Meth Madness .. a Documentary of Portland Oregon’s Growing Methamphetamine Epidemic

Meth Madness .. A Documentary of Portland Oregon’s Growing Methamphetamine Epidemic – Documentary about methamphetamine AKA meth or “Crystal Meth”, which is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of drugs. It increases alertness, concentration, energy, and in high doses, can induce euphoria, enhance self-esteem, and increase libido, all while creating high potential for abuse and addiction by activating the psychological reward system via triggering a cascading release of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in the brain. Methamphetamine is FDA approved for the treatment of ADHD and exogenous obesity, but on the streets of Portland Oregon, it is sold in small cubes or shards of odorless, bitter-tasting crystals for as low as . Produced by LikeDatTV

Drug therapy for drug addiction?

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Tim Hartnett, the executive director of the oldest methadone clinic in Multnomah County, believes we are on the cusp of a new age of recovery treatment that will increasingly rely on medications to help people deal with their addictions and stabilize …
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Police reports: Man says he was just borrowing snow shovel

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He was charged with drug abuse/marijuana and drugs into a detention center. A Middletown man told police he was just borrowing the shovel he took off a porch in the 0 block of Harrison Street. He was charged with petty theft. Someone broke the lock to …
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