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“CRYSTAL METH IS the worst type of drug out there. It’s so bad, it’s on par with crack cocaine,” Dr Chris Luke, consultant in emergency medicine in Cork, told TheJournal.ie.
He said programmes like Breaking Bad is “very much helping to spread the problem” along with easy to access online recipes and YouTube videos.
Crystal methamphetamine – informally known as ice, Tina or glass – is a powerful synthetic stimulant which is highly addictive. It can be smoked in a glass pipe, injected, snorted or swallowed.
(Image: Faces of Meth)
“Crystal meth is made from cold remedies, which are widely available,” explained Dr Luke. “It’s very cheap to make which is a growing concern”.
Luke has been told of crystal meth-making factories in Cork’s north inner city and in Tralee, Co Kerry. Fr Peter McVerry, who has worked for most of his life with disadvantaged youth and trying to tackle homelessness, said he was unaware if the drug is being made in Ireland but said knows it is readily available in Ballymun, Dublin.
Fr McVerry says there are two reasons why it’s the worst drug out there:
One, it is highly addictive and gives an enormous high, but the higher the high, the lower the low. One person told me he never experienced anything like the depression he felt when coming off crystal meth.Two, it’s extraordinary destructive to a person’s health. Your teeth fall out, your skin peels – the effects are very visible and really awful.
McVerry believes that crystal meth is becoming a growing issue and thinks that now is the time to take action and “do something about it”. But “the government won’t provide funding to deal with crystal meth until it is a widespread problem ”.
“Crystal meth has ravaged whole communities in the US and the same is happening in Ireland,” added McVerry.
How one woman changed dramatically after 10 years on crystal meth. She has since passed away. (Image: Don Hankins/Flickr)
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I’ve always wondered why this wasn’t done before!
All airlines make a big part of there revenue carrying cargo in the holds, so unless they are going to stop passengers bringing luggage all together then I can’t see this happening.
@Gavin R: Yes, you probably know more about the economics of commercial air travel than the collected wisdom of Airbus and the airlines that they sell too.
@JΛCQUʘRΛПDΛ: Hes right you know! This is a field I have expertise in and I can assure you airlines will not be keen to pass over valuable onboard real estate to a handful of bunks!
Won’t happen, can make more from cargo
Aer Lingus used a variation of this years ago for a crew rest area. Nothing new. It takes up a lot of space and reduces cargo and luggage space so they would have to charge a pretty penny to use them. Might be nice in a super long haul flight though.
Would be a handy place to go for a ****
@Finbarr Dowling: A s**t?
@VeeryDrink: no, a s***
@VeeryDrink: wrong one.
@Finbarr Dowling: H! can I get a H please?.. this is hangman right?
Sweet flying Spaghetti monster yes.
Boeing wont take this lying down!
This sounds like a dream come true. Anyone who has taken more than a 5 hour flight knows, all you want to do is stretch out and get horizontal and make the flight go as fast as possible! #ihateflying
April 1st story??
I hate flying but have always thought that a bed would be preferable to a seat anytime. Could not more passengers fit on a plane if placed horizontally in tiers? There is nothing one can do on a journey except relax as pilots & crew are in charge of your safe arrival. Why not get some shut eye? Probably not enough space or privacy for intimate stuff but could be nice to cuddle up with your other half…if you are lucky enough to be on holidays.
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