CRYSTAL METH
Youth Shelter Worker reports "kids on crystal just lose it, break things, do property damage. They hurt themselves" (as cited in Hendley, 2006, P.163). Crystal refers to methamphetamine, is a "clear, chunky crystal" (CBC, 2005, paragraph 1). Since 1939-1945, it started to use and distribute among many soldiers during the Second World War. The distribution of the meth was to help them to fight off the drowsiness and exhaustion. Then, later in 1950, people such as athletes, dieters, and college students began to use crystal meth. For example, athletes used it for gaining strengths for a better performance, dieters used it for losing weight, and college students used it for all night study session (Schleifer, 1999). Recently, the use of crystal meth begins to grow and wide spread to different countries. One of the countries that has found is United States. Some researchers find out that the crystal meth has come with various terms such as Biker's coffee, Blue
meth, Chalk, Hot Ice, Ice, Speed, and Crank. The meth users are mainly adolescents, gay males, people in rural, and the people in the bath houses. Other than the rural and in the bath houses, crystal meth can also be seen in clubs, empty houses, streets, and home. According to 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, it reports "at least approximate 10.4 million of American teens who were aged twelve or older used meth at least once in their life for recreational use, representing 4.3% of the U.S. population in that age group" (Methamphetamine-addiction, 2008, paragraph 1). With the involvement of using meth, the adolescents are likely to feel "hyperactive, ecstasy, happy and beautiful "(Schleifer, 1999, Page 163). Some researchers find out there are some factors that cause to have these bizarre behaviours. One of the factors is the crystal meth contains "two quick-to-bond methyl (CH3 or methane with a hydrogen atom removed) hole" (Langton, 2007). When it he
ats, it begins to dissolve into white, yellow, or even pink powder (Street level consulting, 2008). Another factor is that meth is a stimulant which "increases the levels of two neurotransmitters, nor epinephrine, dopamine, and stamina" (Ramon, 2008, paragraph 4). Any meth users, who become addicted, are very likely to result in violent behaviours, loss of appetite, depression, disorganized life style, hallucination, numbness, insomnia, increase of heart rate, fatal kidney, and lung disorders (Schleifer, 1999). Even though the meth has caused the users to have negative effect, some treatments would help the addicts to recover. One of the treatments that might be able to help the addicts is to attend meth rehab program. This program is not only does it help the addicts to detox, but there are some support groups can "provide with knowledge on how to change [the addicts'] lives and how to live comfortably without meth" (stop meth addiction, 2008, paragraph 1). Anothe
r treatment to support the meth users is to take pills which are given from a support group. The pills work like an antibiotic that remove any meth drugs inside the users' body. This treatment is mainly looked for immediate physical symptoms (stop meth addiction, 2008). Crystal meth becomes an important issue which causes much harm to adolescents and adults mentally and physically. To prevent from anymore of these serious problems, adolescents should be taught to understand about what is crystal meth and its disadvantage use on human body.
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