Drug Abuse Education Course

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Drug Abuse Education Course
Master Sgt. Doug Oswald Assistant Drug Demand
Reduction Administrator
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Methamphetamine

• Methamphetamine is a central nervous system
  stimulant derived in 1932 from amphetamine, a
  drug synthesized in the early 1900s.
• Effects the natural chemicals adrenalin,
  seratonin and dopamine.
• Has surpassed crack and cocaine in some areas as
  the synthetic drug of choice.

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Methamphetamine

• Methamphetamine has become a huge problem in
  America do to the increased legal, medical and
  social costs to local communities.
• 0.2 of the population, 512,000, are current meth
  users.
• 0.5 used meth at least once in the past year.
• 4.3 used meth at least once in their life.

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Methamphetamine

• Made in illegal labs and smuggled into the U.S.
  by Mexican criminal organizations.
• Can be snorted, injected, smoked or swallowed.
• Users can get addicted quickly and become very
  violent.
• They may experience feelings of paranoia,
  psychosis, schizophrenia, obsessive behavior, and
  hallucinations in the form of crack bugs which
  result in obsessive picking of the skin.

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Methamphetamine

• Powder cocaine highs start in 8 minutes and last
  about an hour.
• Crack highs start in 8 seconds and last 20
  minutes.
• A meth high can start in 5 seconds and last from
  8 to 12 hours.

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Methamphetamine

• Binge users try to retain the high for as long as
  possible by re-dosing.
• When a user crashes, theyll sleep for days and
  may not return to normal for weeks.
• Withdrawal symptoms can last for months.
• Signs of overdose include convulsions and
  agitation.

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Methamphetamine

• Addiction
• Decreased appetite
• Anxiety restlessness
• Pupil dilation and blurred vision
• Increased respiratory rate
• Increased heart rate and blood pressure
• Heart attack stroke
• Hyperthermia and convulsions
• Brain damage
• Death

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Meth Street Names
Blue Meth Chalk Chicken Feed Cinnamon Crank Cristy
Crystal meth Geep
OZs Peanut Butter Quartz Sketch Spoosh Speed Stove
Top Super Ice
Glass Go-fast Hot Ice Ice Kaksonjae L.A.
Glass Lemon Drop
Tick Tick Trash Wash Wire Yaba Yellow Barn Zip
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Methamphetamine

• Many toxic chemicals are used in making meth
  resulting in environmental contamination.
• The production of one pound of meth releases
  poisonous gas and creates 5-7 pounds of toxic
  waste.
• The toxic waste gets poured down drains or dumped
  on the ground.

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Methamphetamine

• One out of every six meth labs is discovered when
  it explodes or starts on fire.
• Because of the hazardous materials used in making
  meth, it can cost 29,000, or more, to clean up a
  lab.
• Some Minnesota counties spend over 500,000
  annually to clean meth labs and meth waste.
• Cleanup crews must wear protective clothing and
  use breathing apparatus.

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Who uses Meth in the U.S?

• Ever Tried
• 8th 3.5
• 10th 6.1
• 12th 6.7
• College 5.0

• ER Admissions
• 1995 15,933
• 1996 11,002
• 1997 17,154
• 1998 11,486
• 1999 10,447
• 2000 13,505
• 2001 14,923
• 2002 17,696

• Current Use
• 8th 1.1
• 10th 1.8
• 12th 1.7
• College 0.2

• Treatment admissions
• 1995 48,000
• 1996 41,000
• 1997 54,000
• 1998 57,000
• 1999 58,000
• 2000 66,052

• Average street price
• per pound 3,500-23,000
• Per ounce 350-2,200
• Per gram 20-300

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Who Uses Meth in Minnesota?

• 49.6kgs (4,492 dosage units) were seized in 2005.
• 49.4 (126) of the federal level drug cases in
  2005 involved meth.
• 51.7 (1,127) of all drug offenders in 2005 were
  arrested for meth.
• 15.8 (7,158) of all treatment admissions in 2005
  were amphetemine meth related.
• 22 children were injured at meth labs in 2005.
• 88 meth labs were seized in 2005
• 2001 154 2002 242
• 2003 301 2004 96

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Faces of Meth
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Faces of Meth
4 years later
Meth addict, early 30s
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Faces of Meth
Meth addict, late 30s
3 months later
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Faces of Meth
8 months later
Meth addict, age 20
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Faces of Meth
Meth addict, age 28
4 months later
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Faces of Meth
3.5 years later
Meth addict, age 39
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Meth-mouth
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Who uses Illegal Drugs?
Whats the Cost?
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Statistical Sources
2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
National Findings Department of Health and Human
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, Office of Applied
Studies http//oas.samhsa.gov/