Psychotic Behavior
Methamphetamine can cause psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which people lose contact with reality and experience strong delusions, extreme paranoia, hallucinations, and obsessive/compulsive behavior.
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Which of these conditions does Meth-induced psychosis most resemble?
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An idea or thought that a person believes in completely, even if there is no evidence to support it or it has been proven false. Methamphetamine distorts a user’s ability to tell what is real and what is not. Delusions caused by Meth can include feelings of paranoia or of being in constant danger. Ryan's Story
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Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that do not exist. Since methamphetamine makes users paranoid, the hallucinations tend to be sinister or threatening. These false perceptions may include seeing what Meth users refer to as “shadow people” or imagining that insects are under their skin. Alan's Story
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A state in which people have irrational fears and delusions of being in constant danger and that other people want to harm them. Meth causes this disorder by overstimulating emotional regions of the brain and compromising areas that control judgment. The Anxious Mind
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A severe mental disorder characterized by a loss of contact with reality. Meth users can develop psychosis, even within the first few months of use, experiencing extreme paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations. They may also exhibit personality changes along with bizarre, obsessive/compulsive, and sometimes violent behavior. Paralyzed by Paranoia
