Methamphetamine
If the chemicals used to make crystal meth are corrosive, combustible and toxic hence can ignite a fire and pollute the environment by the toxic vapors emitted, what more can methamphetamine do to the human body? In 2001 alone, the number of people hospitalized due to meth usage was more than the number of any other drug recorded that year. More shocking is the fact that half of these numbers recorded involved methamphetamine combined with another drug like heroine, cocaine or alcohol.
Life-threatening drugs
Be advised that methamphetamine is a life-threatening illegal drug, manufactured illegally in unscrupulous laboratories. To say the least, meth is a killer drug because a simple overdose leads to heart failure or can cause adverse long-term effects such as kidney, liver and lung failure.
Weight loss problem
People take drugs for various reasons. Women for instance use crystal meth for its ability to bring about rapid weight loss results. Sadly, the weight loss results are only short term because the body develops a resistance to meth after around 6 weeks of use. As a result, weight loss will peter-out even as you continue taking the drug. Worse still, all the weight lost will automatically come back if you stop using the drug. This, alongside the fact that meth is very addictive, justifies the reason why doctors do not prescribe the drug.
The euphoria
Other reasons for using meth are for the long-term high that the drug provides where the euphoria is known to last for as long as twelve hours or more, depending on the way the drug was used. The euphoria comes about as a result of the manifold neurotransmitters triggered in the brain when one takes methamphetamine. Being a known stimulant, meth greatly improves one’s alertness, boosts energy and reduces fatigue and appetite. Enhancing sex pleasure and libido are the other reasons for using meth.
Committing crimes
It is because of the ability of meth to debilitate an individual for reasons of committing crimes particularly sexual assault, that the drug, alongside cocaine have bee categorized as “predatory drugs”. Because the drugs are colorless and odorless, they can simply be put in one’s drink. The effects of meth in such a case is to cause amnesia, dizziness, confusion, loss of consciousness and inhibition, thus making the victim unaware of any crimes committed. Whilst alcohol is a number one drug commonly linked to sexual assault, meth combined with alcohol can be very dangerous.
Effect upon the brain
The effect of meth is felt more in the brain because being addictive; it activates vital systems in the human brain. The chemical composition of meth can be equaled to that of amphetamine although the effects caused by meth on the Central Nervous System are much greater. The main curative use of meth and amphetamine is treating obesity. Short-term meth effects include mood swings, euphoria, anxiety and depression while long-term effects include paranoia, chronic fatigue, hallucinations and everlasting psychological damage.
Aggressive and psychotic behavior
Still on point, meth accelerates the body’s blood pressure and heart rate in an abnormal way, making one vulnerable to stroke. It is not uncommon to find someone using meth displaying violent, aggressive and psychotic behaviors. Be advised that speed drugs, Giga-jolts of the famous stimulants ephedrine and caffeine aren’t anything safe either as they can lead to stroke or worse still cardiac arrest, especially if people sensitive to such drugs use them.
A drastic ‘crash’
Meth risks are far-reaching as they can cause a drastic ‘crash’ at the end of the effects, they can cause a permanent blood vessel and brain damage and sharing needles while injecting meth subjects one to HIV/AIDS. The good news is that not everyone is using this killer drug, as in 2003, just 3.2% of students in 12th grade were reported to be using meth.
