Many people confuse detox with treatment. Detox should be seen only as the beginning of a longer process. Psychotic symptoms can sometimes persist for months after use has ceased .Typically, inpatient detox lasts for five to seven days. Treatment, which may be done on an outpatient or inpatient basis will likely last up to 90 days.
Methamphetamine
Tolerance and Withdrawal
Methamphetamine has a
high potential for abuse
and dependence.
Tolerance may develop
and users may quickly
become addicted and use
it with increasing
frequency and in
increasing doses. Abrupt
discontinuation of use
can produce extreme
fatigue, mental
depression, apathy, long
periods of sleep,
irritability, and
disorientation.
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What's it like
detoxing off
methamphetamine? It's difficult to say exactly what it will be like for each individual detoxing from meth as the experience varies widely. Methamphetamine has a strong pull. The binge and crash cycle that many meth addicts go through does not always lend itself easily to detox. Detoxing off meth you are likely to: After methamphetamine use is stopped, several withdrawal symptoms can occur, including
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Treatment
There are treatment options for
methamphetamine addiction. One treatment
model called the Matrix model is being
found to have particularly good success
at treating methamphetamine addiction.
At the same time, due to the level of
cognitive impairment, some treatment
providers are finding that it takes
longer to treat someone using
methamphetamine than other drugs. For
more on treatment visit
www.addictionsresources.com