Methamphetamines affect the central nervous system.  They can cause the brain to release large amounts of dopamine which can enhance the mood and stimulate brain activity.  Knowing this, it is easy to see how someone can become addicted. 

Who wouldn’t want to feel better?  The problem is that the continuous use of methamphetamines decreases the body’s ability to release dopamine.  This decreased ability forces the addict use larger amounts in increasing proximity.  Basically the more the addict uses, the less the addict feels it. There can be deadly side affects from prolonged use.  The most obvious of these is a deadly overdose.  Because the drug affects the user’s brain, stroke and insomnia are also obvious side affects.  The brain isn’t the only organ affected by methamphetamine use.  The brain controls almost all of a person’s actions, both voluntary and involuntary.  This means that every major organ can be affected by a methamphetamine addiction.  This includes the heart and the respiratory system, the nervous system and motor skills.

No one enjoys feeling jittery and sweaty.  No one enjoys being on edge and feeling irritable.  Having the rest of your life to live in complete freedom from the bonds that a drug addiction can apply will more then make up for the short amount of time it takes for the withdrawal symptoms to disappear.    While withdrawal symptoms can be painful, they are nothing compared to a heart attack or stroke or even death that remain a real possibility with continued methamphetamine use. 

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