Side
Effects
Meth can increase heart rate, raise body
temperature and induce uncontrollable movements like twiching. It also has
appetite supressing properties and can make the user paranoid, excited and
violent.
Meth users will often have unpleasand body
odour and their skin will turn yellowish. Behaviroural effects include:
-Schizophrenia
-Lack of sleep
-Excessive excitation and talking
-Panic
-False sence of confidence
-Violent behaviour
-Convulsions and body tremmors
-Lack of appetite
-Hallucinations
Long term effects
-Brain damage
-Kidney and lung disorders
-Liver damage
-Malnutrition
-Extreme weight loss
-Death
Withdrawal
When the user stops taking the drug they
feel sick, depressed and guilty. The user has to keep taking meth to eliminate
unpleasant feelings and feel normal.
Binges
Since users will develop a tolerance to
Meth really quickly, users begin to take several doses in a row to maintain the
feeling of being high and avoid withdrawal. Users will go on periods of heavy
use known as binges when users stop eating and sleeping. Those who inject will
inject as much as a gram of crystal meth every 2 - 3 hours for days in arow
until they can no longer function or their supply of the drug is exhausted.
Effects
on the brain
Meth can cause neurological problems like
motor skills and verbal memory impairment. Researchers at the UCLA found that
meth users' brains had brain damage and swollen nerve fibers. This caused
participants in the study to have memory problems and drepression.
Where
is it made?
Meth is made in meth labs, and these are
usually located in Car trunks, RV's, Motel rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoors
or anywhere you can think of.
