Overview
Risk Factors
Symptoms
GHB
hallucinogens
narcotics
sedatives
stimulants
Evaluation
Treatment
drug toxicity
long term care
social services
specialist
Home Care
stress
warning signs
Complications
drug withdrawal
Underlying Cause
Types
GHB
hallucinogens
marijuana
narcotics
sedatives
stimulants
Amphetamine Abuse Complications
Complications of drug abuse may include:
- AIDS
- Addiction
- Brain damage
- Direct toxic effect on nerve cells
- Coma
- Depression
- Drug withdrawal
- Heart attack
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Hepatitis C infection
- Kidney disease
- Kidney failure
- Liver disease
- Low blood pressure
- Violent crime
- Pneumonia
- Pneumothorax
- Skin and soft tissue infections:
- Seizures
- Malnutrition
- Stroke
- Suicide
Amphetamine Abuse Drug Withdrawal
Symptoms of mild drug withdrawal from drug abuse include:
Symptoms of serious drug withdrawal include:
- Rapid pulse
- Fever
- Palpitations
- High blood pressure:
- Systolic pressure over 180 mm of Hg
- Poor balance:
- Rapid breathing rate:
- Over 25
- Hallucinations
- Seizures
- Severe headache
- Excessive sweating
Continue to Amphetamine Abuse Underlying Cause
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2011 References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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