Methamphetamine
Quick Facts
What is methamphetamine?
- Methamphetamine is a lab-made (synthetic) stimulant (stimulants speed up the body's systems) with a high addiction potential.
- It is a powder that can be made into a pill or shiny rock (called a crystal).
- Methamphetamine, taken alone or combined with fentanyl, contributes to the overdose crisis in the U.S.
What are some street names for methamphetamine?
- Batu, Bikers Coffee, Black Beauties, Chalk, Chicken Feed, Crank, Crystal, Glass, Go-Fast, Hiropon, Ice, Meth, Methlies Quick, Poor Man’s Cocaine, Shabu, Shards, Speed, Stove Top, Tina, Trash, Tweak, Uppers, Ventana, Vidrio, Yaba, Yellow Barn
How is methamphetamine abused?
- Most commonly smoked but can also be snorted, injected, or swallowed.
What are the short-term effects of methamphetamine use?
- Increased wakefulness and physical activity, having lots of energy
- Decreased appetite
- Increased breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature
- Irregular/rapid heartbeat
- Unintentional overdose and/or death
What are the long-term effects of methamphetamine use?
- Anxiety
- Confusion
- Insomnia
- Mood problems
- Violent behavior
- Paranoia
- Memory loss
- Hallucinations and delusions
- Weight loss
- Severe dental problems (“meth mouth”)
- Intense itching leading to skin sores from scratching
- Increased chances of acquiring HIV or viral hepatitis through shared injection equipment or sexual behavior associated with methamphetamine use
- Repeated use may lead to methamphetamine use disorder
- Unintentional overdose and/or death
Treatment Options
- Yamhill County Substance Use Programs offer a wide array of treatment options and programs for adults and youth, please visit our Alcohol and Drug Treatment page, or call 503-434-7523 for more information.