Meth Addiction Recovery

Research and treatment facilities have been ramped up and improved due to the growing need for meth addiction recovery. Not until recently has meth been considered a national problem because meth use was relatively confined to the south west region of the United States. Since the spreading of meth use and the increasing number of hospital and emergency room visits, there is now much more attention put on recovery from meth addiction.

Meth is similar to cocaine in that it’s a powerful stimulant. It alters the brain chemistry in a way that affects the release mechanism of dopamine. To some, meth is craved for the immediate high that it yields after use. For others, the fact that energy levels are increased and the appetite is suppressed for long periods of time makes meth desirable.

The damage done by methamphetamine to ones health is remarkably more extensive than the majority of other drugs of abuse. Long term neurological damage is the most common among meth users and damage done to the heart lining is also considerable. From memory and reflex tests, former meth addicts averaged about 25% lower than those who have never used drugs. It is still uncertain as to whether or not the damage done to the brain is fully reversible or not. However, it is counter productive to discuss possible damage to the brain with a recovering addict because of they possibility for them getting upset. It is best to instead, offer a message of hope.

Meth addiction is not an easy disorder to correct. In fact, when meth use first started spreading in the mid west, most people believed that meth addiction could not be recovered from. Fortunately, due to advances in treatment centers and research, people are making full recoveries from meth addiction every day. Treatment centers that utilize cognitive therapy have been notably successful with the highest success rates. Cognitive therapy is essentially a way of training the mind to begin thinking like a normal drug free person and to correct the state of thinking that the mind has fallen to due to meth use. The patient who takes part in this therapy will actually relearn for themselves how to think rationally and be able to have control over their actions and thoughts.

If you know someone who is struggling with a meth addiction, it is important to act quickly and get them into treatment. The longer that someone is using meth, the more damage is done and the more difficult it becomes to make a recovery. 

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