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Nyaaringkupai Ice yuutjumilara - How does ice work?

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Yaaltjitu ara yuutjumilanyangka panya Ice paluru kunyu ngarapai 4 hour--nguru 12 hour-kutu.

Mapalku kunyu walytjangku kulilpai palu tjinguru tjintu kutjunguru munu kutjarakutu ma-wiyaringkupai puntungka.

The physical effects of ice can include:

The comedown phase & withdrawal

Ice panya paluru wiyaringkunyangka puntungka anangu iluru-ilurulta nyinapai.

Munu tjinguru tjintu mankurnguru kura ngar Munu tjinguru kulinytja pulkangka nyinara urukulini, paku pulkaringanyi munu aritirinyi munu ngulu-ngulu nyinanyi.

Kutjupa tjutangku drug putu wantiriyalpai munuya drug wiyangka kuraringkupai (withdrawal-tjara)

Tjinguru ngaraku tjintu winkingka. Tjinguru nyanganpa utiringkuku, kata pika, karamparintja, ulkapatjunkunytja, kulinytja pulka nyinanytja, kaarkaarpa munu para-ngar

Ice yuutjumilara, chemical kutjara ini dopamine munu noradrenaline kunyu ngukunypakutu ankupai.

Chemical nyanga pula unytjungku kutju ipilymankupai munu pukulmankupai.

Nyanganguru kura pulka utiringkupai munu kura nyanga paluru kutjupara mapalku wiyaringkupai munu kutjupara rawa ngar.

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