Speech on Meth
Methamphetamine is a dangerous and addictive drug that is devastating to families, the individual and the community as a whole and should be avoided by all costs.
Response sought:
To convince the audience that methamphetamines is a serious threat to our families, communities and the users themselves. Introduction:
Attention catching remarks: Let me tell you Joe‘s story. Joe was your typical teenager. He lived in the suburbs of Seattle, played sports and was popular with all of his peers. Joes family was active in the community and supported Joe in whatever he choose to do. He was a gifted athlete and was in line to go to college on scholarships for wrestling and possibly baseball as well. Everything looked good for Joe until the day he decided to use methamphetamines.
Purpose Statement: In the next several minutes I will be explaining why meth is so terrible and why you should all do whatever you can to help others avoid this drug. I will be going over the chemical makeup of methamphetamines, it’s production, the environmental implications, the physical effects on the methamphetamine user and the devastating effects on the community as a whole.
Transition:
Having gone over the main points of this speech lets now begin the discussion by going over the chemical makeup of methamphetamines.
Discussion:
I. Methamphetamines otherwise known as meth, crank, or crystal is a drug with many chemicals that make up its composition.
A. Methamphetamines is made up of over 32 different chemicals.1
B. These chemicals are derived from some pretty common sources.
1. Gasoline, Rubbing alcohol, Starting fluid, Paint thinner, Camp stove fuel, White gasoline, Epsom salt, Match heads , Break cleaner, Red devil lye, Drain cleaner, Battery acid, Lithium from batteries and iodine crystals.2
2. The majority of these chemicals carry warning labels that warn against ingestion with a possible consequence of death yet combined they make a drug
Response sought:
To convince the audience that methamphetamines is a serious threat to our families, communities and the users themselves. Introduction:
Attention catching remarks: Let me tell you Joe‘s story. Joe was your typical teenager. He lived in the suburbs of Seattle, played sports and was popular with all of his peers. Joes family was active in the community and supported Joe in whatever he choose to do. He was a gifted athlete and was in line to go to college on scholarships for wrestling and possibly baseball as well. Everything looked good for Joe until the day he decided to use methamphetamines.
Purpose Statement: In the next several minutes I will be explaining why meth is so terrible and why you should all do whatever you can to help others avoid this drug. I will be going over the chemical makeup of methamphetamines, it’s production, the environmental implications, the physical effects on the methamphetamine user and the devastating effects on the community as a whole.
Transition:
Having gone over the main points of this speech lets now begin the discussion by going over the chemical makeup of methamphetamines.
Discussion:
I. Methamphetamines otherwise known as meth, crank, or crystal is a drug with many chemicals that make up its composition.
A. Methamphetamines is made up of over 32 different chemicals.1
B. These chemicals are derived from some pretty common sources.
1. Gasoline, Rubbing alcohol, Starting fluid, Paint thinner, Camp stove fuel, White gasoline, Epsom salt, Match heads , Break cleaner, Red devil lye, Drain cleaner, Battery acid, Lithium from batteries and iodine crystals.2
2. The majority of these chemicals carry warning labels that warn against ingestion with a possible consequence of death yet combined they make a drug