As a Community leader, people have asked me this question often because most youths that abuse this substance are found in Communities. Many Presidents General like me are facing big tasks on how to control or eradicate this menace in communities.
What is Mkpulummiri?
Mkpulummiri has become a serious issue in the southeast with thousands of Igbo youths addicted to the drug. Mkpulummiri is the Igbo slang name for a very dangerous hard drug called Methamphetamine or Crystal Meth.
It Looks like Ice Block and can be blue in color sometimes. Mkpulummiri is known by experts to be one of the hardest drug addictions to treat.
It is very addictive and affects the central nervous system of whoever takes it. It creates a feeling of massive happiness that is very addictive and makes the taker want to fly.
When the effect wears off, the taker tries to have that feeling again thereby taking it again.
How Can You Know Someone Who Is addicted?
According to WebMD, these are the signs of someone with serious meth addiction.
Tattered dressing and shabby looks
Always picking at hair or skin
Loss of appetite and weight loss
Moving Eyes about every time
Strange sleeping patterns — staying up for days or even weeks at a time
Always Talking, nonstop
Angry outbursts or mood swings
Psychotic behavior, such as paranoia and hallucinations.
What does Mkpulummiri Do To Your Body?
High Temperature and possible death.
Unable To Sleep and recourse to violence
The user ages fast and looks sick with lots of pimples.
Therapy and Cure For Mkpulummiri
There is no drug that can cure Mkpulummiri addiction. This is what makes it so dangerous.
The only treatment is behavioural therapy which we are not sure is available in Nigeria now.
PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM MKPULUMMIRI!!!
There is no quick cure or drug for the addiction and the therapy cure is not readily available in Nigeria.
Save our students, save our youths!!
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