[PDF] Methamphetamine Unsafe Speed eBook

Author : Kim Etingoff
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1422293009

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Meth, speed, chalk, glass, yaba, ice. Whatever you call it, methamphetamine has become one of the most abused and dangerous drugs in the world. It can be made in home labs from easily obtained ingredients, and its use crosses economic and social barriers. Urban or rural communities, it doesn't matter. Methamphetamine is everywhere. In Methamphetamine: Unsafe Speed, you'll learn how methamphetamine was developed, how its use has spread, and how it is used for limited medical purposes. You'll also learn about methamphetamine abuse. Who becomes an abuser? What are the symptoms of meth abuse? How can addiction be overcome? What are the legal consequences of meth abuse? This book offers answers to all these questions.

Author : Mary Ann Littell
Publisher : Enslow Publishers
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766011571

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Examines the dangers associated with the use of methamphetamines, discussing both medical and legal aspects.

Author : Frank Owen
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2007-07-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780312356163

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Author : Edward Willett
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1435847296

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The street term “speed” is usually used for amphetamines, which are synthetic drugs that can be ingested, injected, or inhaled. Students learn that these chemicals are absorbed into the brain tissue and can affect the way messages are carried between nerve cells, including triggering signals when they aren’t supposed to. The bad effects of speed are covered in this scared-straight approach to drug abuse, including the physical (weight loss, convulsions, stroke, heart attack, and death) and mental consequences.

Author : David Aretha
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 16,51 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766052796

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A 2003 study found that 37.4 percent of young people have used illicit drugs. all drugs, illegal or legal, can have harmful consequences if they are abused. As abusers' lives become consumed by drugs, they are likely to fail in school or at work, tear apart their families, or commit crimes o support their habits. Even legal drugs such as nicotine can lead to severe health problems or death. Form illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy-to easily obtainable and potentially harmful products such as alcohol, cigarettes, and inhalants-the Drugs series provides the reader with information about drug abuse. Real-life case histories are included.

Author : Jay Schleifer
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823925124

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Discusses the drug methamphetamine, how it is used and abused, its effects, ways to avoid drug addiction, and how to get help for an addiction.

Author : Jeff Burlingame
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,30 MB
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1608708292

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Crystal meth, or methamphetamine, is an illegal and powerful street drug. Also known as meth, crank, chalk or speed, crystal meth first acts as a stimulant, then begins to systematically destroy the body. It causes severe health conditions and is highly addictive. Within this book, readers will learn about the long and short-term effects of crystal meth which include physical addiction, emotional addiction, expense, health problems, arrest for possession and for other drug-related crime and overdose. Personal stories of teens who used drugs seamlessly unfold and reveal the true disease which develops out of the use of meth. The very real reality of drug use is uncovered along with advice on how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no. There are so many reasons to avoid crystal methamphetamine and this timely and clearly written book will expose those reasons.

Author : Miriam Joseph
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,26 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781858688619

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Discusses amphetamines, commonly known as speed, and its effects on the mind and body, particularly pointing out the dangers of using it.