Ice by Hassan Salman https://padlet.com/hsalman21/tm3syylna59s Ice Impacts en-us 2019-05-14 00:00:30 UTC 2025-11-06 16:06:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f976.png hsalman21 https://padlet.com/hsalman21/tm3syylna59s/wish/359703847
  • Jaw clenching and teeth grinding
  • Dry mouth
  • Sweaty/clammy skin
  • Increased heart rate (tachycardia) and faster breathing
  • Anxiety and panic attacks
  • Irritability, aggressiveness, and paranoia (feeling extremely suspicious and frightened)
  • Less commonly, psychosis (a serious mental illness that causes people to misinterpret or confuse reality)

    • https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/research/matilda-centre/methamphetamine-resources.pdf
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  • Dental issues such as increased sensitivity, cracked teeth, cavities and gum disease
  • Cardiovascular (heart) problems (e.g. chest pain, irregular heartbeat, shortness of breath, heart failure).
  • Increased chances of having unprotected sex, which may result in a sexually transmitted infection (STI) or an unintended pregnancy 
  • If injected, methamphetamine use is associated with vein problems, abscesses (swollen pus-filled areas of body tissue), bacterial infections such as endocarditis (a life-threatening infection of the heart and its
    valves), and increased risk of catching blood-borne viral infections such as hepatitis C and HIV
  • Weight loss, dehydration, malnutrition, exhaustion 
  • Kidney problems, including kidney failure, particularly if the person has a pre-existing condition 
  • Lung Problems
  • Strokes

    • https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/research/matilda-centre/methamphetamine-resources.pdf
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  • Methamphetamine is notoriously associated with violence. Using the drug increases the ‘fight or flight’ reaction, which can make people respond more aggressively to situations where they feel threatened. They often experience heightened confidence, strength and stamina in these situations, making them more threatening to other people. Methamphetamine can cause a short-lived psychotic reaction in some people.16 This is more common with heavy, prolonged use.7 These problems normally go away within a few hours to days after the person stops using, although for a small number of people, symptoms can continue for longer and may be related to an underlying psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia.

    • https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/research/matilda-centre/methamphetamine-resources.pdf
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  • People often feel depressed when they are ‘coming down’ from methamphetamine. These feelings can last a few hours to a few days. Some people who use methamphetamine also feel depressed when they are not using the drug. People who have experienced depression before can find that the use of methamphetamine makes depression worse in the long run. This is because using methamphetamine can deplete chemicals in the brain that make the user feel good.

    • https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/research/matilda-centre/methamphetamine-resources.pdf
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  • Research into the long-term effects of methamphetamine use has looked at whether it can lead to problems in cognitive (brain) functions such as attention, memory and decision-making. However, the evidence is not clear. Some reductions in ability to focus attention and to remember things have been found in people who used methamphetamine for a long time, although this may not always be a dramatic change. The relationship between methamphetamine and brain functioning is hard to assess because methamphetamine
    users often use other drugs too (this makes it is hard to know which drug/s caused the problems). Lifestyle factors are also likely to play a part.

    • https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/research/matilda-centre/methamphetamine-resources.pdf
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