Faces of myth live,die or suffer

Meth bugs and/or mites.

They scratch, pick and dig the spots, trying to relieve the itching. Many
people feel a sensation of small bugs, known as "Meth Mites or Bugs", 
moving right under their skin.

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Faces of  Meth Use

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Before and after like 6 months can and will do this

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How Meth Effects the Brain and the Body

How Does Methamphetamine Cause its Effects?No matter how methamphetamine is used, it eventually ends up in the can 
affect lots of brain structures, but the ones it affects the most are the can 
affect lots of brain structures, but the ones it affects the most are the ones 
that contain a chemical called dopamine. The reason for this is that the 
shape, size, and chemical structure of methamphetamine and dopamine 
are similar. Before I tell you more about dopamine and methamphetamine, 
I'd better tell you how nerve cells work.
methamphetamine, I'd better tell you how nerve cells work.


Your brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (or neurons). Neurons 
come in all shapes and sizes, but most have three important parts: a cell 
body that contains the nucleus and directs the activities of the neuron; 
dendrites, short fibers that receive messages from other neurons and 
relay them to the cell body; and an axon, a long single fiber that carries 
messages from the cell body to dendrites of other neurons.

Axons of one neuron and the dendrites of a neighboring neuron are 
located very close to each other, but they don't actually touch. Therefore, 
to communicate with each other they use chemical messengers known as 
neurotransmitters. When one neuron wants to send a message to another 
neuron it releases a neurotransmitter from its axon into the small space 
that separates the two neurons. This space is called a synapse. The 
neurotransmitter crosses the synapse and attaches to specific places on 
the dendrites of the neighboring neuron called receptors. Once the 
neurotransmitter has relayed its message, it is either destroyed or taken 
back up into the first neuron where it is recycled for use again.

There are many different neurotransmitters, but the one that is most 
affected by methamphetamine is dopamine. Dopamine is sometimes 
called the pleasure neurotransmitter because it helps you feel good from 
things like playing soccer, eating a big piece of chocolate cake, or riding a 
roller coaster. When something pleasurable happens, certain axons 
release lots of dopamine. The dopamine attaches to receptors on 
dendrites of neighboring neurons and passes on the pleasure message. 
This process is stopped when dopamine is released from the receptors 
and pumped back into the neuron that released it where it is stored for 
later use.

Usually neurons recycle dopamine. But methamphetamine is able to fool 
neurons into taking it up just like they would dopamine. Once inside a 
neuron, methamphetamine causes that neuron to release lots of 
dopamine. All this dopamine causes the person to feel an extra sense of 
pleasure that can last all day. But eventually these pleasurable effects 
stop. They are followed by unpleasant feelings called a "crash" that often 
lead a person to use more of the drug. If a person continues to use 
methamphetamine, they will have a difficult time feeling pleasure from 
anything. Imagine no longer enjoying your favorite food or an afternoon 
with your friends.Methamphetamine has lots of other effectsBecause it is similar to dopamine, methamphetamine can change the 
function of any neuron that contains dopamine. And if this weren't 
enough, methamphetamine can also affect neurons that contain two other 
neurotransmitters called serotonin and norepinephrine. All of this means 
that methamphetamine can change how lots of things in the brain and the 
body work. Even small amounts of methamphetamine can cause a person 
to be more awake and active, lose their appetite, and become irritable and 
aggressive. Methamphetamine also causes a person's blood pressure to 
increase and their heart to beat faster.Long Term Effects of MethScientists are using brain imaging techniques, like positron emission 
tomography (called PET for short), to study the brains of human 
methamphetamine users. They have discovered that even three years 
after long-time methamphetamine users had quit using the drug, their 
dopamine neurons were still damaged. Scientists don't know yet whether 
this damage is permanent, but this research shows that changes in the 
brain from methamphetamine use can last a long time. Research with 
animals has shown that the drug methamphetamine can also damage 

neurons that contain serotonin. This damage also continues long after the 
drug use is stopped.

These changes in dopamine and serotonin neurons may explain some of 
the effects of methamphetamine. If a person uses methamphetamine for a 
long time, they may become paranoid. They may also hear and see things 
that aren't there. These are called hallucinations. Because 
methamphetamine causes big increases in blood pressure, someone 
using it for a long time may also have permanent damage to blood vessels 
in the brain. This can lead to strokes caused by bleeding in the brain.The Search ContinuesResearchers are only beginning to understand how methamphetamine 
acts in the brain and body. When they learn more about how 
methamphetamine causes its effects, they may be able to develop 
treatments that prevent or reverse the damage this drug can cause. 
Maybe someday you'll make the next major breakthrough.wow sounds like fun