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What Are The Side Effects Of Using Crystal Meth?

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Question : my friend uses crystal meth. I was wondering what i can pre pare for regarding her health. She doesn't take her high blood pressure medication and has recently suffered a stroke, seizure which landed her in the hospital. What r other health problems associated with crytal meth usage besides stroke, seizures?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Matt Wachsman (-4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Death

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Frankly because most of those dying from meth are just found dead, the arrhythmia, heart attack and stroke rates are not really known.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
I would estimate up to a 1% risk of death per year from methamphetamine.
probably a 10 fold higher risk of mental disorders including anxiety, paranoia, losing touch with reality. And I mean even after not being on the drug.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000
can have seizures.

The changes in mental functioning with permanent brain damage are the worst. people become someone other than who they were with a real loss of ability to have emotions when not high, loss of memory, loss of ability to interact well with others...
also dental disorders very common.

It is a bad drug.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Using Crystal Meth?

Brief Answer: Death Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your query. Frankly because most of those dying from meth are just found dead, the arrhythmia, heart attack and stroke rates are not really known. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000 I would estimate up to a 1% risk of death per year from methamphetamine. probably a 10 fold higher risk of mental disorders including anxiety, paranoia, losing touch with reality. And I mean even after not being on the drug. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/0000 can have seizures. The changes in mental functioning with permanent brain damage are the worst. people become someone other than who they were with a real loss of ability to have emotions when not high, loss of memory, loss of ability to interact well with others... also dental disorders very common. It is a bad drug.