Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Butte MT

Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern.

Butte/Silver Bow
(406) 497-5070
25 West Front Street
Butte, MT
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(406) 228-9349
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(406) 883-7310
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Polson, MT
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Silver Leaf
(406) 248-3175x426
2125 8th Avenue North
Billings, MT
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(406) 496-5400
2500 Continental Drive
Butte, MT
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Rocky Mountain Treatment Center
(406) 727-8832x2110
920 4th Avenue North
Great Falls, MT
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(406) 892-7900
110 Nucleus Avenue
Columbia Falls, MT
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(406) 846-3442
304 Milwaukee Avenue
Deer Lodge, MT
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Rimrock Foundation
(406) 248-3175
1231 North 29th Street
Billings, MT
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Halfway house, Buprenorphine Services
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Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction

Methamphetamine is available in a variety of forms and it can be snorted, orally ingested, smoked or injected to alter moods in different ways and it depends on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush or “flash” that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria — a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes.As with similar stimulants, methamphetamine most often is used in a “binge and crash” pattern. Because tolerance for methamphetamine occurs within minutes — meaning that the pleasurable effects disappear even before the drug concentration in the blood falls significantly users try to maintain the high by binging on the drug. In the 1980’s, “ice,” a smokable form of methamphetamine, came into use. Ice is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity that is smoked in a glass pipe like crack cocaine. The smoke is odorless, leaves a residue that can be resmoked, and produces effects that may continue for 12 hours or more.

The Medical Complications Related to Methamphetamine Use:

Methamphetamine can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems. These include rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, increased blood pressure, and irreversible, stroke-producing damage to small blood vess...

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