The Meth Epidemic Methamphetamine is the most addictive drug used today. It appeals to people of all ages‚ and is not a respecter of person. It is creating a society with no future. Unless we as a society can contain and stop this issue‚ there will be no hope. What is the federal government doing to stop this problem? How are Pharmaceutical companies reacting to this issue? What are the effects on the general public? This is just some of the issues that were discussed in Frontline’s ‘The
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09/16/13 The Meth Epidemic Methamphetamine commonly referred as meth or crystal has been a real and growing problem in the United States. Many of us don’t realize that meth is the most addictive drug worldwide. The main ingredients of meth‚ ephedrine and pseudoephedrine‚ are found in cold medicine. Relatively cheap and easy to get methamphetamine destructively affect your brain. It releases dopamine (the brain’s principal pleasure chemical) which boost up your energy‚ and as describe by many
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The Meth Epidemic The origin of methamphetamine in the U.S. started on the west coast in the state of Oregon. This is a man-made drug that is easily “cooked” in kitchens across the U. S. Pseudoephedrine is the main chemical ingredient in the drug and also the key component of cold remedies such as Sudafed. The Pseudoephedrine is combined with other chemicals readily available in gas‚ rubbing alcohol‚ or drain cleaners. The effects of the drug are of a distinct deteriorating effect. Some people
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really enjoyed the video for this week “The Meth Epidemic”. I did not realize the amount of people that are affected by such a drug and how it started off in the state of Oregon. In the video‚ they mentioned that meth is the fastest growing drug abuse in the United States. This is such a scary thought because of how harmful this drug is to the human body. What I found the most disturbing was the companies that made the cold medicine used to “cook” meth did not care about the harm that they may
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to make this DRUG go away? Meth has been a problem in the world for quite some time‚ since the 1970s. It started off as a trend with motorcycle gangs in the West and it soon spread throughout the U.S. to the common people. The meth epidemic in America has had a horrifying impact on families‚ individuals‚ communities‚ and various populations. There has been a rise in car theft and robbery crimes that meth users commit in order to obtain money to get another high. Meth does horrible things to the
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The first polio epidemic in the United States broke out into the public in June of 1894. However‚ a wall carving in Egypt assumes Polio has been around since the Egyptian empire. Finally‚ in the early 1900s‚ with the rise of living standards and the decline of other diseases such as diphtheria‚ typhoid and tuberculosis‚ Polio reached epidemic potential. This epidemic became one of the most devastating in the world. Poliovirus is a viral infection that attacks the nerves in the spinal cord which
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film about the harmful health‚ mental‚ and emotional effects that meth amphetamine can cause. The film also talked about certain statistics the drug has with crime rates‚ and addiction patterns. The meth epidemic originated in Oregon‚ when people slowly started to take this miracle drug that made them have an intense euphoric rush‚ with a come down that made them so depressed that they would go crazy yearning for the next batch. Meth is a huge problem for a number of reasons‚ but a main reason is because
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Briana Richie 9-17-10 6th period Is the fast food industry responsible for the obesity epidemic in the United States? The fast food industry is not responsible for America’s weight gain. Other countries have fast food restaurants and yet America is the fattest. There are other factors that contribute to it like the lack of excerize‚ bad eating habits‚ and poor motivation. This industry isn’t force feeding people‚ the people have their right to choose what they want to eat. In fact‚ the
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View on the Meth Epidemic The Frontline documentary‚” The Meth Epidemic”‚ is a very educational video on the drug‚ methamphetamine. The video discusses the impact of the drug on individuals and their families‚ as well as the communities they live in. Meth has been shown to be a difficult drug to control. The history of the drug and many different attempts by the Drug Enforcement Agency to control the battle against the drug are also mentioned. In the video‚ meth is described as being the most
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When taken‚ meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy‚ and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go. Thus‚ drug users can experience a severe “crash” or physical and mental breakdown after the effects of the drugs wear off. Because continued use of the drug decreases natural feelings of hunger‚ users can experience extreme weight loss. Negative effects can also include disturbed sleep patterns‚ hyperactivity‚ nausea‚ delusions of
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