Question From a Reader

What are some of the warning signs that someone is using crystal meth?
-Beth in CA

Beth,

Below are some of the signs that crystal meth is being used either recreationally or as a DOC. The links provided also go into more detail and can help you find support if you think someone you know is using.

Keeping you and yours in my prayers,

Jeanne


Signs of Methamphetamine Use:
Grinding teeth
Obsessive picking of the face or body
Euphoria
Extreme energy
No sleep for 2-3 days
Paranoia
Loss of appetite and weight loss
Aggression
Dilated pupils
Rapid speech
Anxiety
Psychotic symptoms (hallucinations and delusions)
Headaches
Over-confidence
Insomnia
Changes in dress, friends and slang

Drug paraphernalia:
light bulbs, glass straws, snorting straws, glass pipes, razor blades, small baggies, crystal bong, pipes, rolled up dollar bills or rolled up paper (user creates a makeshift "straw" with which to snort drugs), aluminum foil (used foil would be possibly crumbled, but definitely have black soot from non-reflective side of foil being heated with lighter, and residue on the opposite side as if something was burned on the foil), hypodermic syringes if the user is banging meth

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