Prevention Links, Clark, New Jersey

35 Walnut Avenue • Suite 17 • Clark, NJ 07066

Phone: 732.381.4100
TTY: 732.381.4192
Fax: 732.381.0140

Elementary Puppet Programs Middle & High School Programs

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Life Skills All-Stars ON T.R.A.C.K. REBEL

S.T.A.R. Program Strenghtening Families Possibility Parenting Project Success ATOD Workshops

Union County Coalition Georgene Berg Resource Center ATOD & Violence Prevention Training Childhood Drinking Coalition

Alcohol Cigarette Smoking Cocaine & Crack Hallucinogens Inhalants Marijuana Methamphetamine Party Drugs Do I Have a Problem? A Friend/Family Problem? How Can I Get Help?

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Methamphetamine

Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug chemically related to amphetamine but with stronger effects on the central nervous system. Street names for the drug include "speed," "meth," and "crank."

Methamphetamine is used in pill form, or in powdered form by snorting or injecting. Crystallized methamphetamine known as "ice," "crystal," or "glass," is a smokable and more powerful form of the drug.

The effects of methamphetamine use inlude:
Increased heart rate and blood pressure Increased wakefulness; insomnia Increased physical activity Decreased appetite Respiratory problems Extreme anorexia Hyperthermia, convulsions, and cardiovascular problems, which can lead to death Euphoria Irritability, confusion, tremors Anxiety, paranoia, or violent behavior Can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, producing strokes

Methamphetamine users who inject the drug and share needles are at risk for acquiring HIV/AIDS.
Methamphetamine is an increasingly popular drug at raves (all night dancing parties), and as part of a number of drugs used by college-aged students. Marijuana and alcohol are commonly listed as additional drugs of abuse among methamphetamine treatment admissions. Most of the methamphetamine-related deaths (92%) reported in 1994 involved methamphetamine in combination with at least one other drug, most often alcohol (30%), heroin (23%) or cocaine (21%). Researchers continue to study the long-term effects of methamphetamine use.