Abstract
This study examines thoroughly how the crystal meth effects an individual and society, the paper aims to show how harmful this drug is, and how people get harmed by the drug named methamphetamine or referred to as a crystal meth. Meth belongs to the drugs that’s known as psychostimulants, this drug creates a false sense of happiness and well-being. For many of the meth addicts to quit can be daunting or terrifying. There is no medication approved for the treatment and the effects are short has long termed consequences.
Effects of Crystal Meth Do you know how many people are abusers of crystal meth in United States of America (USA)? CITATION(fix it) : According to the statistics given in the booklet by foundation of Drug-Free
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It sold illegally in the city in contemporary groups, all over the USA of petty dealers sell crystal meth, it is a super-concentrated and most common type of methamphetamine. It is inferred through a cooking process that can’t be completed without some chemicals that are ammonia, pesticides etc. Addiction of this drug plagues in America and much of the world, it is more addictive than cocaine and alcohol. Crystal Meth can be swallowed, injected or smoked and often it produces temporary positive feelings and energy enhancement. In USA abusing of crystal meth is quickly developed, since the early nineties this drug has been spread from Central California to Oregon and Washington. Crystal meth abusers often range from age 14 to 33, unfortunately meth has such a negative effects in the body, and it destroys the life of the abusers and their society where they live …show more content…
Also meth has long-termed effects, meth can cause to death, and becoming addicted just for one try or just one time is not worth it because that one time can kill you. Why it causes death? This drug damages vessels in the brain and heartbeat changes so cardiovascular collapse is caused or death. As claimed in booklet - The truth about Crystal Meth: “In the long term, meth use can cause irreversible harm: increased heart rate and blood pressure; damaged blood vessels in the brain that can cause strokes or an irregular heartbeat that can, in turn, cause cardiovascular collapse or death; and liver, kidney and lung damage”. Most of the time it is harmful on the skin of a person that is a continuous abuser by destroying the skin and causing dental problems. Some more long termed effects of meth are stroking and Alzheimer’s disease due to harm that is done to the brain. Not only have those effects, meth causes continued by different effects in the body of a
Methadone Maintenance Treatment The Methadone Maintenance Treatment (Camh) helps patients overcome an addiction of opioid dependence. The treatment uses methadone as a replacement for the opioid. Methadone is a narcotic drug that helps suppress opioid withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings for opioids, not induce intoxication (e.g., sedation or euphoria) and reduce the euphoric effects of other opioids, such as heroin (Camh). MMT is beneficial to the patient in many reasons.
He reports about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties. Radley is also an author of a book named “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces”. This editorial is targeted to persuade lawmakers and anyone else opposing meth being legal. Lawmakers passed laws that made it more difficult to acquire pseudoephedrine because they believed it would prevent meth from being produced. Several years passed and that clearly is not the case according to several
When your tooth starts to has pain that’s from abscesses and acute nerve pain due to decay. When your gums start to hurt when you eat it comes from anug. When you start to get all the body aches, that is from infections and grinding of the teeth. Meth causes all these symptoms because they are known as central nervous system stimulants. Meth does a lot of damage to your body, for example a destructive lifestyle, poor hygiene, sugary food and drinks, and lack of sleep.
31.8 percent of agencies that responded to the NDTS showed that methamphetamine is the drug that has the greatest treatment in their area. 40.6 percent of them also report that methamphetamine is readily available, that the drug can be found and bought at any time. As it has been for many years the methamphetamine use is considerably higher in the Western United States. Most of the methamphetamine that is available in the US has been produced in Mexico.
They are easy to use and give immediate feedback to the user. It is easy to access entertainment with mighty consequences. This prolonged drug use makes it even more difficult for adolescents as it leads to addiction. Teenagers are trapped using drugs in a drug-filled city. Boredom, peer pressure, poverty, depression, and the normalization of drugs has caused adolescents to partake in drug activity.
Abuse of substances has ruined many lives, and many more to come
The formula of P2P methamphetamine has a higher purity and potency than before. Smugglers bring liquid methamphetamine into Texas, which is then converted into “ice”. Street outreach workers indicate the new high potency meth found throughout Texas has resulted in more psychotic episodes in those who use this drug. In this report, the most predominate forms of heroin in Texas are Mexican black tar and powdered brown. Powdered brown heroin is black tar converted into a powdered form by combining the drug with diphenhydramine or other components.
Long term effects include heart rate and blood pressure. Damaged blood vessels in the brain which can lead to stroke or irregular heartbeat. People that use this drug may have brain damage or suffer from memory loss. There are 7 stages when you take meth the first is rush. A rush Is the initial response the abuser feels when you inject it, snort it, and smoke it.
Meth is abused as a recreational drug (Rockvill) and is the illicit form of methamphetamine that causes very severe physical and psychological addiction problems. The signs and symptoms of this disorder are numerous and include increased physical activity, paranoia, dilated pupils, elevated heart rate, jaw clenching and depression to name a few (Miller). Some of the more noticeable visual signs include tooth decay, picking at the skin resulting in scabs, and extreme weight
Studies show a “…range from 7.1% to 29% among adults, 5.3% to 55% among college students, and 1.7% to 4.5% among adolescents” (Weyandt et al. 20). The abuse of Adderall and other ‘study drugs’ e.g.
The effects from doing meth are everlasting, not only to the user’s bodies but also to their spirit and their
As most people know, drug can easily make people addicted. Conventional drugs such as opium, heroin, methamphetamine (ice), morphine, marijuana, cocaine can all classify as narcotic drugs and psychotropic drugs. Drug has been a severe problem for decades. The U.S government attaches great importance to this issue. However, there are just an increasing number of people calling for legalizing drugs.
According to Timothy Wilens MD, there is “data indicating that 1 in 10 adolescents has a SUD [substance use disorder] . . . Roughly 80% experienced onset before age 25 years” (Wilens). With this large number of teens abusing drugs, the question of what the effects and consequences of drug abuse as a teen are becomes relevant. Specifically, identifying what the effects and consequences of teen drug abuse are through a scientific lense is important because drugs affect the body, brain, and its chemical balances. Drug abuse is a very specific term.
Drugs can be abused in a variety of different ways by people from every walk of life. Most of us have been affected by substance abuse either directly or indirectly. Substance abusers harm themselves, as well as their families and communities.
The effects of addiction on health can be devastating. Once addiction develops, the brain changes interfere with an individual’s ability to make voluntary decisions, leading to compulsive drug craving, seeking and use. 6 Drug abuse can suppress the body’s immune system and is related to risky behaviours, involving the sharing of contaminated syringe, needle or injection paraphernalia and unprotected sex. The combination greatly increases the likelihood of acquiring HIV, hepatitis and many other infectious diseases. 6 Drugs that lead to these diseases are heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.