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Some say it's great, but it's really your worst nightmare. With meth, you're on a roller coaster ride — feeling on top of the world at first — and then, like all roller coasters, there's a big comedown. With meth, you put your future
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Meth is available in different ways: as a powder, as a pill, and as crystal. It's smoked, snorted, injected and swallowed. |
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| It's got many names: Tina, Crank, Croak, Crypto, Crystal Ice, Fire, Glass, Meth, Tweek, White Cross. No matter what you call it, it's still methamphetamine. |
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| The relationship between meth and HIV can be deadly. The risky sexual behavior that meth users engage in increases the transmission of diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and Hepatitis C. The spread of HIV among meth users — because of shared contaminated paraphernalia and increased sexual activity — is a very real problem. Scientists also believe that there may be some physiological changes that favor HIV transmission in meth users. For those who already are HIV positive, methamphetamine may speed up the progression of the disease. Scientists have suggested that HIV positive individuals taking AIDS medication and who use meth may in fact be at greater risk for developing full blown AIDS. The National Institute on Drug Abuse has launched further research to determine the impact of methamphetamine and HIV. It's a deadly serious problem — and meth use is simply not worth the risk. |
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Made in a lab — there's nothing natural about it — all chemicals and household stuff — lye, drain cleaner, iodine, battery acid, cold medicine — and other things you'd never dream of putting in your body. |
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See what kids in Oregon have to say about meth.
Play the video
Courtesy of the Oregon Partnership |
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