Meth is everywhere: One week of News Headlines
Meth in the news for the week of August 16 - 22, 2008
These are just a few of the hundreds of stories regarding meth in the news from the past week.
If you don’t think meth effects your area - think again. As you can see from these stories and other news stories found on this [...]
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High on Meth: Awake for Days
Define awake when you’re high on meth.
Heart is beating, irregular, but beating. Lungs are absorbing oxygen, sorta. I mean what’s left of the tissue that’s healthy enough to function at a working capacity. Brain is partially processing information still, but everything, and I mean everything seems like it’s URGENT and there is a nagging feeling [...]
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Meth Poem: Your Dearest Friend ICE “aka” DEATH
This was sent to me by Whitney. I wasn’t sure if I should classify this as a poem because it’s more like a letter. But it has a rhythmic feel when you read it so I’ll let you be the judge. Either way - thank you Whitney for sharing…
I am the cramping in your stomach. [...]
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Meth Injuries: Statistics from a level I trauma center
In a report published by the Journal of Trauma that compares meth related injuries to injuries related to other illicit drugs - meth came out the clear “winner”.
Meth’s impact on a level I trauma center.
Study done by: Division of Trauma, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California, USA.
BACKGROUND: Methamphetamine (METH) use is associated with high-risk [...]
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Scott Cheever: Meth Sentence
Scott Cheever’s meth induced rampage led to the death penalty in a sentence handed down this week by a judge in Kansas.
(photo courtesy of AP)
In January of 2005 Scott Cheever (who was only 23 years old at the time) was running a meth lab out of his home. One cold Kansas morning, sheriff’s deputies came [...]
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Surfer dies high on meth
Last month the waves in Monterey County California were larger than some surfers had ever seen. Very, very few (if any) surfers dared to challenge them. There was however one man that was up to the challenge; 45 year old Peter Davi. Mr. Davi was know to the locals as “the gentle giant”. Many knew [...]
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Lucifer’s baby: Man found guilty of murder
I blogged about this man who was under the influence of methamphetamine and shot his pregnant girlfriend because he believed she was carrying “Lucifer’s baby“. He had been awake for several days and the hallucinations he experienced came in the form of voices he heard. I have been following this story over the past month [...]
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Dear Crystal, my favorite white girl…
Jill Sell is an amazingly strong woman. I sat on her son’s memorial page for over an hour with the song playing repeatedly in the background and with tears in my eyes I write this entry.
On August 24, 2006, Jill Sell’s 22 year old son Austin Hesse took his own life. He was lost [...]
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Voices of Meth: “Lucifer’s baby”
This week’s senseless tragedy:
A man stands trial for the death of his girlfriend and her unborn child after hearing voices that were telling him to kill the child as a sacrifice.
The Canadian Press
EDMONTON, Oct 4: A young man who admits killing a pregnant Edmonton teen told police he believed she was having “Lucifer’s baby” [...]
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Baby Dies Due to Meth Laden Q-tip
Why do I insist on blogging about tragic stories such as these? Because I think it’s important that they be brought to light for the atrocities that they are. This is just so senseless. I have a VERY hard time believing that the mother of this poor child “didn’t know“.
An 8-month-old boy has died after [...]
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