Battling an addictive newcomer

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Title – Battling an addictive newcomer
Source – www.bbc.co.uk
Date – 22nd May 2006

Methamphetamine otherwise known as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine and under the street-names crystal meth, tina, krank, tweak, and ice has reached epidemic levels in many parts of the world including the USA, Australia and South East Asia. In the UK steps have now been taken to re-classify it as a Class A drug before what is currently a small user group, expands to the almost pandemic proportions of other countries.

The addictive properties and devastating side effects caused to users of this highly addictive drug, has already ruined millions of lives around the world and every effort should be made to ensure that the plague does not spread to the UK. We can learn from those countries already affected, that if the use of crystal meth is not tackled now, the outcome will be terrible suffering and social erosion will be felt in any community that it is delivered to.

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