Methamphetamine

A stimulant that affects the central nervous system 

 https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/methamphetamine 

Crank, Chalk, Crystal, Dope, Fire, Glass, Ice, Speed, and other names

 https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-drugs-charts#methamphetamine 

white powder, pill, crystals that look like shiny glass, blue-white colored rocks, 

swallowed, snorted, melted and injected, smoked

Hepatitis C, HIV, anxiety, depression, hallucinations, weight loss,

Parkinson's Disease, violent tendencies, increase heart rate and blood pressure, decreased appetite, many more.

The effects of methamphetamine use on a community are astronomical including child neglect and abuse, theft, fires due to explosions, loss of job, loss of trust with family and friends, increase in violence, workforce, environmental contamination just to name a few.

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