Various Real Life Facts about Methamphetamine Addiction Muskegon MI

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.

Catholic Charities West Michigan
(231) 726-4735
1095 3rd Street
Muskegon, MI
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Substance abuse
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Hackley Life Counseling
(231) 726-3582
1352 Terrace Street
Muskegon, MI
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Outpatient
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Community Mental Health Services of
(231) 724-3699
125 East Southern Avenue
Muskegon, MI
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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West Michigan Therapy Inc
(231) 739-6840
2333 East Jarman Street
Muskegon Heights, MI
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Substance abuse , Halfway house
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days), Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Grand Haven Clinic
(616) 847-5145
1445 Sheldon Road
Grand Haven, MI
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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Alcohol and Chemical Abuse Consultants
(231) 737-9840
635 West Summit
Muskegon, MI
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(231) 737-9840
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, German, Italian

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West Michigan Therapy Inc
(231) 728-2138
130 East Apple Avenue
Muskegon, MI
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Pine Rest Christian Mental Hlth Servs
(231) 733-8231
1150 Sherman Boulevard
Muskegon, MI
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(800) 678-5500
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Eastside Substance Abuse Clinic
(231) 739-4359x10
445 East Sherman Boulevard
Muskegon Heights, MI
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Methadone Maintenance, Methadone Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Outpatient
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(616) 846-5880
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Grand Haven, MI
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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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