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 States list meth offenders on Web.
States list meth offenders on Web.
States frustrated with the growth of toxic methamphetamine labs ...
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Meth reforms in Patriot Act.
Allard Touts Meth Reforms in Patriot Act.
Mar. 1--The Senate is expected to give final approval ...
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Meth tightens toxic grip on girls
Sitting in a circle in a basement classroom at the Turning Point girls' residence, five ...
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The fight against meth
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma State Senate voted 45-0 Monday for a bill that would ...
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Meth use and ID theft
Police across the country are seeing a link between identify theft and methamphetamine addiction, MSNBC ...
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The continuing problem with meth
Methamphetamine lab seizures in Missouri increased 4 percent last year as the state continues to ...
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Wash. Woman Charged in Meth Smuggling
SEATTLE (AP) -- A woman soaked paper with methamphetamine, fashioned it to look like a ...
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The meth problem: Escalating the war on drugs
POLSON - The war on drugs is not only alive and well in Lake County, ...
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Police say son of former Seahawks owner died of overdose
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A drug overdose killed the son of a prominent developer, according ...
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METH Users are prone to violent actions
April 27, 2003 - HILLSBORO Ð Lt. Chuck Middleton, of the Highland County Sheriff’s Office ...
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Get tips to spot meth labs
NORTH PHOENIX - Strong chemical odors wafting through a neighborhood may be a sign of ...
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Meth bust at day care
Cops want to crack down on people who make drugs near kids.
BROOMFIELD - Police ...
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Meth: Long-Term Health Effects
The most problematic long-term health effect of methamphetamine use is addiction, which can be considered a chronic, hard-to-treat disease characterized by chronic drug-seeking behavior and drug use. Methamphetamine is known to cause long-term changes to the brain, and scientists are just now beginning to understand how damaging these changes can be. Chronically addicted methamphetamine users can exhibit antisocial symptoms such as erratic violent behavior. Other long-term mental and behavioral changes that are seen include confusion, paranoia, auditory and visual hallucinations, and the sensation of insects crawling on the skin that is called "formication."
There can be such extensive damage to the brain from long-term use that it is often difficult to recognize a methamphetamine abuser from a person who has chronic schizophrenia.
Several recent studies have used brain-imaging studies to show the damaging effects of long-term methamphetamine use. In a study of 26 long-term metamphetamine users in California, magnetic resonance spectroscopy showed that the brains of these users had extensive damage as compared to people who were not long-term methamphetamine users. Another study in 2001 showed through the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scanning that the brains of long-term users of methamphetamine had significantly less neurons (brain cells) involved in the manufacture and transport of dopamine as compared to nonmethamphetamine users.
In addition to brain damage, long-term methamphetamine users suffer from other health effects. Chronic users of methamphetamine can damage their heart, resulting in inflammation of the heart lining. Long-term methamphetamine users, especially those that inject the drug, are commonly seen with skin ulcers and skin infections. Also, by using needles to inject the drug, chronic methamphetamine abusers are at high risk of developing hepatitis B and C, along with HIV and AIDS.
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