What is Methamphetamine?

Methamphetamine, also called meth, ice, crystal, crystal meth, glass and Tina, is a drug used in the treatment of attention deficit disorder.

Meth is a second line drug that is also used when amphetamines causes too many side effects in patients.
Methamphetamine is a very potent stimulant of the central nervous system.

It acts on the dopamine receptors in the brain preventing its reuptake, thus allowing an abnormal amount of dopamine circulation in the body.

The dopamine stimulates brain cells and at the same time, enhancing body actions and mood. Other body activities that can be affected with the use of this drug are appetite suppressant, heart rate, body temperature and response associated with alertness. 

Long term users may experience psychosis, hallucination and multiple organ damage.

Methamphetamine deprives the body of its calcium store and it neurotoxin effect causes severe damage to neurotransmitter releasing cells such as the ones that is associated with serotonin and dopamine.

Long term usage of methamphetamine can result in the reduction of dopamine release which would result in symptoms such as Parkinson's disease, which is a disease associated with the reduction in dopamine and or its receptors.

The blood vessels in the brain can also have irreversible damage and thus users can die of stroke and other vascular diseases.