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Methamphetamine |
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Speed |
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<p>Methamphetamine - meth for short - is a very addictive stimulant drug. It is a powder that can be made into a pill or a shiny rock (called a crystal). The powder can be eaten or snorted up the nose. It can also be mixed with liquid and injected into your body with a needle. Crystal meth is smoked in a small glass pipe.</p> <p>Meth at first causes a rush of good feelings, but then users feel edgy, overly excited, angry, or afraid. Meth use can quickly lead to addiction. It causes medical problems including:</p><ul> <li>Making your body temperature so high that you pass out</li> <li>Severe itching</li> <li>"Meth mouth" - broken teeth and dry mouth</li> <li>Thinking and emotional problems</li> </ul> <p class="">NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse</p> |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0025611 |
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Speed Ice Glass Chalk Meth Tina Crystal |
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C0025611 |
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11/10/1999 |
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Methamphetamine - meth for short - is a very addictive stimulant drug. It is a powder that can be made into a pill or a shiny rock (called a crystal). The powder can be eaten or snorted up the nose. It can also be mixed with liquid and injected into your body with a needle. Crystal meth is smoked in a small glass pipe. Meth at first causes a rush of good feelings, but then users feel edgy, overly excited, angry, or afraid. Meth use can quickly lead to addiction. It causes medical problems including:
NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse |
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Hmong https://medlineplus.gov/languages/methamphetamine.html#Hmong Russian https://medlineplus.gov/languages/methamphetamine.html#Russian Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/languages/methamphetamine.html#Spanish Vietnamese https://medlineplus.gov/languages/methamphetamine.html#Vietnamese Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/methamphetamine.html Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) https://medlineplus.gov/languages/methamphetamine.html#Chinese, Traditional (Cantonese dialect) |
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National Institute on Drug Abuse https://www.drugabuse.gov/ |
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C0025611 |
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Methamphetamine |
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Methamphetamine (also known as meth or crystal meth) is a very addictive drug. Read about the signs of meth addiction and health problems it causes.https://medlineplus.gov/methamphetamine.html |
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T109 T131 T121 |
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