signs of meth use

While this list is not a complete tell tale sign of meth use, if your child is showing these symptoms, talk to you child and ask the hard questions. Don't be afraid to be the parent. Don't wait until the police or the medical examiner is asking you the hardest questions of your life . . . "Can you identify this body as you child?"

Methamphetamine users can be identified by:

• Signs of agitation
• Excited speech
• Loss of appetite
• Increased physical activity levels
• Dilated pupils
• High blood pressure 
• Shortness of breath 
• Nausea and vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Occasional episodes of sudden and violent behavior
• Intense paranoia
• Visual and auditory hallucinations
• Bouts of insomnia.
• A tendency to compulsively clean and groom and repetitively sort and disassemble objects, such as cars and other mechanical devices

Short-term effects can include:

• increased attention and decreased fatigue
• increased activity
• decreased appetite
• euphoria and rush
• increased respiration
• hyperthermia
• death

Long-term effects can include:

• dependence and addiction psychosis, such as: paranoia, hallucinations, mood disturbances
• repetitive motor activity
• stroke
• weight loss
• anorexia
• death