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About "Crank" and "Ice"

NCJ Number
126080
Date Published
1990
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This booklet describes "crank," a street name for methamphetamine.
Abstract
The reasons methamphetamine users give for taking the drug are disputed with the truth of how the drug affects the user's body and mind. The booklet describes the forms in which the finished drug is sold as well as the ways it is ingested. The physical and mental dangers of using crank are stressed as well as the societal damage caused by crank use. Resources to help drug users are briefly listed.

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