
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (Also known as- Meth, speed, crystal, glass, crank, tweak)
- Basics- Methamphetamine is a synthetic stimulant commonly used as a recreational drug. On the street, it is generally found as an odorless, white or off-white, bitter tasting powder, though it is also found in pills, capsules and larger crystals. It is frequently snorted, but is also used orally, smoked, and injected.
Effects
- Excessive talking
- Weight Loss
- Auditory hallucinations (hearing voices)
- Tightened jaw muscles and grinding of teeth
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Aggressiveness and violent behavior
- Shortness of breath
- Panic and suspiciousness
- Welts on skin
- Involuntary movements
- Severe depression and suicidal tendencies
- Lowered function of immune system
- Likelihood of addiction
- With repeated use fatal liver damage
- With repeated use fatal lung damage
- With repeated use permanent psychological damage
- With repeated use permanent kidney damage
- With repeated use rotting of teeth
- With repeated use stroke.
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