Research Paper On Meth Addiction
Meth the Persistent Beast
Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life, sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones, will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money, and meth addiction will cause physical and psychological harm to the individual.
Meth addiction will dismantle relationships between the user and their family. As Gabi said in A Girl in Pieces, “this is bullshit. You have broken my heart again. And again. And again” (page 41). She is …show more content…
Emergency department visits due to meth overdose have been up to 130,000 per year, out of which almost 15% were fatalities (Meth Overdose). In Gabi a Girl in Pieces, Gabi’s dad died from overdosing on meth. Meth is extremely dangerous. The first time a user gets high on meth is the strongest. The user will get hooked on that feeling and continue to increase the amount of meth more and more to chase the feeling. It will never be enough. When the user is consuming larger doses of meth they become progressively more likely to overdose on the substance. If meth doesn’t claim their life, it is certain to cause decline in their health and wellbeing. “The toxic ingredients in meth lead to severe tooth decay known as “meth mouth” (drug free world). Meth will also make them lose weight. “But meth makes you stop eating. In one month, I lost 40 pounds. By the time school started” (Meth-head confession). All these problems will also affect the individual socially. It may destroy their relationships with their friends and family, and the individual will become indifferent to the things he once cared
Meth addiction is a horrible beast that steals your life from you. Meth is a highly addictive drug and “Meth is now the No. 1 drug in rural America” (Got Meth?). Meth can negatively rearrange and scramble the user’s life, sometimes bringing complete destruction. Meth addiction will separate the individual that is using from their family and loved ones, will make the user have a extremely hard time obtaining and managing money, and meth addiction will cause physical and psychological harm to the individual.
Meth addiction will dismantle relationships between the user and their family. As Gabi said in A Girl in Pieces, “this is bullshit. You have broken my heart again. And again. And again” (page 41). She is …show more content…
Emergency department visits due to meth overdose have been up to 130,000 per year, out of which almost 15% were fatalities (Meth Overdose). In Gabi a Girl in Pieces, Gabi’s dad died from overdosing on meth. Meth is extremely dangerous. The first time a user gets high on meth is the strongest. The user will get hooked on that feeling and continue to increase the amount of meth more and more to chase the feeling. It will never be enough. When the user is consuming larger doses of meth they become progressively more likely to overdose on the substance. If meth doesn’t claim their life, it is certain to cause decline in their health and wellbeing. “The toxic ingredients in meth lead to severe tooth decay known as “meth mouth” (drug free world). Meth will also make them lose weight. “But meth makes you stop eating. In one month, I lost 40 pounds. By the time school started” (Meth-head confession). All these problems will also affect the individual socially. It may destroy their relationships with their friends and family, and the individual will become indifferent to the things he once cared