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Using meth on a regular basis can bring about a variety of unfortunate side effects. Some of these include short-term memory loss, hyperactivity, paranoia (leading to bouts of severe paranoia), mood swings, an explosive temper, an increase in blood pressure, nausea and vomiting, sweating, and the fear of cardiac arrhythmia and stroke.

Damage to the immune system can take place and the user may experience severe depression that can lead to aggression, dangerous acts and thoughts of suicide. It is not uncommon for individuals who use meth to suffer from auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations and paranoid delusions.

Meth Addiction

Meth addiction can be broken down into three different patterns. There is low intensity, binge and high intensity.

When a person is abusing meth at low intensity, the person is using the drug on a more or less casual basis and is snorting or swallowing it. However they have not become psychologically addicted to the drug.

Those who are binge users and/or high intensity users of meth have developed a psychological dependence on the drug. These individuals are inclined to inject or smoke the drug in order to achieve the powerful high as quickly as possible.

Binge users fall somewhere in the middle of usage as compared to their low intensity and high intensity counterparts. They use more than low intensity users but less than those who are high intensity. Meth is a very highly addictive drug psychologically, however there is no evidence to support the fact that meth brings about a physical addiction in users.

Where is the Problem Worse?

Meth addictions have been a dominant problem in many areas of California and in particular San Diego. The use of meth has been spreading into the west and southwest areas of the United States. Meth use is showing an increase in the urban and rural areas of the Midwestern states as well.

Traditionally speaking, the drug meth has been used and abused by white males who are blue collar workers. This is changing as the drug makes its way into other sections of the population as well as other geographic areas.