Crystal Meth Addiction
Methamphetamine or more commonly known as meth is a highly addictive stimulant. Methamphetamine's effects on the central nervous system are very strong, causing meth users to act extremely unpredictable. Methamphetamine is made in illegal laboratories using common household products or substitutes. Meth can be taken orally, intranasal (snorting/sniffing), intravenous injection, and smoked. Users become addicted very quickly, and use with increasing frequency. Meth appears to have a neuro-toxic effect on the brain, damaging the brain cells containing dopamine and serotonin, other neurotransmitters. The damaging affect of meth may cause symptoms like those seen in Parkinson's disease.
Consequences
The central nervous system is vastly affected by methamphetamine use. Consequences to the central nervous system include physical activity, decreased appetite, hyperthermia, insomnia, confusion, tremors, paranoia, anxiety, and aggressiveness. Meth causes increased heart rate and blood pressure and in certain instances heart attack and death. A recent study confirmed that methamphetamine use in widespread and is beginning to attribute poor sexual practices and needle use behaviors leading to HIV/AIDS.
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