What are the dangers of prolonged methamphetamine use?
Meth can kill by causing heart failure, brain damage and stroke. Meth-induced paranoia has led to numerous murders and suicides. The human body does not have enzymes that can metabolize (break down or neutralize) methamphetamine so it is turned back to the caustic chemicals (hydroxyl free radicals) it was made from (battery acid, anti-freeze, lye, etc.) which “eats holes” in the brain tissue. Long-term effects are fatal kidney and lung disorders, liver damage, severe depression, permanent psychological problems, behavior resembling paranoid schizophrenia, disturbance of personality, and inability to function socially (i.e., stay employed, parent, cope with life issues, etc.
