Addiction to Methamphetamine
July 16th, 2008Methamphetamine, referred to normally as ‘Ice’, is the drug of choice for modern merry-making youth.
Australia has the unhappy privilege of leading the world in meth abuse (followed closely by New Zealand) but most parents and community leaders don’t have a clue what they are dealing with.
Methamphetamine is an habit-forming substance that is very closely related to amphetamine, but has longer lasting and more noxious effects on the central nervous system. It has a high likelihood for misuse and addiction. Methamphetamine use is on the rise around the country. It has goto to epidemic proportions principally because it is easy to make using common everyday items.
Meth is habitually referred to as speed, chalk, ice, crystal, and glass. The drug causes wakefulness and bodily mobility and suppresses desire for food. Chronic, long-term use can lead to psychotic actions, hallucinations, and stroke. People who use meth frequently don’t sleep, regularly for days on end. They lose weight quickly because the drug dulls the appetite. For more information on Ice addiction visit us at http://www.addictiontodrugs.org