Methamphetamine: Unsafe Speed
Methamphetamine: Unsafe Speed

Author: Kim Etingoff

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-09-02

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1422293009

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Meth, speed, chalk, glass, yaba, ice. Whatever you call it, methamphetamine has become one of the most abused and dangerous drugs in the world. It can be made in home labs from easily obtained ingredients, and its use crosses economic and social barriers. Urban or rural communities, it doesn't matter. Methamphetamine is everywhere. In Methamphetamine: Unsafe Speed, you'll learn how methamphetamine was developed, how its use has spread, and how it is used for limited medical purposes. You'll also learn about methamphetamine abuse. Who becomes an abuser? What are the symptoms of meth abuse? How can addiction be overcome? What are the legal consequences of meth abuse? This book offers answers to all these questions.

Speed and Methamphetamine Drug Dangers
Speed and Methamphetamine Drug Dangers

Author: Mary Ann Littell

Publisher: Enslow Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9780766011571

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Examines the dangers associated with the use of methamphetamines, discussing both medical and legal aspects.

No Speed Limit
No Speed Limit

Author: Frank Owen

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2007-07-24

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780312356163

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Speed
Speed

Author: Edward Willett

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2008-01-15

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1435847296

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The street term “speed” is usually used for amphetamines, which are synthetic drugs that can be ingested, injected, or inhaled. Students learn that these chemicals are absorbed into the brain tissue and can affect the way messages are carried between nerve cells, including triggering signals when they aren’t supposed to. The bad effects of speed are covered in this scared-straight approach to drug abuse, including the physical (weight loss, convulsions, stroke, heart attack, and death) and mental consequences.

Methamphetamine and Amphetamines
Methamphetamine and Amphetamines

Author: David Aretha

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780766052796

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A 2003 study found that 37.4 percent of young people have used illicit drugs. all drugs, illegal or legal, can have harmful consequences if they are abused. As abusers' lives become consumed by drugs, they are likely to fail in school or at work, tear apart their families, or commit crimes o support their habits. Even legal drugs such as nicotine can lead to severe health problems or death. Form illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy-to easily obtainable and potentially harmful products such as alcohol, cigarettes, and inhalants-the Drugs series provides the reader with information about drug abuse. Real-life case histories are included.

Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine

Author: Jay Schleifer

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780823925124

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Discusses the drug methamphetamine, how it is used and abused, its effects, ways to avoid drug addiction, and how to get help for an addiction.

Crystal Meth
Crystal Meth

Author: Jeff Burlingame

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1608708292

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Crystal meth, or methamphetamine, is an illegal and powerful street drug. Also known as meth, crank, chalk or speed, crystal meth first acts as a stimulant, then begins to systematically destroy the body. It causes severe health conditions and is highly addictive. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of crystal meth which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for possession and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs seamlessly unfold and reveal the true disease which develops out of the use of meth. The very real reality of drug use is uncovered along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. There are so many reasons to avoid crystal methamphetamine and this timely and clearly written book will expose those reasons.

Meth & Speed
Meth & Speed

Author: Richard Mintzer

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780766025516

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Presents real life stories to describe the effects that methamphetamines have on the mind and body, and examines the history of the drug, federal laws that prohibit its sale and use, and the legal consequences for meth use.