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Methamphetamine Addiction and Addiction Treatment

Meth Addiction Treatment Services will assist you in finding help for methamphetamine addiction, rehabilitation, and treatment in the United States. Our certified counselors will guide you and your family in this difficult, confusing, and important moment in finding a meth treatment in your state. Methamphetamine has destroyed many families, relationships and lives in the United States.

There are still well over 1 million people in the United States who are in need of meth rehabs and meth treatment for methamphetamine addiction. But there is hope as many individuals with a meth addiction got their lives back after attending a meth rehab center.

Meth Addiction Treatment Services philosophy is to give honest, caring and knowledgeable advice, support and referrals according to your unique circumstance. Our mission is to achieve a drug-free world. Our goal is to help drug addicts and families find a rehab that fits your individual needs.

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Meth addiction overview

Methamphetamine, usually called “Meth," "speed,” “crystal,” “crank,” “ice,” or “tina,” (“shabu” in the Philippines and “yaba” in Thailand) is a potent psycho-stimulant that can be swallowed ( in its pill form), intranasally administered (snorted), injected, or smoked.

 

Although methamphetamine has historically been administered via intranasal, in the past 10 years, smoking methamphetamine has become the dominant route of administration. In some geographic areas, over 50% of meth users inject the drug. The timing and intensity of the “rush” that accompanies the use of methamphetamine, which is a result of the release of high amounts of dopamine into the brain, depends in part on the route of administration.  Specifically, the effect is pretty instantaneous when meth is smoked or injected, while it takes an average of 5 minutes after snorting or 20 minutes after it is orally taken.  Immediate, the physiological changes associated with the use of methamphetamine are very similar to those produced by the fight-or-flight response and include increased blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate, and breathing rate.  Negative side effects are high body temperature, stroke, cardiac arrhythmia, stomach cramps, and shaking, as well as increased anxiety, insomnia, aggressive tendencies, paranoia, and hallucinations.

 

Appearance: White crystalline powder. Although legal amphetamine is odorless, illegal forms of the drug often have a strong ammonia smell, due to incomplete clearing of solvents or reagents during manufacture.

 

Street Names: Crank, meth, go-fast. Smokeable forms of crystal are called "ice" or "glass."

 

Actions/Effects: Crystal increases arousal in the central nervous system by pumping up levels of two neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and dopamine. At low doses, it boosts alertness and blocks hunger and fatigue. At higher doses, it causes exhilaration and euphoria. At very high doses, the drug can cause agitation, paranoia, and bizarre behavior. Physical effects include increased heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature.

 

Medical Uses: Because of its short-term appetite-suppressant effects, Desoxyn®, a prescription form of methamphetamine, is prescribed as a temporary treatment for obesity.

 

Risks/Side Effects: Anxiety, emotional swings, and paranoia are the most common psychological effects of chronic use. Symptoms increase with long-term use, and can involve paranoid delusions and hallucinations. Violence and self-destructive behavior are common. Overdose is also a risk with crystal. Symptoms include fever, convulsions, and coma. Death can result from burst blood vessels in the brain (triggered by spikes in blood pressure) or heart failure.

Duration: Depends on dose and how the drug is administered.

 

Trends: Crystal use soared during the late-1990's and early 2000's but has fallen off in recent years. A main reason has been the nationwide movement to restrict distribution of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, necessary ingredients in bootleg methamphetamine production.

 

Demographics: Whenever crystal rears its ugly head, it causes problems for people, especially those unaware of its potential for physical and psychological harm. That's the reason that, despite falling use levels, meth still managed to land 97,842 users in hospital emergency rooms during 2008.

 

 

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