Meth Users

Question: Why is it that meth users get sores all over?

(Posted by: KVENGENZZ on 2009-10-28 01:40:02)

I was just on a site and they had pictures of different meth users, and all of them had nasty looking sores all over them. I was just wondering how exactly do they get the sores, by scratching themselves or is it something in the Meth?

Posted by: AlJo on 2009-10-28, 06:49:54

Firstly, meth is a very toxic chemical that the body basically treats as a poison and tries to get rid of it as fast as possible. You actually sweat some of it out as your body is revved up from it. Toxic chemicals on your skin is not good for it. Secondly, meth users tend to be unhealthy. They don't drink or eat much for days as they go without sleep on meth binges. Also, there tends to not be a lot of hygiene going on either. An unhealthy lifestyle like that can be very bad for skin as well. Thirdly, the meth high is one which induces your body to be in an energized state. Your heart beats faster. Your blood pressure rises. Your mind is all over the place. Prolonged periods like this can confused the brain and your sensory receptors and your largest set of sensory receptors are in your skin. You start feeling things that aren't there and you rub and scratch at them compulsively. So, toxic chemical, unhealthy lifestyle and compulsive scratching all contribute to nasty skin problems if you use meth excessively. So don't.

Posted by: doobawacky on 2009-10-28, 01:44:41

It makes them think that there are bugs underneath their skin and they try to pick them out. thats how messed up the drug is

Posted by: Beans McBean on 2009-10-28, 01:54:02

Meth Bugs. People high on meth will see illusions of bugs crawling under their skin so they pick it or cut it to make them to get out.

Posted by: Melody on 2009-10-28, 01:58:38

Meth is a horrible drug...the reason you can pick a Meth user with Just a glance is because of the scabs and sores on there skin. Meth users see or think that they have bugs crawling under there skin, im not sure weather it is because the meth makes there skin feel like that or that it is a hallucinogenic either way its the bugs