MADNESS of METH
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While meth can give intense euphoria, it takes away appetite, causing dramatic weight loss. Users tend to be gaunt and malnourished, prone to myriad health complications. Other problems include difficulties with breathing, irregular heartbeat, tremors, convulsions and even death.
Psychological problems include skin sores from scratching at imaginary bugs. Meth also increases wakefulness, hyperactivity and respiration, which lead to irritability, insomnia, confusion, tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, paranoia and aggressiveness. Severe mood swings cause some users to become manic depressive and develop suicidal tendencies. Brain damage is also a real risk of meth use.
Studies dating back 20 years show that a high nerve cells in the brain that produce dopamine and other neurotransmitters. Over time, meth appears to deplete the levels of dopamine. The nerve endings die, and regrowth may be limited. Long-term health problems 0f
use of meth also increases blood pressure and heart rate, leading to irreversible damage to blood vessels and producing strokes or heart attacks.
