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Is An Itchy And Painful Rash All Over The Body A Side Effect Of Frequent Meth Smoking ?

I am a frequent meth smoker. I am not proud of this. But my question is in regards to the rash all over my body. It kind of reminds u of chickenpox. Its itchy and then painful and i just want it to go away is there anything that i can do? I have cleaned my system out but stil have the rash. Please let me know. Thank you
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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You see this with methamphetamine abuse. I'm not sure what causes it. However, any skin break that is fairly deep takes weeks to mostly be healed.
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Is An Itchy And Painful Rash All Over The Body A Side Effect Of Frequent Meth Smoking ?

You see this with methamphetamine abuse. I m not sure what causes it. However, any skin break that is fairly deep takes weeks to mostly be healed.