Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Mayfield KY

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.

Four Rivers Behavioral Health
(270) 247-2588
1525 Cuba Road
Mayfield, KY
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(800) 592-3980
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Substance abuse , Detoxification
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Four Rivers Behavioral Health
(270) 527-1434
1304 Main Street
Benton, KY
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Deborah Spicer LCSW CADC
(859) 235-0800
111 North Main Street
Cynthiana, KY
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(270) 389-3400
219 North Court Street
Morganfield, KY
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Bluegrass East Comprehensive Care Ctr
(606) 663-2274
203 North Main Street
Stanton, KY
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(800) 928-8000
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Western Kentucky Drug and Alcohol
(270) 247-4212
1301 Princeton Drive
Mayfield, KY
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The Counseling Center
(270) 252-1211
806 Poplar Street
Benton, KY
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(270) 726-3629
237 East 6th Street
Russellville, KY
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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(606) 337-6137
215 East Tennessee Avenue
Pineville, KY
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(606) 526-9598
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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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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