METHAMPHETAMINE / CRYSTAL METH

SYMPTOMS:

• Aggression
• Loss of inhibitions
• Drastic personality change
• Weight loss
• Energetic
• Heavy cravings
• Sleeplessness
• Bad appetite
• Irritation
• Sores or scars on the face

APPEARANCE:

• Powder or crystals sold in straws
• Broken bulbs
• Normally smoked but can be injected, swallowed or sniffed

DANGERS:

• Psychosis
• Weight loss
• Anxiety
• Paranoid
• Hallucinations
• Addiction
• Anger and violence
• Overdosing
• Death

WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS:

• Anxiety
• Irritated
• Tremors
• Insomnia
• Paranoia
• Depression
• Cravings

MORE INFO:

Methamphetamine, popularly shortened to meth or ice, is a psychostimulant and sympathomimetic drug. Methamphetamine enters the brain and triggers a cascading release of norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin. 

Since it stimulates the mesolimbic reward pathway, causing euphoria and excitement, it is prone to abuse and addiction. Users may become obsessed or perform repetitive tasks such as cleaning, hand-washing, or assembling and disassembling objects. 

Withdrawal is characterized by excessive sleeping, eating and depression-like symptoms, often accompanied by anxiety and drug-craving.