mental illness and methamphetamine use

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  1. 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

  2. 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...

    ... There are other factors, such as mental illness or side effects from prescribed medication, that can cause symptoms similar to those associated with meth addiction...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1196624833.html

  3. 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...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1187151062.html

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Methamphetamine or Crystal Meth

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    ... Methamphetamine or Crystal Meth Methamphetamine or Crystal Meth has its roots in some unexpected places...

    ... Military pilots used amphetamines to stay awake during the long flights to their bombing targets during the wartime...

    ... College students used them to stay awake all night to study for exams...

    ... In the 1960's people used amphetamines for entertainment...

    ... But now the use of amphetamines has returned in full force, primarily in the form of the supercharged version called methamphetamine...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1196617374.html

  7. What is Crystal Meth?

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    ... Crystal Meth is the synthetic white crystalline powder form of amphetamines While the legal form of amphetamines are used primarily as a short term treatment for obesity, crystal meth is used as a recreational drug ("party drug"), because of its ability to enhance the senses and cause a euphoric high...

    ... It's said that when used, people often go days without sleep and engage in high risk sexual activity non-stop...

    ... Sometimes it is used along with Viagra to further enhance the sexual experiences...

    ... While the legal form is odorless, crystal meth often smells of ammonia, due to the chemicals used during manufacturing...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1196617497.html

  8. 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...

    ... In her legal claim, Ms Bergen said Mr Davey knew the drug was highly addictive and the sale of the drug was "for the purpose of making money but was also for the purpose of intentionally inflicting physical and mental suffering on Sandra"...

    ... She also named as a defendant the unknown supplier, named only as "John Doe", from whom Mr Davey got the crystal methamphetamine...
    http://crystalmethamphetamineaddiction.info/post_1200251742.html

  9. 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

  10. 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...

    ... 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

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