It stimulates the central nervous system, which in turn affects heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. Overtime, meth can deplete dopamine receptors, making it impossible to feel pleasure at all. It also affects mood, appetite, mood and alertness. Meth is known to decrease appetite, but increase wakefulness and physical appetite. Meth can be snorted, smoked, or injected. When injected or smoked, meth is known to give a very intense high. Dr. Richard Rawson f UCLA’s Integrated Substance Abuse Program says, “There are a whole variety of reasons someone would try methamphetamine, however, once they take the drug, their reasons are pretty much the same: they like how it affects their brain.
It stimulates the central nervous system, which in turn affects heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature. Overtime, meth can deplete dopamine receptors, making it impossible to feel pleasure at all. It also affects mood, appetite, mood and alertness. Meth is known to decrease appetite, but increase wakefulness and physical appetite. Meth can be snorted, smoked, or injected. When injected or smoked, meth is known to give a very intense high. Dr. Richard Rawson f UCLA’s Integrated Substance Abuse Program says, “There are a whole variety of reasons someone would try methamphetamine, however, once they take the drug, their reasons are pretty much the same: they like how it affects their brain.