Meth Addiction

Methamphetamine is a highly addictive synthetic substance that’s most commonly smoked in glass pipes or injected into veins. Crystal meth raises the body temperature of the user’s body so high that they could consequently die.

Street names: Meth, crystal, crystal meth, ice, glass

Classification: Class B (posing serious risks). 5 years imprisonment for possession.

The hard truths about Meth:

• Psychotic symptoms can sometimes last for months or years after a person has quit using methamphetamine, and stress has been shown to precipitate spontaneous recurrence of methamphetamine psychosis in people [1]
• They also may display several psychotic features, including paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and delusions (for example, the sensation of insects creeping under the skin). [2]
• Studies in chronic methamphetamine users have also revealed severe structural and functional changes in areas of the brain associated with emotion and memory. [3]

Signs and symptoms to look out for include:

• Flushed skin
• Itchiness/scratching
• Dilated pupils
• Rapid eye movements
• Hyperactivity
• Bruise and scabbed skin
• Obsessively picking hair or skin

Meth is extremely psychologically addictive causing anxiety, depression, mood swings, confusion, impaired judgement among many other mental impairments.

Very physically addictive, users will experience withdrawal symptoms after use, which will require a medically managed detox to get sober safely.

Methamphetamine Psychosis is a real and serious mental state that distorts the user’s mind, making it difficult for them to pinpoint what is real and what is not.

Taking Meth regularly has a long list of negative health consequences that affect the muscles, organs, veins and sinuses. Long term Meth use also has very worrying consequences to the brain causing memories loss, confusion, paranoia, mood swings and can even trigger psychosis and schizophrenia in people with a predisposition to mental health disorders.