CRYSTAL METH

WHAT EFFECTS DO CRYSTAL METH HAVE ON PEOPLE’S LIVES? • Repeated use makes meth exact a toll

on the mind and body• Robbing users of their physical health

and cognitive abilities • Also the drug takes you away from your

family• Increases confidence and feelings of

desirability

WHY DO PEOPLE USE CRYSTAL METH?

• Most people use socially in clubs• With friends• Others use it for diet• To stay alert• teens say they use because it reduces need

of sleep and food• helps make some forget or feel better about

the situation

HOW METH DESTROYS YOUR BODY?

• Makes you feel a rush when taken in• Makes body feel increased energy• After first try the user wants to take

and more and more for the same feeling

• Repeated use makes meth exact a toll on the mind and body

WHAT ARE SOME SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF DRUGS?

• Short term:• Loss of appetite• Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body

temperature• Change in sleep patterns• Nausea• hallucinations• death from high doses• panic and in shock• seizures• irritability

WHAT ARE SOME LONG TERM AND SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF DRUGS?

Long term: • depression• stroke• damage to the brain• severe tooth decay• weight loss• confused • apathy• disorientation• breathing problems if smoked • destruction of tissues in nose if sniffed • infectious diseases if injected • liver , kidney and lung damage

SOLUTIONS• Cops need to be more aware

• Social media , spread the topic

• School should alert their students

• Parents should talk to their kids about crystal meth and other drugs

• More rehab places

• People should know the effects of crystal meth

• More info about this on news

• Have more presentations in School about this topic