| Health problems from chronic meth abuse can be life | | | | develops. Disturbing behavior manifests. Delusional and |
| threatening. Smoking causes respiratory problems, | | | | obsessive behaviors interfere with all aspects of life. |
| residue concentrates in the lungs, aggravating | | | | Involuntary movements of the face and tongue |
| pre-existing respiratory problems. Smoking meth is | | | | make the user appear mentally disturbed. The mental |
| highly addictive and tolerance builds fast, causing the | | | | effects of prolonged abuse turn the addict into an |
| user to consume huge amounts in a short time. Meth | | | | outcast. This draws them closer to other addicts and |
| in large quantities can cause circulatory problems | | | | deeper into addiction, contributing to the vicious cycle. |
| leading to strokes and heart attacks. | | | | Meth addiction leads to criminal behavior. Identity |
| IV meth use creates issues more severe than | | | | theft is the most common crime committed by meth |
| smoking. Complications from infections can lead to | | | | addicts. Crimes are committed to obtain personal |
| amputations, blood infections, and abscesses. A | | | | information and forge documents. Fraudulent activities |
| bacterial infection known as "cotton fever" can | | | | involving credit cards, checking accounts and credit |
| develop, causing fever, joint pains, and flu like | | | | accounts commonly occur. Crime is not limited to |
| symptoms. Vascular scarring from needle damage | | | | identity theft. Prostitution, child neglect, robbery, and |
| leads to vein collapse. The sudden spike in blood | | | | violence are common. Meth users are prone to |
| pressure after injection causes strokes and heart | | | | violence because of paranoia and delusions. At this |
| attacks. Blood born diseases are common in IV use. | | | | point in the addiction process, the justice system |
| Hepatitis C and B and HIV are passed through sharing | | | | often becomes involved. Once the justice system |
| of syringes. These diseases are chronic, leading to | | | | becomes involved, It's a matter of time before rehab |
| serious problems. | | | | or jail becomes the reality. |
| After prolonged use, paranoia and schizophrenia | | | | |