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Methamphetamine
Get the facts…
- Short term affects include, mind and mood changes such as anxiety, euphoria, and depression
- Long term affects include: chronic fatigue, paranoid or delusional thinking, and permanent psychological damage
- Pushes the body faster and further than it was ever meant to go
- Increase heart rate, blood pressure, and risk of stroke
- Powerfully addictive
- Causes aggression and violent or psychotic behavior
- Can cause heart failure, kidney, liver, and lung damage
Before you risk it…
- Is illegal and highly dangerous
- The ignitable, corrosive, and toxic nature of the chemicals used to produce meth can cause fires, produce toxic vapors, and damage the environment
- Users experience severe “crashes” after the affects wear off
- Can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain
- Users who inject the drug are at a high risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS
Signs of methamphetamine use…
- Inability to sleep
- Increased sensitivity to noise
- Nervous physical activity, like picking or scratching
- Irritability, dizziness, or confusion
- Extreme anorexia
- Tremor or even convulsions
- Increased heart rate, blood pressure, and risk of stroke
- Presence of inhaling paraphernalia, such are razor blades, mirrors, and straws
- Presence of injecting paraphernalia, such as syringes, heated spoons, or surgical tubing
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