Methamphetamine

The king of all drugs in terms of addiction, physical and mental damage caused to the addict. Doctors and addicts both warn never to try this drug even once because it’s said it takes only one use to get addicted to this dangerous drug.
Continuous usage severely damages the dopamine and serotonin neurons in the central nervous system (CNS), it also destroys the grey matter present in the brain.
It is generally found in crystal rock form and is crushed further to smoke or to be inhaled by the user.
HISTORY
The use of methamphetamine drug became popular during the time of World War II, where famously soldiers fighting the war who couldn’t afford to sleep were given this drug to improve their alertness and help them regain energy as a result the drug put their mind in a state of trance where they wouldn’t sleep for weeks at a stretch and continuously kept fighting.

• Increased talkativeness
• Rapid/highly irregular heartbeat
• Loss in appetite
• Increased energy
• Loss of sleep
• Hyperthermia
• Increased respiration

SEVERE DAMAGES CAUSED BY METHAMPHETAMINE

Development of following mental diseases:

• Psychosis
• Paranoia
• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Severe memory loss
• Mood disturbances
• Doubtful thinking
• Changes in brain structure

PHYSICAL DAMAGES:

• Severe tooth decay
• Weight loss
• Hair loss
• Heart problems
• Respiratory problems
• Formication (skin disorder)
• Open sores on face and body

Mr R P, age 28 an event organiser, was introduced to Methamphetamine by a friend who had tried the drug in U.S.A, he spoke highly about the kind of high one could attain by just snorting one line of crystal meth. R P tried it, and encountered several hallucinations that objects in the house are moving in the same way, as he is ordering them to move and his friend has transformed into his favourite cartoon character Mickey Mouse, he became extremely talkative and enjoyed the trip and couldn’t wait till the next time he could use the meth again. Upon stoppage of use of methamphetamine he encountered serious hallucinations like anxiety, breathing problems, chills in the body and excessive sweating at the same time. In order to deal with these withdrawals, he started using meth everyday and would hallucinate and suspect people to the extent that he would lock himself in his house for weeks. He later was forced to seek treatment by his father; his face looked stoned and scary, his eyes had pumped in, with his skin shedding off from his face. He was later shifted to a rehabilitation centre after consulting the doctors here.