In 99 percent of the violent assaults, homicides and other violent crimes, drugs or alcohol play a major part.  But meth is especially destructive. 

And Gangs are dealing it.

Meth is a combination of various toxic  and deadly chemicals that have no place in the human body. Some of the chemicals used to make meth are cold medicines, hydrochloric acid, acetone, lithium from batteries, red phosphorous from road flares, and sulfuric acid from drain cleaner.      

Is meth something that should go in your body?

The first time use of meth is initially associated with a very intense ‘high’, unlike anything the user has ever experienced before. Almost immediately, the user of meth begins to build a tolerance for the drug and requires more and more meth to achieve the levels of the first high. Cravings for the drug are intense and many users, after prolonged use, go on binges that last for days, but they will ultimately crash.

Using meth results in drug craving, unhealthy weight loss, loss of muscle tone, depression, and extreme tooth decay. And this is just the beginning.     
Photos courtesy of ADA.

Prolonged use leads to violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, insomnia, paranoia, mood disturbances and mental delusions like the sensation of insects crawling on or underneath the skin as the chemicals from meth are being purged from their body.

Long term meth use leads to respiratory problems, damage to the blood vessels in the brain, strokes, heart and kidney damage,
and in some cases…..death.

Meth users never destroy just their own life, but affect those around them, such as family, relatives, and friends.  They will lie cheat, steal, and resort to physical violence to obtain meth and will fight all around them as the use progresses.

The U.S. Attorney's Office - District of Arizona has a zero-tolerance for meth sales on reservations.  We want people to know that if you deal meth on an Indian reservation, you're going to do time in a federal prison!
	Filthy conditions where meth is manufactured.