how does long term heavy meth abuse effect women?
107310
Several factors would determine how it would affect different women in different ways.  Some of the factors would be her age and does she make sure to take vitamins, eat fairly healty and make sure to drink plenty of fluids. Pre-existing health conditions may be affected and a woman's sex drive and short term memory can diminish with prolonged use.  The problem I see with most meth users is that they don't take care of themselves and they run around looking like emaciated, wrinkled, rot toothed addicts.  Trust me when I say that you don't have to look like that just because you are a "HEAD."
698736
It's toxins gathering in that area.  A lot of women experience it.  Do a cleanse (health food store).
984772
Crystal Meth destroyed my first marriage. My ex husband is addicted to it. When he was high he would cheat and he even hurt me a few times. He abandoned our two children and my son is an angry child now. He just recently started using again and went back to prison. This time around he has abandoned a new wife and a new son. Crystal Meth is a horrible thing to mess with and I suggest you never do.
996578
It can lead to hemorrage (sp) and other problems, but if it's monitored, it's really not that bad......or mine wasn't, I don't think.  They stay kinda loopy for a year or so, off and on.  I bled a lot, and had some pretty serious depression for several months, off & on.  I would advise anyone looking to quit the dope "cold turkey" to find a 6 month inpatient program, if not a year-long one.  It's HARD to stay off when it's become such a.........well, around here it becomes a way of life.  It's hard to turn your back on the only thing you know.
567082
A study in Philadelphia concluded that 15% of women taking methadone had delayed menses. If methadone caused a disruption in menses, it only stands to reason that other morphine-like drugs could do the same.
400933
it depends on how much you were doing and for how long and how much water you drink. i have a friend who was a super heavy user like 2 -3 grams a day and was quite stout body shape he went to detox and was clean for a week and still tested postive for meth!?! and he hadn't done any at all for 1 week!! so i recommend drinking as much h20 and green tea as possible. and this is a must, if you have access to a steam room go in for 10 - 15 minutes twice a day or take epson salt baths this will make you sweat out the toxins like mad. it also makes you feel super wired cause it is releasing any of the speed stored in your system. its also an amazing way to detox. also take alot of b12 to give you energy. good luck
540009
it varies from woman to woman
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In indicates a heavy user. Please note that there are many caveats to this and it depends on how the testing was done. \n\nSee the table below (cdf format):\n\nGroup,Self-ReportedDose,Number of Subjects,Cocaine (ng/mg),Reference\nDrug treatment,Heavy user,10,6.4-19.2,Cone et al. 1991\nDrug treatment,0.04-5 g/month,13,--,Baumgartner and Hill 1982\nDrug treatment,Unknown,7,0.6-6.4,Balabanova and Hill 1982\nDrug treatment,1-3 time/week,6,0-5.7,Harkey et al. 1991\nCoca chewers,100 mg/day,5,1.0-28.9,Henderson et al. 1992\nCoca chewers,100 mg/day,20,1.4-50.6,Möller et al. 1992\nControlled-dose study,0.6-4.2 mg/kg single dose,25,0.1-5,Henderson et al. 1993\nArrestees,Unknown,22,--,Reuschel and Smith 1991\nMothers,Occasional,3,0.03-1.2,Graham et al. 1989\nMothers,Frequent,13,0.6-29.1,Graham et al. 1989\nNeonates,Unknown,7,0.2-27.5,Graham et al. 1989\nInfants,Unknown,2,4.3-7.8,Graham et al. 1989\n\nGet high on life - Just Say No!
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I am a former meth addict and let me tell you he will only stop when he is ready. I had to lose my apt,job and end up on the street before I was ready to quit. There is help out there its called "Crystal Meth Anonymas"  a 12 step program that has meetings all over the country for people addicted to meth. Go to there website Crystal Meth Anonymous.com to find ameeting in your area. Its free and it could save your friends life it saved mine.
37696
slowly reduce the dose of meth you take each day, keep track of it. try to use a natural high instead of a drug induced one.
291557
addiction would be the first I think of.  I know a female who has become addicted and it tore up her life and her body is a wreck.  After that I wouldnt take the pills unless I was DESPERATE.\n\ndifferent pills have different individual side effects.
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In their dried form, white-out, paint chips, etc. really aren't that dangerous, unless the paint has heavy metal pigments in it. In an INHALED form (which is what I wonder if you are truly asking here?), there are many long-term systemic effects. Most of them are neurological, muscular, and kidney-related. There are effects on the bone marrow. There is no mention of infertility as a long-term effect.. See below link:\n\nhttp://www.inhalants.org/damage.htm\n\nIf a woman is using inhalants while pregnant, there is a great risk to the developing fetus. Someone I am very close to made the difficult choice to not carry a child to term for that reason. Inhalant abuse is very common, and there is help available to those who are victims. No-one has the right to judge another until s/he has been there. That you survived and learned is to your credit.\n\nIf you and your husband are having trouble conceiving, see a fertility specialist. There may be an underlying problem of another cause, but I doubt your past has made you infertile. The 3 most common causes of infertility in someone your age are:\n\n1) PID scarring of the fallopial tubes\n2) endometriosis\n3) low sperm count in the man\n\nGood luck to you.
325565
how would the baby have meth in the system if the moms clean but if shes around anyone who does meth that baby might get sick cause of it so who ever has the baby needs to stay away from any smoke
336377
I had a friend that was addicted to adderall.  She would take like 200-300mg each day.  Then, one day when the adderall seemed to do nothing anymore, she turned to Crystal Meth.!  Whatever you do, don't do that!
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Methamphetamine, a synthetic drug known as 'crystal meth', 'ice' or 'Tina', is even more addictive than crack cocaine or heroin.\n\nIn high doses, methamphetamine causes irritability, insomnia, confusion, hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and increased aggression. In even higher doses, hypothermia and convulsions can cause death.\n\nWhen the body is stimulated by methamphetamine, the drug can cause irreversible damage. The increased heart rate and blood pressure damage blood vessels in the brain, which can cause strokes, or irregular heart beat, which can cause cardiovascular collapse and death. By vastly increasing the release of dopamine, methamphetamine appears to damage brain cells, eventually reducing the amount of dopamine available to the brain, causing symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease and severe depression, or both.
851960
Drug abuse is horrible.  Complications are weight loss, if using a needle there could be damage to arteries,  damage can be done to all your inside organs, such as heart, lungs, liver, etc.  Family of the abuser can also have complications to their health from stress.  Some people die, others could have a stroke.  My son had a lot of complications but luckily he is alive and in a half way house.  He just went threw 70 days of detox and maintenance.\nMemory loss and dysfunctional thoughts can occur.  Depression and anxiety also.
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pbs.org has some really good reliable information on the effects of meth on the entire body.  Included are some videos about brain chemistry, dentistry and an interesting series of pictures(mugshots)that visually chronicles teh devastating effects of meth use on a users appearance.