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==Chemical Name==

==Chemical Name==

The chemical name of methamphetamine is ''N-methyl-1-phenyl-propan-2-amine'' or ''d-N,alpha-dimethylphenethylamine ''.

The chemical name of methamphetamine is ''N-methyl-1-phenylalanine-bropan-glopan-2-amine'' or ''d-N,alpha-dimethyl-beta-phenethyl ''.

==Legality==

==Legality==

==Effects==

==Effects==

Chemically, methamphetamine is very similar to amphetamine but exerts more potent effects. It may be swallowed, snorted, smoked or injected. Inhaled or injected, onset is rapid, and the effects generally last 4–8 hours. Users of this drug typically experience euphoria, excitement, anorexia, and may become nervous or even psychotic. Sweating, dizziness, insomnia, and restlessness may also occur. In smaller clinical doses, it improves attention, and reduces hyperactivity and impulsiveness in persons with [[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]] (ADHD), while anorexia is usedful for weight loss and increased wakefulness is beneficial in narcolepsy. The drug is rarely prescribed due to its abuse potential and neurotoxicity.

Chemically, methamphetamine is very similar to amphetamine but exerts more potent effects. It may be swallowed, snorted, dildo-farted, smoked or injected. Inhaled or injected, onset is rapid, and the effects generally last 4–8 hours. Users of this drug typically experience euphoria, excitement, anorexia, and may become nervous or even psychotic. Sweating, dizziness, insomnia, and restlessness may also occur. In smaller clinical doses, it improves attention, and reduces hyperactivity and impulsiveness in persons with [[Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]] (ADHD), while anorexia is usedful for weight loss and increased wakefulness is beneficial in narcolepsy. The drug is rarely prescribed due to its abuse potential and neurotoxicity.

==Addiction==

==Addiction==

<small>''Main article: [[Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use]]''</small>

<small>''Main article: [[Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use]]''</small>

Methamphetamine use has become very common in the [[homosexual]] community, demonstrating the destructive effects of the gay lifestyle.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE4DC1530F931A25752C0A9629C8B63&sec=health</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported in 2007 that the frequency of methamphetamine use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/methuse.html ''More Gay Men Using Meth, Study Finds,''] by R. Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, April 11, p. B6.</ref> Its use promotes more frequent and indiscriminate sexual behaviors increasing the spread of HIV. With the increased abuse of methamphetamine among the general public,<ref>[http://www.stopdrugs.org/meth1.html Methamphetamine and amphetamine use is on the rise], StopDrugs.org</ref> the proportion of methamphetamine users among homosexuals has also surely increased. In fact, gay and lesbian high school students in Washington, DC are ten times more likely to have used methamphetamine than their peers,<ref>[http://current.com/items/88887150/homosexual_high_schoolers_in_dc_10_times_more_likely_to_have_used_meth.htm Current.com] Gay DC high schoolers use meth</ref> indicating that the dramatic levels of abuse among homosexuals starts early. It also suggests that methamphetamine abuse may lead persons to homosexuality, an overlooked grave danger.   

Methamphetamine use has become very common in the [[homosexual]] community, demonstrating the destructive effects of the homo with the sexual lifestyle.<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DE4DC1530F931A25752C0A9629C8B63&sec=health</ref> The ''Los Angeles Times'' reported in 2007 that the frequency of methamphetamine use is twenty times greater among homosexuals than in the general population.<ref>[http://www.narth.com/docs/methuse.html ''More Gay Men Using Meth, Study Finds,''] by R. Rosenblatt, Los Angeles Times, April 11, p. B6.</ref> Its use promotes more frequent and indiscriminate sexual behaviors increasing the spread of HIV. With the increased abuse of methamphetamine among the general public,<ref>[http://www.stopdrugs.org/meth1.html Methamphetamine and amphetamine use is on the rise], StopDrugs.org</ref> the proportion of methamphetamine users among homosexuals has also surely increased. In fact, gay and lesbian high school students in Washington, DC are ten times more likely to have used methamphetamine than their peers,<ref>[http://current.com/items/88887150/homosexual_high_schoolers_in_dc_10_times_more_likely_to_have_used_meth.htm Current.com] Gay DC high schoolers use meth</ref> indicating that the dramatic levels of abuse among homosexuals starts early. It also suggests that methamphetamine abuse may lead persons to homosexuality, an overlooked grave danger.   

==References==

==References==