Meth Addiction

Meth Addict 

Originally meth misuse was limited to Hawaii and western parts of the country, methamphetamine (crank, ice) abuse continues to expand eastward, with rural and urban areas far and wide progressively being affected. According to one national assessment, roughly 10 million people in theU.S.have experimented with methamphetamine at least once.

Meth is an extremely habit-forming stimulant drug that's closely related to amphetamine (speed), but has even longer lasting and added toxic effects on the central nervous system (CNS). Meth also has a higher potential for misuse and dependency.   

Pure Methamphetamine (Meth) is a white colored, scentless, strongly bitter-tasting crystallized powder that easily dissolves in water or alcohol and is consumed orally, by snorting the powder (intranasal), injection and finally by smoking it. 

Methamphetamine goes by many different alias on the street: Tina, Crank, Croak, Crypto, Crystal Ice, Fire, Glass, Meth, Tweek, White Cross.

In 2006, 1.9 million Americans age 12 and older had abused methamphetamine at least once in the year prior to being surveyed. Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

The NIDA-funded 2007 Monitoring the Future Study showed that 1.1% of 8th graders, 1.6% of 10th graders, and 1.7% of 12th graders had abused methamphetamine at least once in the year prior to being surveyed.