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My Addiction > Addiction Categories > Amphetamine Addiction > Amphetamine Addiction Signs and Symptoms

Amphetamine Addiction Signs and Symptoms


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• Amphetamine Addiction
  
• Common Amphetamines
  
• Amphetamine Addiction Signs and Symptoms
  
• Amphetamine Addiction Withdrawal
  
• Amphetamine Addiction Treatment
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Although amphetamines have a potential for abuse or addiction, not everyone who is prescribed them will develop one. In fact many people take them as prescribed and stop when they no longer need them. Others, however, can develop dependence or addiction, manifested in a variety of ways.

Health professionals consider someone amphetamine dependent when they exhibit at least 3 of the following behaviors for a 12 month period:

• Tolerance to the medication, to the extent that the patient needs to take more to achieve the same effects;
  
• Withdrawal begins when the medication is discontinued (taking other drugs to relieve symptoms)
  
• Taking higher and higher dosages against the doctor's prescription and when they aren't needed (i.e. to control pain)
  
• An inability to stop
  
• Preoccupation with acquiring more medication or another prescription
  
• A drastic change in habit or lifestyle, such as skipping social engagements or ignoring responsibilities
  
  Some other signs include:
  
  

• Weight loss
  
• Euphoria
  
• Insomnia
  
• Formication (A false crawling sensation on the skin)
  
• Bruxism (jaw-grinding)
  
• Trismus (jaw-clenching)
  
• Tweaking (intense preoccupation with repetitive tasks)
  
• Increased sex drive
  
• Poor hygiene (in particular dental hygiene)
  
  

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