Meth users 911 call video came as a shock to me. I knew that meth is a drug and it can cause brain damage but I had no idea that it causes hallucination. In the video there was couple in Omaha, Nebraska Michele and Janelle who were stuck in the snow storm and called 911 they were not able to identify their location because they were so high on meth. They were hallucinating, they saw goats and cattle and they thought they were African American and Mexican people. Police were not able to find them and they end up being frozen to death. Police found their body after five days.
I am sure Michele and Janelle parents and family are devastated. I feel so sorry for their parents because they didn’t even know that Michele and Janelle were taking drugs. Meth or methamphetamine is an addictive stimulant drug that strongly activates certain systems in the brain. Methamphetamine abuse can lead to neurotoxicity and prolonged psychiatric disorders, cognitive impairment, as well as increasing the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Repeated methamphetamine abuse can lead to high levels of chemical in the brain which significantly changes the brain function. It is a white, odorless, bitter-tasting powder taken orally or by snorting or injecting, or a rock "crystal" that is heated and smoked (Methamphetamine. n.d.). I just hope that everyone can understand harmful effect of drugs and know that their life is too precious to waste it on drugs.
Methamphetamine. (n.d.). National Institute of Health. Retrieved November 23, 2010, from www.nida.nih.gov/drugpages/methamphetamine.html
Susami,
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that call video either! It's crazy to hear how high they were that they were actually hallucinating about seeing goats and cows!! Meth is a powerful drug and it's sad to hear how people now a days take this drug so lightly.
Carla Keeley
I also can not believe that video! Thats terrible that two people were so high they couldnt give enough information to get help. I think people like this are lost and when you become addicted to a drug like meth, you need all the help you can get from anyone willing to give it. Thanks for a powerful post,
ReplyDeleteSara Abbasi
I was required to watch a film about Methamphetamine last semester in a Psychology class. This 911 call was on the film and it acted out where they were believed to have been and where they ended up. It is very traumatizing! My heart breaks for the families of the two that passed away. To know that your child/cousin/sibling/friend died because of drugs has to be an awful feeling. I know that when people are addicted that they can't think straight and all that they care about is their drug of choice. But I really wish people would lose the "It won't happen to me" and "I'm going to die anyway" mentalities. It doesn't just hurt the user. It hurts friends,family, and everyone else around. I wish people would realize what they are doing or could do to themselves and stay away from drugs to begin with.
ReplyDeleteMeghan McGehee