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Quick Facts About Methamphetamine

Other Names: Speed, meth, crank, crystal, ice, fire, crank, crypto, white cross, glass

Effects:

  • Addiction
  • Irritability, Anxiety, Nervousness
  • Increased blood pressure
  • Paranoia/psychosis
  • Hypothermia
  • Compulsive behavior
  • Depression
  • Aggression
  • Convulsions
  • Heart and blood vessel toxicity
  • Insomnia
  • Loss of appetite; malnutrition
  • Hallucinations
  • Formification: the sensation of insects creeping on/under the skin
  • Arrhythmia
  • Increased risk of exposure to HIV, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases if injected
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