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Is crystal meth on the rise? One Councillor says it’s like Breaking Bad out there

They're scratching themselves, there’s big scabs all over them. It’s like it’s eating them from the inside out.

That’s how one drug user described crystal meth – saying it was the worst drug he had ever seen.

Speaking on RTÉ, he said,  ”People are only on it a week or two and you can see it in their appearance.

“They’re paranoid 24/7, they think people are after them, looking for things that aren’t there. It’s crazy.

“It’s starting to take a hold and when it does Dublin is going to be ruined because of it.”

Crystal methamphetamine is a powerful synthetic stimulant which is highly addictive. It can be smoked in a glass pipe, injected, snorted or swallowed.

A senior source at the Revenue’s Customs Service told TheJournal.ie that, “There has been a significant increase in the number of investigations into crystal meth traffickers in the past year.”

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Source: thejournal.ie

Posted by Andy on 01/11 at 01:48 PM in
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