• Methamphetamine (Drug Enforcement Administration)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Methamphetamine (National Institutes of Health)

• Dextroamphetamine and Pregnancy (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists) - PDF Also in Spanish