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<blockquote data-quote="2much2recover" data-source="post: 641509" data-attributes="member: 18366"><p><strong>Long Term Effects of Meth Include:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">brain damage that is similar to Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">coma</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">stroke</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">death</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">meth mouth (rotten teeth)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hallucinations</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sores on the body</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">boils or infections on the skin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">psychosis</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">weight loss</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cracked teeth</li> </ul><p>Many of the short and long term signs of meth abuse can be fixed once the meth addiction is treated and the user is no longer abusing the drug. Unfortunately, some of the severe complications of meth use such as coma, death or certain types of paranoia that do not go away are a lifelong adverse effect of having used this dangerous drug.</p><p></p><p><strong>Short-Term Effects of Meth Include:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">effects similar to cocaine abuse</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">erratic behavior</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">violent behavior</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">suppressed appetite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">poor sleeping or insomnia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">mood swings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">unpredictable behavior</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tremors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">convulsions</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">high blood pressure and increased heart rate</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">suicidal thoughts<br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">anxiety</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">paranoia</li> </ul><p><strong>Look out for the following symptoms of meth addiction:</strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Track or needle marks on the arms, legs, hands, feet or neck</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">euphoric states followed by fatigue or depression</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">respiratory problems, sinus infections or lung infections</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cough or hoarse voices from smoking methamphetamine</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">paranoia that seemingly doesn’t go away</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hallucinations</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">skin abscesses or infections of the skin with no explanation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">anger or irritability</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hostility or aggressiveness</li> </ul><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Physical Long Term Effects of Meth Addiction</strong></span></p><p>Physically, meth addiction can lead to irreversible damage to the brain and to other areas of the body. Those who abuse meth are at an increased risk of having a heart attack or a stroke as a direct result of their drug abuse. In most cases, abstinence from meth abuse for a period of at least 2 years can lead to the reversible of many of the negative physical signs of methamphetamine abuse but not all. Motor function and verbal memory will typically repair to some extent after two years of meth abstinence but some other neurological aspects of the prolonged use may not repair themselves even with time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2much2recover, post: 641509, member: 18366"] [B]Long Term Effects of Meth Include:[/B] [LIST] [*]brain damage that is similar to Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease [*]coma [*]stroke [*]death [*]meth mouth (rotten teeth) [*]hallucinations [*]sores on the body [*]boils or infections on the skin [*]psychosis [*]weight loss [*]cracked teeth [/LIST] Many of the short and long term signs of meth abuse can be fixed once the meth addiction is treated and the user is no longer abusing the drug. Unfortunately, some of the severe complications of meth use such as coma, death or certain types of paranoia that do not go away are a lifelong adverse effect of having used this dangerous drug. [B]Short-Term Effects of Meth Include:[/B] [LIST] [*]effects similar to cocaine abuse [*]erratic behavior [*]violent behavior [*]suppressed appetite [*]poor sleeping or insomnia [*]mood swings [*]unpredictable behavior [*]tremors [*]convulsions [*]high blood pressure and increased heart rate [*]suicidal thoughts [*]anxiety [*]paranoia [/LIST] [B]Look out for the following symptoms of meth addiction:[/B] [LIST] [*]Track or needle marks on the arms, legs, hands, feet or neck [*]euphoric states followed by fatigue or depression [*]respiratory problems, sinus infections or lung infections [*]cough or hoarse voices from smoking methamphetamine [*]paranoia that seemingly doesn’t go away [*]hallucinations [*]skin abscesses or infections of the skin with no explanation [*]anger or irritability [*]hostility or aggressiveness [/LIST] [SIZE=4][B]Physical Long Term Effects of Meth Addiction[/B][/SIZE] Physically, meth addiction can lead to irreversible damage to the brain and to other areas of the body. Those who abuse meth are at an increased risk of having a heart attack or a stroke as a direct result of their drug abuse. In most cases, abstinence from meth abuse for a period of at least 2 years can lead to the reversible of many of the negative physical signs of methamphetamine abuse but not all. Motor function and verbal memory will typically repair to some extent after two years of meth abstinence but some other neurological aspects of the prolonged use may not repair themselves even with time. [/QUOTE]
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