Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug that attacks the nervous system. Methamphetamine is one of the newest drugs that is most commonly abused in the present. "Meth", as the drug is also called, has one of the highest level of potential for abuse. Meth can be taken in a number of different ways. Methamphetamine can be taken by orally, by smoking, through snorting, or needle injection. It is made up of a crystaline powder, thus its other surname, "crystal meth." In addition to the nervous system, methamphetamine is a drug that highly affects the brain as well. It highly affects the state of the brain chemical, dopamine. Due to the chemical imbalance of dopamine in the brain, this often serves as the root to the meth addiction. In addition to our motor functions, dopamine is the chemical in the brain that is highly related to the desires and the pleasures that we experience.
Drug Abuse
Drug abuse can be defined as when a person repeatedly uses a mood altering substance in order to support their addiction to the drug. People abuse drugs One of the key distinctions that fits the characterization of that are of illegal consumption, or are sold in prescription medical form.drug abuse is the fact that the substance is not being used for its intended purpose. Another distinction to make about although many drugs may have mood altering effects, they are not always taken for that purpose. For instance, there are some drugs, such as steroids, that are not taken specifically to alter a mood or disposition. People will usually abuse drugs such as this when they would like to achieve a certain body type, and/or they would like to have a more competitive stance over others.