Meth 2
Title: Meth 2
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 356 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Meth 2
Category: /Science & Technology
Details: Words: 356 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Methamphetamine is an amphetamine that has been used in
treating narcolepsy, Parkinson's Disease, and obesity. When used
illegally, this drug, which is also called crank, speed, ice, chalk,
crystal, and glass, may cause a person to be paranoid and violent.
Crank can be smoked, snorted, sniffed, injected, or swallowed, and
looks like a pill, powder, or clear chalk crystals.
The drug was first originally synthesized in 1887 by a German
Scientist. Meth was forgotten until the 1930
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to 7 years in prison. Distributing Meth carries a penalty of up to 15
years.
Meth has become one of the most commonly used illegal drugs in
the Midwest. Rural Missouri has become the Meth capital of the
world. In 1996, drug officers raided more than 236 Meth labs. Far
more than any other state. Many Meth labs blow up everyday.
About 20 percent of the Meth labs detected by the police are
discovered because the lab has exploded.