Health Risks

  • Feeling very awake and active / decreased sleep
  • Fast heart rate and irregular heartbeat
  • High blood pressure
  • High body temperature
  • Sexual  arousal
  • Increased risk for HIV/AIDS or hepatitis from unsafe sex and shared needles
  • Lack of interest in eating, which can lead to poor nutrition
  • Intense anger or paranoia (feeling like someone is going to harm you even though they aren’t)
  • Risk of seizures and stroke at high doses

Long term use can cause following which can last long even after stopping the drug

  • Anxiety and confusion
  • Problems sleeping
  • Mood swings
  • Violent behavior
  • Psychosis (hearing, seeing, or feeling things that are not there)
  • Skin sores caused by scratching
  • Severe weight loss
  • Severe dental problems, known as “meth mouth”
  • Problems with thinking, emotion, and memory
  • Amphetamine psychosis.