This stage ordinarily lasts from two to fourteen days. The crash can last one to three days.Ħ ) Meth Hangover-After the crash, the abuser returns in a deteriorated state, starved, dehydrated and utterly exhausted physically, mentally and emotionally. Even the meanest, most violent abuser becomes almost lifeless during the crash. The potential for self-mutilation is high.ĥ) The Crash-To a binge abuser, the crash happens when the body shuts down, unable to cope with the drug effects overwhelming it this results in a long period of sleep for the person. His hallucinations are so vivid that they seem real and, disconnected from reality, he can become hostile and dangerous to himself and others. Unable to sleep for days at a time, the abuser is often in a completely psychotic state and he exists in his own world, seeing and hearing things that no one else can perceive. Intense itching is common and a user can become convinced that bugs are crawling under his skin. Unable to relieve the horrible feelings of emptiness and craving, an abuser loses his sense of identity. Each time the abuser smokes or injects more of the drug, he experiences another but smaller rush until, finally, there is no rush and no high.Ĥ) Tweaking-A methamphetamine abuser is most dangerous when experiencing a phase of the addiction called “tweaking”-a condition reached at the end of a drug binge when methamphetamine no longer provides a rush or a high. During the binge, the abuser becomes hyperactive both mentally and physically. The binge can last three to fifteen days. It refers to the abuser’s urge to maintain the high by smoking or injecting more methamphetamine. The high can last four to sixteen hours.ģ) The Binge-A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
The delusional effects can result in a user becoming intensely focused on an insignificant item, such as repeatedly cleaning the same window for several hours.
CRACK BACK METH CRACK
Unlike the rush associated with crack cocaine, which lasts for approximately two to five minutes, the methamphetamine rush can continue for up to thirty minutes.Ģ) The High-The rush is followed by a high, sometimes called “the shoulder.” During the high, the abuser often feels aggressively smarter and becomes argumentative, often interrupting other people and finishing their sentences. During the rush, the abuser’s heartbeat races and metabolism, 1 blood pressure and pulse soar. 1) The Rush-A rush is the initial response the abuser feels when smoking or injecting methamphetamine.
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