Methamphetamines

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This paper examines the nature of methamphetamine use in the United States. Specifically, it addresses the qualities of the drug that make its use desirable. These will include the methods and ease of manufacture. Additionally, the paper discusses some of the major effects that meth has on the human body in the short and long term.

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"Methamphetamines, or meth as it is more commonly referred to, is fast becoming one of the most dangerous and common illicit drugs in Western nations, particularly in the United States. There, the use of meth has reached epidemic proportions according to some critics and experts (Jefferson, 2005). Others are not so willing to label the recent meth craze as equally epidemic as the cocaine and heroin crazes of the 1980s. Nonetheless, it is clear that meth is spreading in usage throughout the United States. Particularly in rural and semi-rural communities meth is the drug of choice because of its cheap and easy manufacture combined with the highly narcotic effects that some have characterized as more potent than cocaine. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of methamphetamine use in the United States. Specifically, I will address the qualities of the drug that make its use desirable. These will include the .."

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