16 Apr 08 There’s No Need for Speed

It is, in fact, no wonder that crystal meth addiction has become a popular drug to truck drivers, high school or college students, and other people who wanted endurance to stay alert and be able to concentrate for long periods of time without feeling tired or drowsy at all. However, with prolonged use, crystal meth would only speed up one’s demise as it can cause physical symptoms like skipped heartbeats, tremors, asthma, diminished judgment and acute kidney failure. Withdrawal from crystal meth addiction without drug rehabilitation can even lead to extreme heat elevation, convulsions, circulatory collapse and death.

Medical practitioners and drug experts have indicated that methamphetamine addiction is one of the hardest, if not hardest, illegal drug addictions to treat. This is because crystal meth severely injures the brain of addicts in many ways by changing its normal chemical balance and destroying the cells inside the brain. Moreover, tolerance develops rapidly to the many of the effects of the crystal meth. Tolerance is said to be present when, over a period of time, increasing doses of a drug are required to maintain the same response. There is much evidence to show that amphetamines induce drug dependence and the amphetamine-dependent person may become psychotic, aggressive and anti-social. Withdrawal of amphetamines is associated with mental and physical depression.