What is Crystal Meth?

i have been hearing a lot about it in the news
is meth the new crack?

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24 Responses

  1. NoJail4You says:

    Crystal meth = death!

  2. maxlebo93 says:

    if you smoke it you can see jesus

  3. Ash says:

    It is a drug, Jodie Sweeten (Stephanie from Full House) just came out saying she used to be addicted to it.

  4. BadNews says:

    a illegal drug that’s easy to make
    but if you smoke it your dead

  5. someonecanbme says:

    it is synthetic. crack is a derivative of cocaine. It would be the difference between a tomato and pork rinds.

  6. ps2754 says:

    It is a very dangerous, very addictive drug. Many people have died from using it. Stay away from it!

  7. "FroG" says:

    it is a drug made by household chemicals and suffaded,

    it is worse than crack, the addciton is insane,

    i suggest you to stay clear of it, go seek more information from your local law enforcment, they would be more than glad to tell you..

    you also can find it on the internet everywhere..

    crystal meth is yes indeed the new crack in some perspectives, but not a good thing!

  8. Michael R says:

    One of the worst things you could possible get involved with. Stay away from it. Yes, sort of the new crack. Like crack it is instantly addicting.

  9. bkp2088 says:

    It is a REALLY BAD type of drug!!! NEVER TAKE IT!!!!!

    NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER NEVER!!!!

  10. str8tupgirl says:

    it’s the poor mans cocaine and more addictive.

  11. gokart121 says:

    That’s the stuff the mexicans make in the back of their cars while traveling cross-country….to sell it in some major city and then skedaddle back to Mexico with the money…

  12. gaurav s says:

    i dint hear about it

  13. queeneazy420 says:

    Methamphetamine (or methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes. Like most stimulants, methamphetamine can cause a strong feeling of euphoria, thus creating the potential for addiction. Illicit methamphetamine comes in a variety of forms. Most commonly it is found as a colourless crystalline solid, sold on the street under a variety of names, such as: crystal meth or crystal. Crystal methamphetamine may also be referred to as shards, rock, P, pony, crissie, crystal, glass, ice, devil’s dandruff, chimichanga, Jib,Tina, or tik.

  14. fukuoka says:

    its a drug. to make it you need
    Colemans Fuel
    Muriatic Acid
    Acetone
    Methanol
    iodine crystals
    Psuedoephedrine
    Red Phosphorus

  15. anurag b says:

    It is the most power full drug. It very cheap so any body can buy it . So that of people can afforded it easily. It contain poisons only.

  16. orangenyellow_roses says:

    http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian...

    Check out these pics. You do not want to try this drug. This is the drug John Couey was on when he buried the little girl alive here in Fl.

  17. strange_busaman says:

    crystal meth was use back in Nazi times to keep the soldiers from sleeping,and almost immune to pain,it fell to whats made today as a very serious drug made up of ammonia and other very hazardous materials.most meth users never can shake the habit,its worse than crack,it rots out your teeth and ages you beyond recognition in a matter of months.very serious problem.

  18. Cullen M says:

    Crystal Methamphetamine, better known as crystal meth, comes in many forms and can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested, or injected. The drug alters moods in different ways, depending on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria – a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes. As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern. Because tolerance for methamphetamine occurs within minutes – meaning that the pleasurable effects disappear even before the drug concentration in the blood falls significantly – users try to maintain the high by binging on the drug. In the 1980′s, “ice,” a smokable form of methamphetamine, came into use. Ice is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity that is smoked in a glass pipe like crack cocaine. The smoke is odorless, leaves a residue that can be smoked, and produces effects that may continue for 12 hours or more.

    As a powerful stimulant, methamphetamine, even in small doses, can increase wakefulness and physical activity and decrease appetite. A brief, intense sensation, or rush, is reported by those who smoke or inject methamphetamine. Oral ingestion or snorting produces a long-lasting high instead of a rush, which reportedly can continue for as long as half a day. Both the rush and the high are believed to result from the release of very high levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine into areas of the brain that regulate feelings of pleasure.

    Long-term methamphetamine abuse results in many damaging effects, including addiction. Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and drug use which is accompanied by functional and molecular changes in the brain. In addition to being addicted to methamphetamine, chronic methamphetamine abusers exhibit symptoms that can include violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia. They also can display a number of psychotic features, including paranoia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, and the paranoia can result in homicidal as well as suicidal thoughts.

    With chronic use, tolerance for methamphetamine can develop. In an effort to intensify the desired effects, users may take higher doses of the drug, take it more frequently, or change their method of drug intake. In some cases, abusers forego food and sleep while indulging in a form of binging known as a “run,” injecting as much as a gram of the drug every 2 to 3 hours over several days until the user runs out of the drug or is too disorganized to continue. Chronic abuse can lead to psychotic behavior, characterized by intense paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and out-of-control rages that can be coupled with extremely violent behavior.

  19. raven s says:

    Hi,

    Crystal meth is also known as methamphetamine. It isn’t new.

    Methamphetamine (or methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (the latter use is illegal in most countries — see Legal issues). Like most stimulants, methamphetamine can cause a strong feeling of euphoria, thus creating the potential for addiction.

    Pure methamphetamine in tablet form is prescribed by physicians, and is available under the brand name Desoxyn®.

    Illicit methamphetamine comes in a variety of forms. Most commonly it is found as a colourless crystalline solid, sold on the street under a variety of names, such as: crystal meth or crystal. Crystal methamphetamine may also be referred to as shards, rock, P, pony, crissie, crystal, glass, ice, devil’s dandruff, chimichanga, Jib,Tina, or tik. Some people may confuse crack cocaine with methamphetamine.

    It is also sold as a less-pure crystalline powder called crank or speed, or in crystalline rock form called dope, shit, or tweak; both “dope” and “speed” are also sometimes used to refer to other drugs. Colourful flavored pills containing methamphetamine and caffeine are known as yaba (Thai for “crazy medicine”). At its most impure, it is sold as a crumbly brown or off-white rock commonly referred to as peanut butter crank. See the list of street names for a more comprehensive list of common street names for methamphetamine.

    Methamphetamine found on the street may be pure, or adulterated with chemicals that were used to synthesize it. In some instances, it may be diluted or cut with non-psychoactive substances like inositol. In other instances, it may be mixed with other psychoactive drugs.

    Medical use

    Methamphetamine is used medically to treat the following conditions:

    * attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
    * narcolepsy
    * obesity

    Pharmacology

    Methamphetamine is a potent central nervous system stimulant, that affects neurochemical mechanisms responsible for regulating heart rate, body temperature, blood pressure, appetite, attention, mood and responses associated with alertness or alarm conditions. Methamphetamine causes the norepinephrine- and dopamine transporter to reverse its direction of flow, in the same manner as amphetamine. This inversion leads to a release of these both transmitters from the vesicles to the cytoplasm and from the cytoplasm to the synapse and it also prevents the re-uptake of these neurotransmitters, causing them to remain in the synaptic cleft longer. In medicine it is used as an appetite suppressant in treating obesity, anesthetic overdose, and narcolepsy.

    The acute effects of the drug closely resemble the physiological and psychological effects of the fight-or-flight response, including increased heart rate and blood pressure, vasoconstriction (constriction of the arterial walls), pupil dilation, bronchodilation, and hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar). The person who ingests meth will experience an increased focus and mental alertness and the elimination of the subjective effects of fatigue, as well as a decrease in appetite. Many of these effects are broadly interpreted as euphoria or a sense of well-being, intelligence, and power.

    The 17th edition of “The Merck Manual” (1999) describes the effects of heavy methamphetamine use in these terms: “Continued high doses of methamphetamine produce anxiety reactions during which the person is fearful, tremulous, and concerned about his physical well-being; an amphetamine psychosis in which the person misinterprets others’ actions, hallucinates, and becomes unrealistically suspicious; an exhaustion syndrome, involving intense fatigue and need for sleep, after the stimulation phase; and a prolonged depression, during which suicide is possible”.[2] Depending on delivery method and dosage, a dose of methamphetamine will potentially keep the user awake with a feeling of euphoria for periods lasting 2–24 hours.

    Tolerance

    The acute central effects decline as the natural transmitter resources (within the vesicles) depletes and as the body gradually metabolizes the chemical, leading to a rapid loss of the initial effect and a significant rebound effect as the previously-saturated synaptic cleft becomes depleted of the same neurotransmitters that had previously been elevated (tachyphylaxis). Many users then compensate by administering more of the drug to maintain their current state of euphoria and alertness. This process can be repeated many times, often leading to the user remaining awake for days, after which secondary sleep deprivation effects manifest in the user. Classic sleep deprivation effects include irritability, blurred vision, memory lapses, confusion, paranoia, hallucinations, nausea, and (in extreme cases) death. After prolonged use, the meth user will begin to become irritable, most likely due to lack of sleep.

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  20. cammy says:

    Crystal meth is a very pure, somkeable form of methamphetamine. It is extrememly addictive and looks like clear crystal chunks or ice. It is usually smoked but can be snorted or injected. It’s effects are almost the same as cocaine but longer lasting. Side effects include violent behavior, swings and unpredictability, tremors and convulsions, increased blood pressure and irregular heart rate and interference with sleep. The long-term effects of crystal meth can be a coma, stroke or even death.

  21. jake p says:

    Cocaine powder form vs Methamphetmine Powder form

    Cocaine is a very strong stimulant the high usaualy last for 2 to 4 hours.

    Meth is a severe stimulat that last up to 12 to 24 hours.

    Of course pumping drugs into people body isn’t fast enough so the have come up with smokable forms

    Cocaine = Crack
    Meth = Crank

    Crystal Meth is not a purer form of Meth but people think so.
    People say its a poor mans cocaine. I would say on average nation wide they sell about the same.

    Either way stay away from drugs. Once you have tried it, you always desire it. It will control you!

  22. Glenda C says:

    Dangerous and stupid!!!

  23. King Midas says:

    the street name is crank. It is a drug that was designed by the US government in WW2 for the purpose of keeping the troops awake for long periods of time. The major set back was it made them paranoid and they became addicted to the drug. This is what the government does with your hard earned tax dollars. And another reason why you shouldn’t join the military. Human lab rats.

  24. rinehartstacy says:

    Yeah, if you smoke it, you can see Jesus—– IN PERSON!!!!

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