Methamphetamine Addiction is it worth it?

Methamphetamine addiction can take on a variety of forms. Methamphetamine dependency can be low intensity, high intensity or binge.

A person with a methamphetamine dependency of a low intensity is not psychologically addicted to methamphetamine, but uses it fairly regularly – generally by snorting or swallowing the methamphetamine. People with a low intensity methamphetamine dependency use methamphetamine to stay awake for longer periods of time. Or, they use it to help them lose weight.

On the other hand, a person with a high intensity methamphetamine dependency or who is a binge methamphetamine user wants to get high faster and to have a more intense reaction. Therefore, he will inject or smoke the methamphetamine. A binge user uses methamphetamine less frequently than a person with a high intensity methamphetamine dependency, but more frequently than a person with a low intensity methamphetamine problem.

People with a binge methamphetamine problem take methamphetamine to experience a rush. A rush is the first response a person with a methamphetamine dependency feels after injecting or smoking methamphetamine. Low intensity users do not experience this rush from swallowing or snorting methamphetamine.

When a person with a methamphetamine dependency experiences a rush, his heart races and his blood pressure, metabolism, and pulse increase dramatically. This rush can last for 5-30 minutes. This is because the methamphetamine stimulates the adrenal gland, causing it to release adrenaline.

After the person experiences the rush, he becomes high. At this time, the person feels smart and argumentative. The person will often interrupt other people while high, which can last anywhere from 4 to 16 hours.

To continue the high, many people will smoke or inject more methamphetamine while still high. This is called a binge. Each time this is done, the initial rush becomes less and less, as does the resulting high. Ultimately, the person no longer experiences the rush nor the high. The person will be physically and mentally hyperactive during a binge, which can last 3 to 15 days.

After a binge, the person experiences depression and emptiness. At this point, many people will use other drugs to overcome these feelings, usually alcohol or heroin.

The erratic cycle makes methamphetamine a very dangerous drug for all involved in its use.

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