The use of Methamphetamines and how it destroys lives

: The use of Methamphetamines and how it destroys lives

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: language The must cover substance abuse counseling , substance with a particular age group , prevention or punishment . I need the title page the body of the and the reference page . It needs to be 12pt . font Times New Roman , and double spaced . I would like it to include statistics on the use of Methamphetamines in Lufkin Texas One of the most misused drugs in the US , UK , Australia and Western European Countries are the additive

stimulants Amphetamines and Methamphetamines (which belongs to the same group . In the US Amphetamine use surprisingly exceeded cocaine use , during the later portion of the last century . This created a lot of concern to the authorities and the Federal Government . Although , cocaine and amphetamines may act in different ways , the manner in which they are abused , or the fashion in which it causes dependence and toxicity , are identical to cocaine . Amphetamines dependence is a group of mental behavioral and cognitive symptoms that suggest that the individual depends on amphetamines or like-drugs . Amphetamine abuse is a maladaptive pattern of using the same or like drugs during a 12 month period , resulting in significant impairment to the normal functioning (J .H . Jaffee . 2005

Amphetamine dependence began to appear in the late 1930 's . The amphetamine abuse really intensified in Japan following the World War II . In the 1960 's , concern over amphetamine abuse by the FDA was expressed . The drug was produced from ephedrine and pseudo-ephedrine (utilized to make medications for common cold and other allergic diss , illegally . In the 1980 's , smoking the drug (in the form of ice ) was highly popular in the US and was frequently abused (J .H Jaffee . 2005 . It was frequently abused in the Western parts of the US , and usually by Whites compared to other communities . However current data suggests the abuse is increasing in other groups , such as Hispanics , adolescents and those living in underdeveloped areas (NIDA 2007 . About 12 million above the age of 12 , have abused the drug at least once in their lifetime (Drug-Free America . 2006 . About 600 , 000 were presently using the drug (Drug-Free America . 2006 . In the 1990 's amphetamines began to compete with cocaine for the most abused drugs It is especially being abused by school students , and the life-time usage in students between 8th to 12th grades was 2 .7 to 4 .4 . The drug use is significant in White girls , below the age of 25 (NIDA 2006 . Amphetamine medically is used to treat several diss such as ADHD , narcolepsy , appetite diss , atypical depression , etc (J .H Jaffee . 2005 . Methamphetamines are also abused by men who desire to have sex with women . Compared to other amphetamines , methamphetamines are stronger , last longer and cause a lot of damage to the brain (NIDA 2007 . Methamphetamine abuse is slowly rising in Texas teenagers , as the drug is becoming more and more popular in schools...