One of the lesser discussed results of meth use is Hypersexuality.
This is a very nasty condition which essentially robs you of inhibition and causes you to do things you would never dream of before you used.
It essentially destoys morality.
Lizzie and Lyric were surrounded by people affected by meth. It appears to be mult-generational too.
These girls were probably victims of their loved ones lifestyle choices, one way or another.
We must keep looking for them, but also looking for the other Lizzies and Lyrics out there who are still in this lifestyle, therefore still at risk.
There's just been too many kids gone missing lately, all with meth lurking somewhere in their background. I'm scared of a growing problem.
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Together, these studies suggest that methamphetamine influences compulsive seeking of sex by acting in brain areas responsible for inhibitory control. We predict that not only are these neurons activated by methamphetamine, but are also being changed by the repeated methamphetamine exposure. This change in brain cells can then lead to the long term consequences of methamphetamine use on compulsive sex behavior and future studies will test this hypothesis.
http://www.sfn.org/am2010/press/OmniPress/data/papers/15409.htm
What this boils down to is, as long as the meth labs are spreading, so is deviant behaviour including crime and child sexual abuse.
Something needs to be done.
This is a massive social problem causing untold tragedy and it's getting bigger daily.
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ETA - my suggestions would be a combination of increased ACTIVE policing (not reactive as we have now), treating users as addicts not criminals and supplying them with appropriate treatment including a medically controlled weaning from a clean drug instead of shoving them all in prison and making them worse.
Provide ample rehab for those who want it.
Repeat, wilful users and those dealing can be watched by LE to help track the "big guys" with the aim to shrink supply drastically. Sentences need to be very, very heavy once the big guys are found, to deter the other cooks popping up left right and centre.
Combined these with increased education in the community generally but in the junior schools specifically. These little innocent kids are living the disaster, and need help realising it is not "normal" or legal or fun or safe, and to ask for help if they are seeing it at home.
In my dream world anyway.
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Ironically if you add up all the societal costs of meth use, it would probably pay for all of the above twice or three times over.
I believe it will happen one day. We need a different approach. The "War on Drugs" is pretty much lost.
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