- Reckless behavior including unwanted and unprotected sex.
- Selling off personal belongings such as stereos.
- Experiencing difficulties at school including a drop in grades
or skipping classes
- Hanging around a new group of friends.
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How to tell if you need
help with a Meth addiction…
- You are using more Meth than you intended
- You need more Meth to feel high
- More of your income is going towards Meth than your bills
- You are constantly thinking about the next time you are going
to be able to get high
- Responsibilities are no longer taking priority and you are
planning activities around Meth.
- Interest is lost in friends and activities that you used to
enjoy
- Family and friends are letting you know that they are concerned
about your new lifestyle
- Daily routines such as bathing, eating, and sleeping are no
longer important.
Information retrieved from www.arizonamethproject.org
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How to tell if a parent needs
help…
- They have a poor attitude about having to go to work or about
having missed work.
- They are borrowing money and/or selling or pawning possessions
- They are gone a lot at night and with people who you do not
know
- Their attitudes have changed in a negative way and they are
having sudden temper outbursts.
- Their appearance is changing for the worse: hair, skin, and
teeth
Information retrieved from www.arizonamethproject.org
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How to tell if your
community needs help…
- There are open windows with fans during all seasons
- You see areas making a very large effort to ensure privacy
- Increase in traffic in and out of a house at all times of
the day
- There are homes that always have their curtains drawn
- Garbage contains contents you would find in a Meth lab
- The people living there seem to be unemployed, yet they have
money to pay their bills
- Very strong or unusual odors like ether, ammonia or acetone
coming from home
Information retrieved from www.arizonamethproject.org
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Physical impacts of
Meth on your body…
Please view the following links to see all of the effects that
Meth use can have on your body and all of your organs.
Laws regarding substance abuse
from the ARS (Arizona Revised Statues)…
Drug Offences
- ARS 13-3403
Possession of vapor releasing substance-- Class 5 felony
- 13-3404.01
Possession of more then 9 grams of pseudo ephedrine (about four
packs)- Class 5 felony
- 13-3405
Possession/ production/ sale of marijuana- Class 6 felony
- 13-3406
Possession/use/sale prescription only drug.
Possession/ use without prescription- class 1 misdemeanor
Sale/transport for sale- class 6 felony
- 13-3407
Possession/use/sale/manufacture of a dangerous drug. (includes
Meth, MDMA/ecstasy and the like)
Possession- class 4 felony
Possession for sale- class 2 felony
Possession of equipment to manufacture- class 3 felony
Manufacturing- class 2 felony
Transport for sale- class 2 felony
- 13-3407.01
Manufacturing Meth in a way that harms a child- class 2 felony
- 13-3408
Possession/use/sale/manufacture of a narcotic drug.
Possession- class 4 felony
Possession for sale- class 2 felony
Possession of equipment to manufacture- class 3 felony
Manufacturing- class 2 felony
Transport for sale- class 2 felony
- 13-3411
Drug Free School Zone violation- same class as above, but the
sentencing is increased by one class.
- 13-3415
Possession of drug paraphernalia- class 6 felony
**Felony sentencing:
min
max
Class 2
4 yrs
10 years
Class 3
2.5 yrs
7 years
Class 4
1.5 yrs
3 years
Class 5
9 months 2 years
Class 6
6 months 1.5 years
Class 1 misdemeanor
probation 6 months
