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Tag Archives: methamphetamine

Methamphetamine in Combination with Other Drugs and Violent Behavior

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Methamphetamine Usage Methamphetamine (meth) is a widely used, powerful stimulant which acts upon the central nervous system. Other names for meth include speed, crank, ice, crystal, and glass. It gives the user a sense of…

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Detecting Methamphetamine : Toxicology Time Window

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Detection Time of Methamphetamine: Compared to cocaine, methamphetamine’s effects can be more intense and last longer. The half-life for methamphetamine (the time period required for the body to decrease the blood level of methamphetamine by…

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Concentration and Metabolites: Methamphetamine

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Blood concentrations for methamphetamine use as a prescribed medication are typically in the range of .02-.05 mg/L for a person taking methamphetamine prescribed for attention deficit disorder, weight loss or narcolepsy.  Drug abuse with methamphetamine…

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Methamphetamine: Screening

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Screening: Methamphetamine is typically detected through urine and blood screens that offer positive or negative (“qualitative”) results. A positive result on a screen often leads to a confirmatory test that will use more sophisticated laboratory…

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Meth: What triggers a drug screen?

DUI, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Methamphetamine use has physical manifestations that heighten suspicion of use and lead to a drug screen. The category of stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, methylphenidate and cocaine, all produce dilation of pupils and the pupils appear…

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MDMA / Molly: Legal Implications

DUI, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Molly is in the same Schedule I category of illegal drugs as heroin, LSD and marijuana. In 2010 the U.S. government initiated severe fines and lengthy jail time for those discovered manufacturing and/or distributing ecstasy.…

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Dangers of Molly / MDMA

DUI, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

MDMA addiction poses a danger as life threatening symptoms develop including irregular heart rhythms, high blood pressure that can lead to a heart attack or stroke, bleeding in the brain, organ damage and hyperthermia. Hyperthermia…

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MDMA / Molly: Use & Effects

DUI, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Referred to as ecstasy, the love drug, lover’s speed, X, and Molly (short for molecule), this drug can be used in powder form for snorting or smoking; or most commonly through oral ingestion as a…

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MDMA / Molly: Overview

DUI, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The substance, 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) was first synthesized in Germany in the early 1900s by Merck and Co. At that time there was no defined medical use for the product. Through time studies began to…

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Methamphetamine: Detection, Treatment and Rehabilitation

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Detecting meth within a user’s body can be measured in several ways.  Hair and saliva testing can be performed; but the most common methods are urine and blood sampling. Toxicology screens are typically used for…

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Methamphetamine: Addiction

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

A meth user may experience several levels of addiction. The initial meth response or “rush” can last up to 30 minutes compared with 2 to 5 minutes for crack cocaine. The “high” or euphoric state,…

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Methamphetamine: Making and Hiding This Illicit Drug

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

This illegal drug was once produced in vast quantities in the U.S. using easy-access medications and chemicals until the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was incorporated. This act bans medications containing pseudoephedrine, ephedrine and…

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