Overall Rating of Crystal Meth
Our group has rated crystal meth with a rating of 4-very strong impact for the following reasons. Firstly, it is highly addictive and users can become very obsessive, which leads them to serious withdrawal issues such as depression, cravings for the drug, seizures and increased appetite. Some short term effects include violent, strange or aggressive behavior, hallucinations, anxiety and high blood pressure, which are all risks to the users wellbeing. However, there is no way of predicting how each user will react while under the influence. Excessive use of crystal meth quickly leads up to prejudicial lifelong impacts. The most detrimental long term impacts are comprised of cardiac arrest, hyperthermia, extreme weight loss, kidney and brain damage, and obsessive need to pick your skin because of hallucinations of feeling bugs beneath the skin. Regardless to how long or short a person uses meth, the impacts can be just as serious. In conclusion, we have rated it a 4, because we believe that crystal meth is the most detrimental of them all, and can have a strong impact on ANY individual.