METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICTION WHAT OUR YOUTHS SHOULD KNOW
METHAMPHETAMINE (Mkpụrụ mmiri), What our youths should know. I believe the name Mkpụrụ mmiri comes from the fact that the drug, crystal methamphetamine looks like pieces of ice or glass fragments. It was discovered in 1893 and initially was meant for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (because it increases alertness) and obesity (because it reduces appetite), it is rarely prescribed for these uses anymore because of its high addiction rate and subsequent toxicity. Some of the ways people take the drug are by smoking, swallowing or injecting the drug that has been dissolved in water or alcohol. Because the initial high experienced when a user takes the drug does not last long, users often take repeated doses to continue experiencing the ‘highness” and this is where the addiction comes in, the user just wants to experience the euphoria again and again. Methamphetamine also known in the street as Meth, ice or Mkpụrụ mmiri is a potent brain stimulant, this means...