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Consequences Of Meth
Consequences Of Meth On Users
Meth addicts get over the acute effects of withdrawal fairly quickly. However, the "wall" period lasts 6-8 months for casual users and 2-3 years for regular users. This is a period of prolonged abstinence during which the brain recovers from the changes resulting from meth use. During this period, recovering addicts feel depressed, fuzzyheaded, and think life isn't as pleasurable without the drug
Some people never recover and remain unsatisfied with life due to permanent brain damage.
Central Nervous System Symptoms:
Writhing, jerky, or flailing movements
Irritability
Extreme nervousness
Insomnia
Confusion
Tremors
Anxiety
Aggression
Incessant talking
Hyperthermia
Convulsion
Cardiovascular Symptoms:
Chest pain and hypertension which can result in cardiovascular collapse and death
Accelerated or irregular heartbeat
Elevated blood pressure
Blood toxicity
Kidney and lung disorders
Liver damage
Blood clots
Cardiac arrest
Possible irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, which may produce strokes
Other Physical Effects
Dizziness
Tooth grinding
Impaired speech
Dry or itchy skin
Deficient immune system
Loss of appetite
Malnutrition

Meth is both imported and manufactured locally.
For many years, meth primarily has been imported as a finished drug. In addition, it also has been made locally, principally from bulk quantities of chemicals illegally smuggled into this country. These bulk chemicals-most notably pseudoephedrine and ephedrine-are used by "super labs," defined as laboratories capable of making more than 10 pounds of methamphetamine in 24 hours. However, the production of methamphetamine has changed significantly during the past years. Police authorities have seen a substantial increase in the number of small labs where meth cooks use "recipes," often found online, to create small amounts of the drug from legitimate household products. While these small homemade labs produce a tiny fraction of the meth a "super lab" may produce, they present a huge danger to the communities in which they operate. Toxic, hazardous, and explosive chemicals are by-products of the production process, and have a devastating effect on the environment, communities, and the children who are often present. Because of the hazards they produce, these types of labs are called "small toxic labs" by Police.


Where Does the High Go?
The FIRST association with Methamphetamine has been locked in your subconscious memory. The subconscious learns through IMMEDIATE ASSOCIATION i.e. using Methamphetamine gives almost immediate pleasure. Your subconscious remembers that first initial "high" and actually forces you to want to recapture it.
Usually a person using Methamphetamine never gets as big a "high" as she or he did on the FIRST dose. This is a result of the drugs ability to suppress and deplete the brains production of the normal chemical messenger on which the brain relies to generate positive feelings. The brain adapts to the presence of Methamphetamine by decreasing production of the normal chemical messenger. The user then begins to use more -- he has to work harder to get less and less pleasurable effect. Ultimately he crashes. As tolerance develops to the euphoric effects, higher and higher doses of Methamphetamine are needed to get pleasurable effects. Then, the more you use, the greater risk from toxic effects of Methamphetamine.
People who use Methamphetamines often lose weight because the drug turns off the drive to eat. The drug produces a feeling of satisfaction with regard to food, even though no food was eaten. Tolerance to this effect develops. When the person stops using the Methamphetamine, there is usually a rebound increase in appetite as the body discovers it has been literally feeding off itself and wasting tissue.