Smoking Crystal Meth

Question: What are chest pains from smoking crystal meth caused from?

(Posted by: SoCalGuru on 2010-02-15 01:24:43)

Only answer this if you KNOW what you are talking about. And no anti- drug promos please. Thanx.

Posted by: Jared on 2010-02-15, 01:27:56

Presumably something to do with the inhalation of smoke.

Posted by: Protect America from Republicans on 2010-02-15, 01:33:27

Your heart is just a big muscle and it is over-working your heart muscles cheast pains mean they are destroyig their heart be careful, i know somebody who died from that

Posted by: wilde_space on 2010-02-15, 01:40:47

Crystal meth is a powerfull stimulant which causes increased heart rate and blood pressure, and vasoconstriction (constriction of the arterial walls).

Posted by: Sam on 2010-02-15, 03:33:05

You'll need to determine whether the pain is coming from your heart or your throat. Pain from your heart would come from deep in the left-center of your chest, presumably pulsing slightly with your heart beat. Pain from your throat would most likely correlate with your breathing or swallowing. If you can tell that the pain is coming from your lungs then you may want to try taking smaller hits, or exhaling the larger ones more quickly. High enough concentrations of Methamphetamine vapor will cause some to condense back into crystals inside of your lungs, thus causing the same painful corrosion there that you feel in your nose when you insufflate them. If you feel the pain might be coming from your heart, then I must urge you to stop taking any stimulants and talk to a doctor about it. If you're concerned about informing him of your Meth usage, just tell him you get the pain after drinking a few cups coffee.

Posted by: AlJo on 2010-02-18, 18:22:30

Meth excites the system to a very high degree. Your circulatory system accelerates. Blood pressure increases. Even your muscles tense. So heart beating harder and faster than normal with your chest muscles tensing up a little and increased blood pressure and it's not surprising that you can get chest pains. Also your digestive system goes the other way. It tends to shutdown. All this happens strictly by stimulating the brain. It's quite an impressive drug.