Methamphetamine is a hazardous drug that causes immense harm to the central nervous system and the brain of a human being. This drug has certain medical usage like amphetamine. However, continuous usage has serious mental disorders and brain damage.

Hazards To The Health

A substance known as neurotransmitter dopamine is released immediately after methamphetamine is injected, snorted or smoked. This acts as a stimulant to the brain and these speeds up the heart rate and mood of the human body. This drug also creates a neurotoxic effect and damages the cells of the brain which contains dopamine and serotonin. Regular intake of meth reduces levels of dopamine which leads to Parkinson’s disease. A pleasurable feeling is experienced by people after they take methamphetamine. This intense sensation is also termed as a flash or a rush which lasts few minutes. Users feel depressed after the effect of this killer drug ceases. Hence, he again feels the urge to take another dosage of meth to feel good. This cycle continues.

The CNS or the central nervous system gets highly affected by the intake of even small amounts of methamphetamine. The commonly found symptoms are increased heart rate, enhanced wakefulness, regular insomnia, increased physical activity, tremors, confusions, anxiety, declined appetite, convulsions, aggressiveness and paranoia. Death can also occur due to convulsions and hypothermia.

Surveys and studies reveal that the abuse of methamphetamine has reached an epidemic level in the whole world. A group of scientists in Seattle found that the use of this drug has spread amongst the homosexual and bisexual populations of the city. People consuming this drug and practicing sexual activities and needle use patterns are at the risk of transmitting sexual diseases such as AIDS and HIV. Acute poisoning from lead is also a dangerous negative effect for meth consumers. Lead acetate is used as a reagent to produce methamphetamine illegally. Hence, meth contaminated with lead can cause acute damage to the human body.