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As of 2012, methamphetamine is the most discussed illegal drug in dental literature for its extensive effect on users' dental health. [3] The teeth of some methamphetamine users appear to be dark and extensively eroded. [4] The epithet "meth mouth" is the result of these superficial presentations of advanced tooth decay and gum infection.
[26] [43] Long-term meth users may have sores on their skin; [44] [45] these may be caused by scratching due to itchiness or the belief that insects are crawling under their skin, [44] and the damage is compounded by poor diet and hygiene. [45] Numerous deaths related to methamphetamine overdoses have been reported.
According to the arrest report, Charlotte Sheriff’s deputies and the law enforcement team found: About 6 pounds of methamphetamine. 58.4 grams of fentanyl. 53.2 grams of oxycodone. 27.41 pounds ...
Crystal methamphetamine (most commonly, colloquially known as "crystal meth" or "ice") and free base forms of amphetamine are sufficiently volatile substances and this allows them to be vaporized by high heat (i.e. using a lighter) and the fumes are inhaled (or "smoked") from glass paraphernalia known as base pipes (most commonly, colloquially ...
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A methamphetamine pipe is a glass pipe which consists of a tube connected to a spherical bulb with a small opening on top designed for smoking methamphetamine. A pipe that has been used will have carbon deposit on the exterior of the bulb and white or gray crystal residues on the inner surface. [ 1 ]
Methamphetamine was discovered in 1893 and exists as two enantiomers: levo-methamphetamine and dextro-methamphetamine. Methamphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical substance, the racemic free base, which is an equal mixture of levomethamphetamine and dextromethamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced the "unexpected passing" of a deputy, medical examiner records now show he died from the effects of methamphetamine.