Methamphetamine use has reached epidemic proportions in some parts of the United States. It is potent, cheap, easy to produce, readily available and highly addictive.
Pure methamphetamine (crystal meth) can be taken orally, smoked, injected or inhaled.
Desired effects:
(1) marked mental stimulation
(2) euphoria
(3) loquacious and friendly
(4) anorexia and weight loss
Undesirable side effects while intoxication:
(1) paranoid psychosis
(2) hyperthermia
(3) hypertension
Undesirable side effects after use:
(1) exhaustion and lethargy
(2) depression
(3) mental confusion
(4) dyskinetic movements
(5) sleep disruption with drowsiness
(6) hyperphagia
Dependence develops with chronic use. In some people it may develop after only a few doses.
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