Low-Intensity Methamphetamine Abuse

Low-intensity abusers swallow or snort methamphetamine, using it the same way many people use caffeine or nicotine. Low-intensity abusers want the extra stimulation the methamphetamine provides so that they can stay awake long enough to finish a task or a job, or they want the appetite suppressant effect to lose weight. These people frequently hold jobs, raise families, and otherwise function normally. They may include people such as truck drivers trying to reach their destination, workers trying to stay awake until the end of their normal shift or an overtime shift, and housewives trying to keep a clean house as well as be a perfect mother and wife.

Even though a law enforcement officer is not likely to encounter low-intensity abusers, these individuals are one step away from becoming binge abusers. They already know the stimulating effect that methamphetamine provides them by swallowing or snorting the drug, but they have not experienced the euphoric rush associated with smoking or injecting it and have not encountered clearly defined stages of abuse. However, simple switching to smoking or injecting methamphetamine offers the abusers a quick transition to a binge pattern of abuse.

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More About Methamphetamine or Speed Addiction:

• What is methamphetamine?
• What is the scope of methamphetamine use in the United States?
• How is methamphetamine used?
• What are the short-term effects of methamphetamine use?
• What are the long-term effects of methamphetamine use?
• What are the medical complications of methamphetamine use?
• How is methamphetamine different from other stimulants, like cocaine?
• What is ice?
• Abuse Patterns
• Low-Intensity Methamphetamine Abuse
• Binge Methamphetamine Abuse
• High-Intensity Methamphetamine Abuse
• Dangerous Tweakers
• Are there any other problems that can occur from methamphetamine addiction?
• Methamphetamine/Speed Index

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