Effects and Side Effects
What is the desired effect?
Temporary sense of heightened euphoria, alertness, energy
Methamphetamines have no withdrawal symptoms, T or F?
F
How many people use meth in the US 12 or older?
2 million
What are the main physiological effects?
What is increases blood pressure and heart and respiratory rates to dangerous levels
What was in the cold medicines banned in the US because it was so easy to manufacture meth from them?
Ephedrine/Pseudoephedrine
Which neurotransmitter is primarily involved?
What is Dopamine
If you are prescribed Ritalin or Adderall or another medication for ADHD, you are risking addiction. T/F?
What country primarily manufactures methamphetamines currently?
Mexico (transactional criminal organizations)
What are three diseases more likely to affect people who use methamphetamines?
HIV, HepB, HepC
What group started distribution of methamphetamines in the US?
Motorcycle groups and other independent trafficking groups.
What are the main negative psychological effects?
What are anxiety, paranoia, aggression, hallucinations, and mood disturbances.
How are a kind of drug to treat ADHD and Narcolepsy different from methamphetaimines?
What therapy is effective in treating Meth addiction?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
(DBT)
(REBT)
Motivational Interviewing
What brain disease/movement disease do you have a higher risk of contracting if you are a methamphetamine user?
Parkinson's Disease
Where was Meth first synthesized? (Country)
Germany in 1887
What are the long term effects?
Risk of addiction, risk of contracting HIV and hepatitis, severe dental problems, intense itching leading to skin sores from scratching, violent behavior, paranoia
How long does it take your brain to recover from addiction to meth/amphetamines?
At least one year
What was the increase in meth related overdose deaths in 2019?
170% according to PEW reasearch.
What are at least 3 withdrawal symptoms from Methamphetamines?
Anxiety, Fatigue, Severe Depression, Psychosis, Intense Cravings
In 2021, how many stimulant deaths were there in the US?
25,300
What desired effects enabled Amphetamines to be carried over the counter?
Weight loss
How many people died from methamphetamines in 2021?
32,537 people (from drugs including psychostimulants other than cocaine)
What are the medications approved to fight methamphetamine/amphetamine addiction?
Trick question--none
What are the short-term effects of methamphetamines?
Increased wakefulness and physical activity, decreased appetite, increased blood pressure and body temperature.
What administration was addicted to methamphetamine/methamphetamines?
Nazis, including Hitler