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Methamphetamine is a Schedule II stimulant, which means it has a high potential for abuse and is available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled. There are a few accepted medical reasons for its use, such as the treatment of narcolepsy, attention deficit disorder, and -- for short-term use -- obesity; but these medical uses are limited.

Methamphetamine abuse has three patterns: low intensity, binge, and high intensity. Low-intensity abuse describes a user who is not psychologically addicted to the drug but uses methamphetamine on a casual basis by swallowing or snorting it. Binge and high-intensity abusers are psychologically addicted and prefer to smoke or inject methamphetamine to achieve faster and stronger high. Binge abusers use methamphetamine more than low-intensity abusers but less than high-intensity abusers.

Low-Intensity methamphetamine abuse



Binge methamphetamine abuse

Binge abusers smoke or inject methamphetamine and experience euphoric rushes that are psychologically addictive. Rush-The rush is the initial response the abuser feels when smoking or injecting methamphetamine and is the aspect of the drug that low-intensity abusers do not experience when snorting or swallowing the drug. During the rush, the abuser's heartbeat aces and metabolism, blood pressure, and pulse sore. Meanwhile, the abuser can experience feelings equivalent to ten orgasms. Unlike the rush associated with crack cocaine, which lasts for approximately 2 - 5 minutes, the methamphetamine rush can continue for 5-30 minutes.









High-Intensity methamphetamine abuse



Tweaking for the high-intensity abuser is still the most dangerous time to confront him because tweakers are extremely unpredictable and short-tempered. The crash is often spoken of in terms of I never sleep, or I sleep with one eye open. In an attempt to appear normal, perhaps because of an appointment with a doctor, lawyer, or court official, high-intensity abusers will make themselves take short naps; otherwise, they see no need to come down from the high.

Meth withdrawal, length and severity of depression is related to how much and how often Meth was used. Withdrawal symptoms including, cravings, exhaustion, depression, mental confusion, restlessness, insomnia, deep or disturbed sleep, may last up to 48 hours.

Meth addiction recovery is a process that a drug addict goes through on their way to sobriety. Meth addiction recovery generally takes place in drug addiction treatment centers. People recover from Meth addiction every single day, but they rarely do it alone. The process of Meth addiction recovery is multi-step. Individuals who are recovering from Meth addiction first need to realize that they have a problem and are willing to work towards a solution. At this point, the addict should enroll in a drug addiction treatment program. Long term drug addiction treatment programs are proven to have a higher success rate due to the fact that the individual is given more time to gain the benefits of the treatment community.

Initially the drug addict will go through a detoxification process as part of their drug addiction recovery. This is only part of the initial steps of drug addiction recovery; many individuals misinterpret this vital step as the "only" step and feel that they have accomplished their goal of drug addiction recovery. After detoxification the recovering drug addict must learn life's lessons and come to an understanding of why they began to use drugs. There are many steps that follow and each drug addiction treatment center will go through them at a different pace and hit unique points that are of importance on the road of drug addiction recovery. The most important key to finding and remaining in a drug addiction recovery program is that it is right for you.

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