Methamphetamine, a synthetic drug known as 'crystal meth', 'ice' or 'Tina', is even more addictive than crack cocaine or heroin.
In high doses, methamphetamine causes irritability, insomnia, confusion, hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and increased aggression. In even higher doses, hypothermia and convulsions can cause death.
When the body is stimulated by methamphetamine, the drug can cause irreversible damage. The increased heart rate and blood pressure damage blood vessels in the brain, which can cause strokes, or irregular heart beat, which can cause cardiovascular collapse and death. By vastly increasing the release of dopamine, methamphetamine appears to damage brain cells, eventually reducing the amount of dopamine available to the brain, causing symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease and severe depression, or both.
2006-06-26 12:58:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Both are, but Crystal Meth is worse, it effects your nervous system really fast, so I hear. Crystal Meth is far more addictive than Cocaine
2006-06-26 15:35:32
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answered by whtecloud 5
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Both are very harmful, however Meth is easier to come across and has a 85% first time user addiction rate, with only a 3% recovery rate.
2006-06-26 15:41:02
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answered by greenlila2401 1
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I saw a show on meth last night and it says it causes brain damage. I don't think cocaine does that but neither are anything to mess around with. I have seen both ruin peoples lives. Please don't do either.
2006-06-26 15:57:48
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answered by Lark 2
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Which way of killing yourself is worse - jumping off a 1000 ft. cliff or jumping into the ocean with a 100 lb. weight strapped to your waist?
2006-06-26 15:40:48
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answered by ptery 5
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METH AND CRACK IN MY OPINION 2 OF THE WORST DRUGS IN THE WORLD
2006-06-27 06:39:05
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answered by mjfluffypuff 4
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They both destroy lives, families, friendships, relationships, careers, finances, self worthiness & soul. If one doesn't get you the other will.
2006-07-03 11:36:50
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answered by R C 3
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neither
2006-06-26 15:35:17
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answered by davidreed1973 3
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