Spun Film Summary

Causing changes in mind and body such as seizures, delusions, vomiting and nausea, and even death and having bizarre effects on drug users recreational drugs called bath salts has become infamous. The drug is not only highly addictive it is also potent. Meth is one of the most addictive drugs on the market but research shows that bath salts could actually be more addictive.

Due to the impaired state while using meth, when a user is irritable they start to lose patience for others. This is dangerous because users don’t understand the amount of force they use if they were to hit someone, or worse, what the consequence would be if they were to have a deadly weapon. Anxiety is also a big issue with users; they feel that they are invincible and they want something to do. Some users have gone as far as believing they can fly; so they jump off a building or out a window. The irregular heart rate can be deadly if you have any type of minor heart disease. Finally, the increase in physical activity puts others in

The most noticeable effects of methamphetamine are the change in the skin’s appearance. Some users have been known to feel insects crawling beneath their skin. “He picks and picks and picks at himself, like there are bugs inside his face,” the mother of one methamphetamine addict told The Spokesman-Review (Pbs.org, 2011). Some users are covered in small sores, the result of obsessive skin picking caused by hallucination of having bugs crawling beneath the skin, a disorder known as formication. While methamphetamine makes users feel more confident, attractive, and desirable, the drug is actually making them unattractive, sores take longer to heal, and the skin loses its luster and elasticity.

Generally, a person will go through a cycle of predictable behavior after starting meth. Immediately after taking it the user will feel a rush which involves the most exhilarating feelings. Next, they experience the high which can last for several hours. The actual rush and high is what everyone is trying to achieve. In order to keep this high the user will often binge, meaning they will continue to take meth for hours. This binge can last for days. Eventually the user will experience “tweaking” which may cause the user to become violent or delusional. Finally the user will experience the crash. Since the addict has been using meth for several days they may have had little or no sleep and their bodies have become

Long-term consequences of meth abuse include increased heart rate, permanent damage to blood vessels of heart/brain, malnutrition, xerostomia (meth mouth), disorientation, lack of enthusiasm, confused exhaustion, psychosis, anxiety, paranoia, depression, epilepsy, stroke, liver/kidney/brain and lung damage, convulsions, heart attack, stroke and even death can occur due to the stimulant effects of meth because it causes the heart to race and the blood vessels to constrict. The side effects involved with taking a large amount of meth are agitation, chest pain, heart attack, heart stops, coma, difficulty breathing, kidney damage, possible kidney failure, paranoia, seizures, severe stomach pain, stroke, uncontrolled vocal outbursts, tics, trembling or shaking of the hands/feet, change in taste buds, unusual or unpleasant taste, insomnia, headache, dizziness, faintness, swelling of the feet or lower legs, and unusual tiredness or

I chose Methamphetamines because of how fast the drug causes users to go downhill. When meth became the drug of choice in Arizona, within a couple months entire neighborhoods were garbage strewn, and the physical effects of the drug became apparent in anyone using. Friends disappeared off the radar, to be seen a month later, unemployed, paranoid, scabbed and thin. I would like to learn more about the history and long-term effects on the body from methamphetamines.

While using methamphetamine, users can feel hypersexual and uninhibited, often forgetting to use protection. Since methamphetamine can be administered intravenously, some users share dirty needles. These acts can lead to the transmission of serious and deadly diseases, such as hepatitis, HIV and AIDS.

Tinghir Jersualem is a documentary by historian Kamal Hachkar, a Muslim. It explores the relationship between the Jews and Muslims in Tinghir, Moracco both prior to the Jews departure to Israel and the aftermath of their leaving. Kamal interviews both Jews and Muslims from Morraco to get their own stories related to the departure that largely took place in the 1950s and 1960s. Kamal's approach of interviewing both Jews and Muslims helps present the unity that Jews and Muslims felt in Morraco prior the 1960s. Older Muslim and Jewish men spoke foundly of their neighbors and the many business transactions and card games that went on between the two groups of people. The Muslim and Jewish women simiarly excited when talking about their neighbors,

Methamphetamine is a solid focal sensory system stimulant that is for the most part utilized as a recreational medication. Methamphetamine hydrochloride is endorsed by the United States Food and Drug Administration under the exchange name Desoxyn for consideration shortfall hyperactivity issue and heftiness in grown-ups and youngsters, and is at times recommended off name for narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia. It is once in a while endorsed because of concerns including human neurotoxicity and its high potential for recreational use, among different concerns, and the accessibility of more secure substitute medications with practically identical treatment viability.

For example, examine the physical symptoms of an individual that chronically uses methamphetamines. Because methamphetamine has such a high potency (NHTSA, 2002), there are very few areas of the body that are not affected by use. Effects of methamphetamine can be short term or long term, but fatal effects are present in both categories. Just one single high dose is enough for an individual to experience nerve damage that is related to the substance. Short term effects of methamphetamine use include dehydration, heavy breathing, and an elevation in body temperature that could possibly be fatal. In addition, long term use can result in a tolerance, making the individual use more and more in order to reach that feeling of euphoria. Some other long term effects that may be experienced by a client include cardiovascular issues, such as an irregular heartbeat or irreversible blood vessel damage. If the blood vessel damage is severe, it is likely that the individual could have a stroke (Arizona State University, 2005). In many cases methamphetamine use has been linked to osteoporosis, a medical condition known to weaken teeth and other bones. Many individuals will have teeth fall out or break off, which in almost all cases is directly related to the methamphetamine

When the heart pumps the blood through the body each beat is a very rapid series of two contractions but with an arrhythmia the heartbeat can be fluttering or too fast, which can result in organ failure due to diminished flow of blood and oxygen supply to the tissues. Continuing to use meth after the initial heart problems can lead to sharp chest pains and heavy pressure on the enlarged heart. These are the first signs of a heart attack. Meth use creates a chemical reaction between sugar and amphetamines that changes enzymes and amino acids and creates inflammation and immunoglobulins known as antibody responses. This explains why meth users become tolerant of the drug and need more and more of the drug to achieve the desired high.

During this stage self-mutilation and harm to others can happen easily due to the “bad trip” the user experiences, they often become disconnected from reality and feel they are in their own world. Due to the vivid hallucinations the user gets, it is common for them to itch at an intense level and to feel that there are bugs under their skin. The user while not be able to sleep for several days at a time. After the “tweaking” stage the user goes through the “crash” , the body shuts down when it is no longer able to cope with the overwhelming effects of the drug. This causes the user to sleep for long periods of time, one to three days. Once the user makes it past the “crash” they go through the “hangover”. During the “hangover” the user returns to reality in a deteriorated, hungry, dehydrated, and physically/mentally/emotionally exhausted state. This stage lasts anywhere between two and fourteen days This causes severe addiction because the user uses the drug to deal with the pain of the

Falsettos was one of the first shows that led the change in talking about death. “In particular, the AIDS epidemic elicited many theatrical and musical responses, the most important for the purposes of this discussion being Rent and Falsettos” (Death Comes to the Broadway Musical). Before the 20th century, pain and suffering was rarely addressed in the theatre. Originally premiering in 1993, Falsettos is about Marvin, a gay man, struggling to balance his ex-wife, 12 year old son, and his new boyfriend, Whizzer. Amidst the chaos, one of the characters laments about an unknown disease that is rapidly spreading in the song “Something Bad is Happening” (“Falsettos”). Not soon after, viewers discover that Whizzer has contracted this disease and he eventually passes away. The show helped transport audience members back to their experience with

Also, you tend to become more hungry and also, you lose weight as a consequence of this. For instance, you tend not to sleep well, which causes sleeping changes , you begin to hallucinate and have other sorts of disorders which may lead to death in many situations. Meth can have different effects on some people while other people may have not experienced it; everybody is

The effects of heroin can be very devastating, both short term and long term effects. There is a rapid physical change that can be seen due to the use of heroin. People who use heroin may experience a few pleasant short term effects such as; feelings of being warm and flushed, heavy sensation in extremities, and sedation. Unpleasant side effects may include drowsiness and lethargy. The long term effects is what really gives heroin such a bad reputation. Within a short period of time severe side effects come in. Such as; oral damage (gums and teeth), digestive issues, severe itching causing people to itch till you bleed causing scabs, breaking down of the immune system, malnutrition, sleeping irregularities, and decrease in sexual functions