methamphetimine users

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  1. The physical signs of meth abuse

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    ... The physical signs of meth abuse Methamphetamine is a drug that does not allow much room for casual use...

    ... Users quickly become addicts...

    ... Users lose weight rapidly and often appear sick...

    ... Skin Sores: Users often pick at imaginary bugs under their skin ("meth bugs"), causing open sores, infections, and scarring of the skin...

    ... Body Odor: Chemicals are emitted from the skin of meth users, often producing strong and unpleasant odors...

    ... The faces of users often appear pale or splotchy and may be sweaty as well...

    ... Methamphetamine users will also be paranoid, jittery, and anxiety ridden...

    ... For these reasons, you should never confront a meth user...
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  2. What are the Hazards of Crystal Meth?

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    ... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Dangerous Physical Effects In low doses, crystal meth heightens the senses and makes the users more alert...

    ... If used in even higher doses, heart rate increases, body temperature can rise to very dangerous levels, and the user can become paranoid, agitated and exhibit very bizarre and risky behavior...

    ... In addition to its ability to addict the user, tolerance also occurs, meaning the user must use higher doses to achieve the same effect...

    ... Simply put, crystal meth becomes necessary for the user to feel pleasure...

    ... The depression can become so profound that users trying to stop crystal meth will commit suicide to ease their pain...

    ... Hazards of Crystal Meth: Risky Behavior Users of crystal meth will exhibit very at risk sexual behavior, including sexual binges that include unsafe sex with multiple anonymous partners...

    ... In addition, users often exchange sex for the drug, further exposing them to sexually transmitted diseases and HIV...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1196618103.html

  3. Methamphetamine, a derivative of amphetamine

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    ... Methamphetamine, a derivative of amphetamine Methamphetamine , a derivative of amphetamine , is a powerful stimulant that affects the central nervous system...

    ... Methamphetamine can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested, or injected...

    ... Methamphetamine comes in a powder form that resembles granulated crystals and in a rock form known as "ice", which is preferred by those who smoke methamphetamine...

    ... According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), users have been known to use cocaine, marijuana, morphine, and alcohol in combination with methamphetamine...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1187150835.html

  4. Methamphetamine is a Schedule II narcotic

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    ... Methamphetamine is a Schedule II narcotic Methamphetamine is a Schedule II narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970...

    ... If a person is convicted of trafficking methamphetamine, depending on the amount of methamphetamine and if a person was injured or killed during the crime, the trafficker can receive 5 to 20 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10 million for the first offense...

    ... In addition to being a Schedule II drug itself, methamphetamine is made from chemicals that are regulated under the Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996...

    ... This act broadens controls on drugs such as ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, which are used in the manufacturing of methamphetamine...
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  5. Meth’s effects on people

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    ... While meth may at first "makes you want sex all the time," as Alabama obstetrician Mary Holley claims, meth users can lose the ability to have sex at all after only 6 months of meth use...

    ... And national drug czar John Walters notes the physical deterioration meth users often undergo: "Hair falls out, teeth fall out...

    ... " Falkowski paints an even more grotesque picture of the effects of meth addiction and its long-term effects on users...

    ... Prolonged addiction usually results in methamphetamine psychosis , where victims "see things that aren't really there, including elusive 'shadow people'"and a psychological state where " meth addicts believe that everyone is 'out to get them,' even innocent strangers or inanimate objects...

    ... " Methamphetamine producers risk not only legal troubles, but also the safety of themselves and their families," George Gannon writes...

    ... He reports that meth users face an increased risk injury due to fire as well as exposure to hazardous fumes and chemicals...

    ... " In one sidebar, Prescottt reported, "Police officers know it, but hesitate to say it publicly: Many people begin using methamphetamine because they like what it does to their sexuality...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1192078220.html

  6. The effects of crystal meth use

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    ... An intense rush is felt, almost instantaneously, when a user smokes or injects methamphetamine...

    ... Snorting methamphetamine affects the user in approximately 5 minutes, whereas orally ingesting methamphetamine takes about 20 minutes for the user to feel the effects...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1187152268.html

  7. Long-term use of methamphetamine

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    ... Long-term use of methamphetamine Long-term use of crystal meth may result in addiction...

    ... The crystal meth user can also develop a tolerance to the drug, which requires the user to take increasing amounts to induce the desired effects...

    ... Chronic users of crystal meth are also characterized as having poor hygiene, a gaunt or pale complexion, and, at times, sores on their bodies from scratching at "crank bugs", which is a common delusion that bugs are crawling under their skin...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1187152410.html

  8. Methamphetamine Effects Linger Longer After Abstinence

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    ... Methamphetamine Effects Linger Longer After Abstinence Methamphetamine abusers do not necessarily need specialized treatment but do need more time in intensive outpatient or residential drug treatment programs than they normally receive under current practices...

    ... Meth effects can last up to six months for just one use, and the drug can do greater damage to a person's physical, behavioral and thinking functions than many other illicit drugs or alcohol," Hall wrote...

    ... Two Weeks Not Enough "If you are a regular meth user , you will need more time to detox before you can accept the treatments , which are very cognitive," he said...

    ... " Hall said researchers should determine what residential treatment length would be effective for meth users before using outpatient care...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1196617077.html

  9. Aphrodisiac' effect part of meth's deceptive charm

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    ... Doctors and government officials don't like to talk much about it, but there's an obvious reason people get hooked on methamphetamine : sex...

    ... At first, meth users report greater sexual arousal and prolonged stamina, and if they are of the right personality they get into compulsive sexuality...

    ... Holley, who has interviewed men and women addicted to the methamphetamine , said it stimulates the "pleasure center" in the brain...

    ... " Methamphetamine makes a direct hit on the nucleus accumbens with its favorite chemical, dopamine," she said...

    ... "The effect of an IV hit of methamphetamine is the equivalent of 10 orgasms all on top of each other lasting for 30 minutes to an hour, with a feeling of arousal that lasts for another day and a half...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1192080745.html

  10. She smoked crystal methamphetamine and went into a coma

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    ... She smoked crystal methamphetamine and went into a coma Court victory for drug addict, Sandra Bergen, who sued her dealer over heart attack A former addict has opened a new front in the war on illegal drugs by successfully suing her dealer for selling her crystal methamphetamine that almost killed her...

    ... Ms Bergen, from Biggar, Saskatchewan, in Canada alleges that her nursery-school classmate Clinton Davey got her addicted to crystal methamphetamine by offering her a free dose when she was only 13 years old...

    ... She also named as a defendant the unknown supplier, named only as "John Doe", from whom Mr Davey got the crystal methamphetamine...

    ... But she said the case hinged on an unusual set of facts and voiced scepticism that courts would routinely hold dealers responsible for drug-taking by users...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1200251742.html

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