Methamphetamine (Print Version)

Also called: Also called: Chalk, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Meth, Speed, Tina

Methamphetamine is a very addictive stimulant drug. It can be smoked, injected, inhaled or taken by mouth. It has many street names, such as speed, meth, and chalk. Methamphetamine hydrochloride, the crystal form inhaled by smoking, is referred to as ice, crystal, glass and tina.

Methamphetamine affects the brain and can create feelings of pleasure, increase energy and elevate mood. Abusers may become addicted quickly, needing higher doses more often. Adverse health effects include irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure and a variety of psychological problems. Long-term effects may include severe mental disorders, memory loss and severe dental problems.

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Start Here

Methamphetamine(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/methamphetamine.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Methamphetamine-sp.html
What You Need to Know about Drugs: Methamphetamines(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs_meths.html

Overviews

Methamphetamine Abuse and Addiction(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/methamph/methamph.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/metanfetamina/metanfeta.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Warning Signs: Is Your Child Using Meth?(Partnership for a Drug-Free America) - http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/is_my_child.html

Specific Conditions

Crystal Meth(Partnership for a Drug-Free America) - http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Crystal_Meth/
Methamphetamine Pills(Partnership for a Drug-Free America) - http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/drug_guide/Methamphetamine_Pills/

Related Issues

Methamphetamine Frequently Asked Questions(Rural Assistance Center) - http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/meth/methfaq.php
Methamphetamine Use and Oral Health(American Dental Association) - Links to PDF - http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/jada/patient/patient_55.pdf
Some Cold Medicines Move behind Counter(Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2006/406_meth.html

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Methamphetamine(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Methamphetamine%22

Research

Sertraline Does Not Help Methamphetamine Abusers Quit(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_notes/NNvol21N5/sertraline.html

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Unmasking methamphetamine. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18814389&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Methamphetamine use in a rural college population: associations with marijuana... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18778139&tool=MedlinePlus
Article: Simultaneous quantification of amphetamine and methamphetamine in meconium using ISOLUTE... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18713516&tool=MedlinePlus
Methamphetamine -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=methamphetamine[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Methamphetamine: Abuse and Addiction Glossary(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/ResearchReports/Methamph/methamph6.html
Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade: Methamphetamine(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ByType.asp?intTypeID=14

Directories

Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/

Organizations

Drug Enforcement Administration - http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/
National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/
Office of National Drug Control Policy - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/
Partnership for a Drug-Free America - http://www.drugfree.org/

Statistics

Amphetamines / Methamphetamines(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/amphetamines.htm
Methamphetamine(Office of National Drug Control Policy) - http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/drugfact/methamphetamine/

Children

Children at Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs: Helping Meth's Youngest Victims(Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime) - Links to PDF - http://www.ojp.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/children/197590.pdf
Mind Over Matter: Methamphetamine(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_meth1.asp

Teenagers

Tips for Teens: The Truth about Methamphetamine(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/PHD861/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Drug Abuse - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/drugabuse.html
Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Methamphetamine is the National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/