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How Does Methamphetamine Affect The Body

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Methamphetamine is a drug that should not be played with like any other prescribed or illegal drugs. Methamphetamine has it positive and negative effects on the human body. The amount of methamphetamine a person uses is very important. Once you start to abuse the drug, it will take a negative toll on your body. There are many ways Methamphetamine can be taken to, enter the human body. According to “National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”, Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug that comes in different forms. The different type of forms the drugs come in may need to be altered before the person takes it. Some ways the drug can be taken is by smoking it, injecting it, snorting it or putting it in a liquid drink. In addition, Methamphetamine is also called meth, crystal, chalk, and ice (National Institute on Drug Abuse). …show more content…

“Small amounts of methamphetamine can result in many of the same physical effects… these include increased wakefulness, increased physical activity, decreased appetite, increased respiration, rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and increased body temperature.” Since methamphetamine is a stimulant drug, it does in fact harm the brain in a negative way also. The drug can cause a person to be awake at a time people will typically sleep. A long term effect the drug have on the human body is, sores that comes from scratching, dental problems with the drug attacking your teeth and extreme weight loss (National Institute on Drug Abuse). It is rare, but methamphetamine can be used medicinally. If you have an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the doctor may prescribe methamphetamine to help with the disorder (National Institute on Drug

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