The Effects of Methamphetamine
On the human body include...
- Increased heart rate and blood pressure;
- Increased wakefulness, insomnia;
- Increased physical activity;
- Decreased appetite;
- Respiratory problems;
- Extreme anorexia;
- Hyperthermia, convulsions, and cardiovascular problems, which can lead to death;
- Euphoria;
- Irritability, confusion, tremors;
- Anxiety, paranoia, or violent behavior;
- Can cause irreversible damage to blood vessels in the brain, producing strokes;
- For pregnant women - premature labor, detachment of the placenta, and low birth weight babies with possible neurological damage;
- For intravenous (I V) users - AIDS, hepatitis, infections and sores at the injection site, and infection of the heart lining and valves.