It could be your partner or spouse, your sibling, parent, grandparent or close relative. Meth addiction can infiltrate any home without you even knowing. Here are ways to identify if there is a meth addict living right under your nose and what you can do to help them.
Addiction is not only a person’s disease–it affects the family and community too. In our country, where the widespread manufacture, trafficking, and selling of meth, or shabu, is common throughout cities and provinces, coming across a meth addict is inevitable.
A meth addict can be anyone. After all, addiction doesn’t choose its victim. Regardless of age, background, income, job, or educational attainment, anyone can be addicted, especially when it comes to meth.
So how do you know if a loved one or family member is a meth addict? Read up on these signs:
How to Recognize a Meth Addict
Here are the signs that you can recognize in someone who is using meth or is addicted to it:
- irregular sleeping patterns
- long and unnatural periods of wakefulness
- obsessive behavior or repeating tasks over and over
- rapid, darting eyes that seem restless
- dilated pupils
- skin lesions that they can’t explain and don’t go away for a long time
- tooth decay due to developing meth mouth
- irregular eating habits, or long periods of not eating
- weight loss
- hair loss
- not meeting obligations
- work or school absences or low performance
- impulsive behavior
- aggression
- being defensive when questioned about activities
- being around friends who are known to use meth
- risky sexual behavior
- disorganized thoughts
- periods of being talkative
- nervousness or anxiety
- paranoia
- trembling, shaking or tremors
- problems with family members
If left untreated, meth abuse can lead to addiction, which can snowball into a variety of problems.
These problems include:
- joblessness
- financial ruin (debts, loss of savings, bankruptcy)
- health problems
- legal issues
- domestic problems
- violence
- memory loss
- brain damage
- death
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