Crystal Meth

Street terms:  Crank, Cristy, Crystal, Crystal Glass, Hot Ice, Ice, L.A. Glass, L.A. Ice, Meth

The chemical n-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine is called methamphetamine, methylamphetamine, or desoxyephedrine. The shortened name is simply 'meth'. When it is in its crystalline form, the drug is called crystal meth, ice, Tina, or glass. See the table below for other street names of the drug. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive stimulant.

People take meth because of the long-lasting high that it gives.  Methamphetamine causes numerous neurotransmitters to be released in the brain, producing a sense of euphoria that may last as long as 12 hours, depending on how the drug was taken.

Effects of Overdose

• Brain damage

• Sensation of flesh crawling (formication)

• Paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, tension headache

• Muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis) which can lead to kidney damage or failure

• Death due to stroke, cardiac arrest or elevated body temperature (hyperthermia)

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