Archive for the ‘Crystal Meth’ Category

Wortman offered manslaughter plea; methamphetamine breast milk case could be …

Filed under: methamphetamine treatment

A Loleta mother accused of killing her infant son with methamphetamine-laced breast milk now faces a choice: Plead guilty to manslaughter or likely face a murder charge. Maggie Jean Wortman, 27, was arrested after her 6-week-old son, Michael Phillip …
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Meth fills hospitals with burn patients

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LOUIS (AP) – A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment — a …
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Meth dealers, Cabbage Patch Kids and Lance Bass' granddad

Filed under: pictures of meth users

Such was NOT the case in the photo I shared with y'all in my very first blog more than 4 years ago. Trying to make me smile for the photo, a photographer punched me in the nose with a Mickey Mouse doll. The resulting picture was snapped immediately …
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Horrific murder no surprise in US meth capital

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STATE v. DAVENPORT

Filed under: meth abuse

The defendant pled guilty in 2008 to the promotion of methamphetamine manufacture and received a ten-year sentence to be served on supervised probation. Following a prior revocation and reinstatement of her probation, a second violation warrant was …
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OUR VIEW: Reinforcements needed in war on meth abuse

Filed under: meth abuse

We're losing the war on meth. That's a tough admission to make, given all the time, resources and money we've dumped into the fight. But statistics and the growing anecdotal narrative don't lie: Methamphetamine abuse refuses to go away, and it's taking …
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Crystal Darkness Documentary Brings Awareness and Help

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The community is coming together for the fifth straight year in the battle against Crystal Methamphetamine use. At 7:30pm Wednesday night, almost all television stations in Northern Nevada will be airing the latest version of the series of anti-meth …
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Alisa Dmitrijeva murder: No presence of common drugs in her system says …

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Five charged after meth bust in Boiling Springs

Filed under: meth residue

Officers found a gas mask, coffee filters containing drug residue, plastic bottles, lighter fluid, lye, drain cleaner, tubing, propane torches, numerous packs of the cold-relief medicine pseudoephedrine, lithium batteries and other paraphernalia used …
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Three arrested on drug charges in Advance

Filed under: meth residue

A traffic stop Thursday led to the arrest of three men, each charged with possessing precursors to the manufacture of meth. A clerk at the Advance Dollar General Store notified Advance Police Chief Donnie Bonsack that a man had been in the store buying …
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Rapid Detox Programs Dangerous Claims San Clemente Rehab Center

Filed under: meth treatment centers

Orange County drug rehab center, 449 Recovery, has come out against the controversial procedure known as "Rapid Detox" suggesting the use of the procedure is reckless and dangerous for patients seeking quick and easy treatment for drug and alcohol …
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Grainger County meth lab explodes, injures suspect

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The homemade meth lab exploded and burned Holbert's face. She was treated and then transported to the Grainger County Detention Center. "It astounds me at what lengths that some of these individuals will go to continue or conceal their habits," …
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Police making strides in fight against crystal meth
Filed under: crystal meth illegal

Police in West Grey, which includes Durham and borders Hanover, say crystal meth is currently linked to more crimes than prescription drugs, cocaine or hallucinogens. Marijuana is the only illegal drug that is linked to more crime. …
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Police find meth-making gear at Adams County motel vending machine
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A Virginia man was arrested Saturday after police found items used to make crystal meth behind a vending machine at the Adams County motel where he was staying. Pennsylvania State Police, Gettysburg, said troopers were investigating an unrelated theft …
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Sally Engelhart | Drug abusers in denial
Filed under: what crystal meth looks like

It's right there in the name, amphetamine, as in methamphetamine, as in crystal meth. Believe it or not, tablets of methamphetamine (the same junk that meth users smoke) are actually FDA-approved for extreme cases of ADHD. I think most people would …
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2011 Louisville meth lab locations [Opinion: The Arena]
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And, if you look at a map of the locations, you might be surprised. A meth lab is a clandestine drug lab containing a collection of materials and ingredients used to make Crystal Meth (Methamphetamine) and is made mostly from common household …
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Meth = Death
Filed under: crystal meth users

Crystal meth takes only a few uses to induce addiction, and only a few weeks to inflict permanent brain damage. It gouges out the neurons that produce and transmit dopamine. It sears one's capacity for sexual arousal. When not on a run, the user enters …
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Police foil crystal meth smuggling at Priok Port
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Tanjung Priok Port Police said on Tuesday that they had arrested two couriers attempting to smuggle 26.8 kilograms of first-grade crystal methamphetamine into Jakarta on Dec. 31. “We found out from questioning them that they would have distributed the …
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Injected meth associated with increased attempted suicide risk
Filed under: effects of methamphetamine

The disasterous physical and mental health effects of injecting methamphetamine are well known, however there has been little research about suicidal behavior associated with injecting meth. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public …
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Stop-smoking drug tested despite adverse effects
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And some addictions are so devastating that the benefits of a medication that promotes abstinence would far outweigh the risks of possible side effects. No drugs have been approved to treat cocaine or meth addiction, despite years of research. …
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