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a: Methamphetamine ~
b: firing a gun at your head

What: "Using methamphetamine is like firing a gun at your head," retired U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey said Thursday. "(It) is the worst thing that has hit this country."

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Writer: U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey
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Date: Oct 25 2013 7:13 PM



a: Methamphetamine ~
b: inflicting a traumatic brain injury

What: "Using methamphetamine is like inflicting a traumatic brain injury on yourself," said Firas Kobeissy, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in the College of Medicine department of psychiatry. "We found that a lot of brain cells are being injured by these drugs. That's alarming to society now. People don't seem to take club drugs as seriously as drugs such as heroin or cocaine."

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Writer: Firas Kobeissy, Ph.D.
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Date: Oct 25 2013 7:16 PM


Poor Man's Cocaine?

a: Methamphetamine ~
b: Star-bucks coffee

What: "Methamphetamine is like Star-bucks coffee for the working class, said a doctor who has studied the drug."

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Writer: Samantha Johnston
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Date: Oct 25 2013 7:21 PM



a: Methamphetamine ~
b: farting in the hurricane of alcohol

What: "The policy makers need to get real and wake up to the facts. There is no epidemic of meth killing even a smidgen of the people that alcohol and tobacco are killing. By comparison, methamphetamine is like farting in the hurricane of alcohol and tobacco."

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Writer: Markham's Behavioral Health
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Date: Oct 25 2013 7:24 PM



a: Methamphetamine ~
b: giving up air

What: "Getting off methamphetamine is like giving up air. Meth addicts are inexorably intertwined to their drug."

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Writer: jennapope
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Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Oct 25 2013 7:26 PM



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