The effects on the meth user range from mildly debilitating to severely incapacitating and potentially lethal. Even a single use can be fatal under certain circumstances.
Meth abuse can cause severe facial disfigurement and the loss of teeth rotted from the inside out ("meth mouth"). Users often scratch at imaginary bugs crawling over their bodies ("crank bugs") and pick at the sores caused by the scratching, leaving pockmarks and scars.
Some common side effects and health hazards that can result from methamphetamine abuse:
Long-term effects:
Death
Addiction
Anorexia
Bad teeth (meth mouth)
Chronic fatique
Fatal kidney disorders
Fatel lung disorders
High blood pressure
Cardiac arrest
Stroke
Inflammation of the heart
Damage to blood vessels
Liver damage
Malnutrition
Seizures
Meth Mouth
Meth use causes teeth to rot from the inside out.
Neurological and psychological effects:
Brain damage:
Damage to drain cells
Parkinson's - like tremors
Drug-induced psychosis
Psychological problems: Emotional instability
Mood swings
Personality changes
Strong depression
Meth abuse can cause severe facial disfigurement and the loss of teeth rotted from the inside out ("meth mouth"). Users often scratch at imaginary bugs crawling over their bodies ("crank bugs") and pick at the sores caused by the scratching, leaving pockmarks and scars.
Some common side effects and health hazards that can result from methamphetamine abuse:
Anxiety
Body tremors
Convulsions
Dry, itchy skin
Hallucinations
Heart palpitations
Body tremors
Convulsions
Dry, itchy skin
Hallucinations
Heart palpitations
Hyperthermia
(elevated temperature)
Impaired speech
Loss of apetite
Paranoia
Rise in blood pressure
(elevated temperature)
Impaired speech
Loss of apetite
Paranoia
Rise in blood pressure
Long-term effects:
Death
Addiction
Anorexia
Bad teeth (meth mouth)
Chronic fatique
Fatal kidney disorders
Fatel lung disorders
High blood pressure
Cardiac arrest
Stroke
Inflammation of the heart
Damage to blood vessels
Liver damage
Malnutrition
Seizures
Meth Mouth
Meth use causes teeth to rot from the inside out.
Neurological and psychological effects:
Brain damage:
Damage to drain cells
Parkinson's - like tremors
Drug-induced psychosis
Psychological problems: Emotional instability
Mood swings
Personality changes
Strong depression
Using meth, even once, is risky because of its addictive nature and lethal side effects. The chronic use of methamphetamine that follows first-time use results in a tolerance for the drug, This leads methamphetamine addicts to use higher doses of the drug, use it more often, or switch to another method of use so they can maintain the level of high that they crave.