DEATH BY JIB Guide - Kinetic Video

Crystal Meth and Psychosis Meth induced psychosis is a term
that describes the common psychological experiences that a meth
user may experience including severe paranoia, auditory and/or
visual hallucinations, as well as severe depression and suicidal
ideation. Because Crystal Meth is an intense neurological stimulant
users may experience the sensation of bugs crawling under the
skin. Though this sensation is entirely psychological users will
pick and scratch holes in their skin in an attempt to rid themselves
of their meth bugs.
Withdrawal The severity and length of withdrawal symptoms
vary with the amount of damage done to the users normal reward
system from amphetamine use. The most common symptoms are:
drug craving, irritability, energy loss, depression, fearfulness,
excessive sleep, shaking, nausea, heart palpitations, sweating,
hyperventilation and increased appetite. These symptoms can last
several weeks after drug use ceases. Unlike heroin the physical
withdrawal from meth amphetamine is not as severe but the
anhedonia or inability to experience pleasure lasts for months.
Ecstasy and Club Drugs Ecstasy or MDMA is composed of
amphetamine and a hallucinogen. Club drug users are often not
aware that Crystal Meth is the amphetamine commonly used in the
manufacture of Ecstasy. Scott Rintoul, the RCMP drug awareness
expert, reports that results from drug analysis show that up to 60%
of the ecstasy tested contained Crystal Meth.
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Care Wheel
People who have good coping skills make use of certain activities
or strategies to deal with unpleasant thoughts or feelings. This
means that they can make themselves feel better or alter their
mood without taking anything into their body (e.g., food, drugs,
alcohol). They also know ways of calming themselves down
without becoming verbally or physically abusive towards others or
engaging in self-destructive behavior (e.g., gambling, overeating,
cutting, drug abuse). The care wheel is an excellent way of
summarizing your healthy coping skills so when you’re upset or
bothered you can look at your care wheel and pick one of the
activities to do. In each section of the wheel below write in a
coping strategy that you might use.
Examples: Take a deep breath, take a time out from an unpleasant or
high risk situation, have a hot bath, listen to calming music, talk to a
friend, walk the dog, journal (write out thoughts and feelings), draw,
paint, color, exercise, meditate, do yoga, sit in nature, pet the cat, read
a book, work on a fun project, finish a difficult task, write a letter,
identify and express feelings, assert myself, engage in a fun activity,
play music…etc.
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