Crystal Meth Drug Rehab and Detox in Colorado

Colorado Drug Rehab has a majority of its calls from residents of Colorado related to crystal meth or just meth use and addiction. The counselors at Colorado Drug Rehab have placed many people addicted to crystal meth (meth) in drug rehab centers in Colorado and throughout the United States. These specifically chosen programs have had great success in kicking the addiction and returning their clients to a sane existence without replacing the crystal meth with other drugs or pharmaceuticals.

Take the time to read the facts on this site about crystal meth use and make up your mind to chose not to take this drug, or to find crystal meth drug rehab that will allow you to make that choice easily. Call us at 1-877-444-1137 and our professionals will gladly discuss your situation and answer any of your questions.

Crystal meth is a stimulant which dramatically affects the central nervous system. Crystal Meth referrals to the crystalline, smokeable form of methamphetamine and this form of the drug isn't used in any of the legitimate uses of methamphetamine. Meth is easily manufactured anywhere with basic, over-the-counter ingredients in Colorado and surrounding states are notorious for being very active in the manufacture of Crystal meth. Most of the western states have instituted laws that limit the purchase of Sudafed and other cold medications that are used for the manufacturing of methamphetamine. However, as drug labs have becomes less prevalent, the smuggling of meth across the Mexican border has kept meth dealers in ample supply and the incidence and prevalence of meth addiction continues to be a number one problem in Colorado and other western states. Oklahoma led the nation in illegal meth labs until they passed the law that requires ID to purchase ephedrine. (The required chemical in the manufacture of methamphetamine.)

Crystal meth, a form of methamphetamine, is also known as speed, chalk, ice, crank or glass. It is a white, odorless, crystalline powder. Crystal meth’s structure is similar to amphetamine with more of an impact on the central nervous system. The drug releases high levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine into the part of the brain regulating feelings of pleasure. It usually causes increased activity, decreased appetite, and a heightened sense of well-being. The unique description of how meth effects the body should lead anyone to looking for a drug treatment center that has a track record of treating and succeeding in rehabilitating chronic users of crystal meth.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report says the number of people seeking treatment for methamphetamine abuse more than quadrupled from 1993 to 2003 nationwide. Utah is among 18 states with meth treatment rates higher than the national rate, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

States in the Midwest and South that had few meth patients a decade ago are now seeing a sharp rise in admissions to treatment centers. The findings mirror the trend of meth abuse moving gradually from the West - where the drug first became popular - across the Midwest and South to the East Coast.

Nationwide, the admission rate for treatment of methamphetamine or amphetamine addiction rose from 28 thousand in 1993 to nearly 136 thousand patients in 2003.

A note of interest about Crystal Meth:

Crystal Meth was first synthesized in Japan in the 19th century and there is evidence that Hitler was a crystal meth addict using crystal meth IV daily.

Crystal meth addiction is an extremely serious and growing problem in Colorado and the neighboring Southwestern states. Long-term crystal meth abuse results in addiction, however, many have become addicted after casual use. Crystal Meth addiction is a chronic problem characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and drug use which is accompanied by functional and molecular changes in the brain. In addition to being addicted to crystal meth, chronic crystal meth abusers exhibit symptoms that can include violent behavior, anxiety, confusion, and insomnia. They also can display a number of psychotic features, including paranoia, auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, and delusions, the sensation of insects creeping on the skin, for example. The paranoia can result in homicidal as well as suicidal thoughts.

Colorado Drug Rehab finds that chronic crystal meth users express their paranoia in a similar pattern of thinking that they are being spied on by someone in the attic. Some have even put cameras in their addicts to keep surveillance over these paranoid illusions.

Crystal meth can be smoked, snorted, orally ingested or injected directly into the blood stream. Crystal meth has a very toxic effect on the human body. It is very dangerous and can cause convulsions, permanent severe body damage or death. Because of its stimulating effects, it is a very addictive drug. Chronic use often causes depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia and aggressive behavior. When you examine the effects of crystal meth on the body, especially facial changes, you can have an appreciation for the devastation that crystal meth does to the liver and brain, just to name two of the most important organs that are effected by addictive use of crystal meth. Crystal meth, in a prescription form, is a Schedule II stimulant, which means it has a high potential for abuse and is available only through a prescription that cannot be refilled.

Common Immediate Effects of Crystal Meth Use:

• Euphoria

•Incrased Energy and alertness

•Diarrhea and nausea

• Loss of appetite, insomnia, remors, juw-clenching, agitation, irritability, talkativeness, panic, compulsive fascination with repetitive tasks, violence, confusion

• Increased libido

• Increased Blood Pressure, body temperature, heart rate, bronchodialation

Effects Associated Wtih Chronic Use:

• Tolerance, the need for larger amounts to get the same effects

• Serious Drug Craving

• Meth Mouth.. where teeth rapidly decay and fall out

• Drug-related psychosis

Many people feel that taking crystal meth on a controlled basis will not cause serious problems. Of course, physical problems increase in direct relationship to the amount of crystal meth taken and the frequency, but many "recreational" users have adverse side effects, especially if they already suffer from high blood pressure or other cardiovascular problems. The amphetamine effects of this drug can be dangerous for anyone that may have a pre-existing problem in this area.

If you have been using crystal meth and are pondering whether or not you have a problem that requires drug rehab, call the counselors at Colorado Drug Rehab and tell them that you have been reading the information on this site and would like to discuss your relationship with crystal meth use so that you can take better responsibility for yourself and your future. 1-877-444-1137.

Don't keep using crystal meth until you get to the point where you know that you can't quit and you know how badly you feel if you don't take it and how badly you feel when you do. It is very easy to get to this point and feel totally appathetic about your life and your future. Call now... 1-877-444-1137!

Crystal meth alters moods in different ways, depending on how it is taken. Immediately after smoking the drug or injecting it intravenously, the user experiences an intense rush that lasts only a few minutes and is described as extremely pleasurable. Snorting or oral ingestion produces euphoria - a high but not an intense rush. Snorting produces effects within 3 to 5 minutes, and oral ingestion produces effects within 15 to 20 minutes. As with similar stimulants, crystal meth most often is used in a "binge and crash" pattern. Because tolerance for crystal meth occurs within minutes users try to maintain the high by binging on the drug. In the 1980's, "ice," a smokable form of crystal meth, came into use. Ice is a large, usually clear crystal of high purity that is smoked in a glass pipe like crack cocaine. Pure meth's smoke is odorless, leaves a residue that can be re-smoked, and produces effects that may continue for 12 hours or more. However, most crystal meth is not pure and contains other poisonous substances that can also cause damage to the lungs and can bring about psychotic reactions.

Crystal meth is a strong stimulant that increases the amount of these neurotransmitters: dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine. As a result, meth can elevate your mood, induce euphoria, increase alertness, reduce fatigue, increase energy, decrease appetite, increase movement and speech, and provide a sense of increased personal power and confidence. This is the "high" that makes the drug attractive. Another reason for its popularity is the fact that the "high" will last for eight hours or more. However, whenever you "tweek" the body to do more than it would normally do, you suffer the consequences of increased blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety, insomnia, paranoia and with continued use, you can age the body and the emotions to levels far beyond the age of the user, hence the older appearance of chronic crystal meth users.

This news article dramatically demonstrates the toxic nature of crystal meth to the body in this description of "meth mouth":

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Casper dentist choked up on Wednesday as he described his experience treating patients with "meth mouth."

Speaking at the 3rd Annual Methamphetamine Awareness Conference in Casper, Dr. Lowell Dawson yesterday (Wednesday) said he was ignorant of real life after a career in pediatric dentistry before he started providing dental care for the poor and uninsured at the Community Health Center of Central Wyoming two years ago.

Chemicals in meth eat away at the teeth. Dawson showed examples of "meth mouth," showing pictures of rotted, rubbery teeth and gums.
He said that in many cases, patients who visit the clinic have teeth that are too damaged to save, leaving dentists no choice but to pull them out.
More than 700 people attended the start of the two-day conference, at which experts are scheduled to discuss strategies for treating addiction and other aspects of the drug epidemic.

What is Crystal Meth?

Crystal methamphetamine is a colorless, odorless form of d-methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive synthetic (man-made) stimulant. Crystal methamphetamine typically resembles small fragments of glass or shiny blue-white "rocks" of various sizes. Like powdered methamphetamine (another form of d-methamphetamine), crystal methamphetamine is abused because of the long-lasting euphoric effects it produces. Crystal methamphetamine, however, typically has a higher purity level and may produce even longer-lasting and more intense physiological effects than the powdered form of the drug.

Crystal methamphetamine typically is smoked using glass pipes similar to pipes used to smoke crack cocaine. Crystal methamphetamine also may be injected. A user who smokes or injects the drug immediately experiences an intense sensation followed by a high that may last 12 hours or more.

As a powerful stimulant, crystal meth, even in small doses, can increase wakefulness and physical activity and decrease appetite. Crystal meth addiction has a very toxic effect on the body. In animals, a single high dose of the drug has been shown to damage nerve terminals in the dopamine-containing regions of the brain. The large release of dopamine produced by crystal meth is thought to contribute to the drug's toxic effects on nerve terminals in the brain. High doses can elevate body temperature to dangerous, sometimes lethal, levels, as well as cause convulsions. In scientific studies examining the consequences of long-term methamphetamine exposure in animals, concern has arisen over its toxic effects on the brain. Researchers have reported that as much as 50 percent of the dopamine-producing cells in the brain can be damaged after prolonged exposure to relatively low levels of methamphetamine.

Crystal Meth Kills and, it will soon make you feel that you don't care if you live or not and until you get past those feelings, you won't better your conditions in life. Confront your situation related to meth use. There are effective treatment and you can have the energy and inspiration that this drug gives you without the burden of drug-induced excitement of your thoughts and your bodily functions.

Colorado Drug Rehab Counselors have listened to many crystal meth users who are honest enough to admit that sex is better on meth than it ever is otherwise. Drug-induced pleasure have their attraction, but they always have a down side that worse than anyone imagines when they are romantically involved with meth. The sexual arousal and physical pleasure is heightened temporally, but this soon levels off and in short order, sex becomes less fulfilling that it was before meth use. You are also blocking all of the heartfelt love that is the more beautiful part of sexual relations when you are under the influence of this drug and soon that translates to a demoralizing feeling about your life and future. The spiritual devastation from chronic crystal meth use is the most painful outcome of this addiction. Let a real, effective program bring back the feelings in your life so that you are motivated by care and love and not by enhanced neurotransmitters. You are not a machine, you are a human with all of the beauty that can bring you.

With chronic use, addiction to crystal meth quickly develops. In an effort to intensify the desired effects, users may take higher doses of the drug, take it more frequently, or change their method of drug intake. In some cases, abusers forego food and sleep while indulging in a form of binging known as a "run," injecting as much as a gram of the drug every 2 to 3 hours over several days until the user runs out of the drug or is too disorganized to continue. Chronic abuse can lead to psychotic behavior, characterized by intense paranoia, visual and auditory hallucinations, and out-of-control rages that can be coupled with extremely violent behavior.

Although there are no physical manifestations of a withdrawal syndrome when crystal meth use is stopped, there are several symptoms that occur when a chronic user stops taking the drug. These include depression, anxiety, fatigue, paranoia, aggression, and an intense craving for the drug. Although use of crystal meth initially was limited to a few urban areas crystal meth use has shown a dramatic throughout the country and especially in Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. In addition, crystal meth use among significantly diverse populations has been documented.

Crystal Meth in the News in Colorado:

Colorado has modeled a computer tracking system to catch crystal meth manufacturers buying inordinate amounts of pseudoephedrine, which is sold in all Colorado pharmacies as a cold remedy, but meth labs buy cases of the drug to extract the needed core compound from the tablets. However, Colorado now requires that a person purchasing these drugs to have his ID logged into the state-wide computer system to check if smaller amounts are being purchased in many pharmacies.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS (AP)

The abuse of methamphetamine in western Colorado is an extremely serious and growing problem. Data shows that western Colorado has a significant problem in the production and trafficking of methamphetamine, as well as other illegal drugs, comparable to other regions in western states. Overall, methamphetamine use in the whole state of Colorado increased from 14.9 percent of drug admissions in 1997 to 22.4 percent in the first half of 2003.

A 26-year-old Glenwood Springs woman already convicted of possession of methamphetamines now is charged with child abuse because her newborn had the drug in its system. Police detective Amy Roggie said Tishe Quintana apparently used the drug in the week before her baby girl was born. Her conviction was for use in September. The baby, named Justice, is doing well and is in the care of Social Services. However, Roggie said the child may experience problems later.
Courtesy: 9News-KUSA-TV Denver

The follow shocking news is courtesy of "One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects: University of Toronto study", July 27, 2005:

"Affects fetuses at all stages of development:
A single prenatal dose of methamphetamine - commonly known as speed - may be enough to cause long-term neurodevelopmental problems in babies, say University of Toronto researchers.

In research published in the August issue of Free Radical Biology and Medicine, U of T pharmacy and pharmacology professor Peter Wells and his colleagues determined that exposing pregnant mice only once to methamphetamine led to delivery of offspring with long-term neurodevelopmental problems, including reduced motor co-ordination. Methamphetamine is a potent and addictive stimulant.
"We've known for a while that meth abuse during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight, cleft palates and other malformations but this is the first research demonstrating that even a single exposure can cause long-term damage," says Wells. "It's pretty remarkable that a single low dose can have such an effect.

"It's an important finding, given the increasing use of club drugs among women of childbearing age. It has clinical implications, because it shows that the fetus is exquisitely sensitive."

The developing fetus appears to be vulnerable to DNA damage from methamphetamine exposure because it hasn't yet developed the enzymes that protect it against free radicals - highly activated, destructive oxygen molecules that have been implicated in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, says Wells. This vulnerability lasts from the embryonic stage through the later fetal period, times when organ structures and mental functions develop.

"People usually think the last trimester of pregnancy is when developing brain function is most susceptible to damage, but in this case the brain is also affected by methamphetamine even in the earlier embryonic period," says Wells.

Wells' next step will be to study women and their babies who have been exposed to drugs like methamphetamine that enhance free radical formation to see if the human damage is consistent with his mouse findings. He will also try to determine whether the methamphetamine causes other lasting damage in mice, such as impacts on learning and memory.

"Methamphetamine has very different toxic effects in the fetal brain than in adult mice, which surprised me," says Wells. "In adults, you can see actual structural degeneration of the brain."

Crystal Meth Drug Rehab In Colorado:

Crystal Meth addiction is as serious as any drug addiction and anyone wanting to stop or that has a loved one that needs to stop should call Colorado Drug Rehab at 877-444-1137.

1. Biophysical Drug Rehab

Biophysical treatment methods get the residue of the drugs out of the body. Through research, it has been found that the human body will store a residue, called a metabolite of the drug, in the dromat fat tissue for 5 – 7 years after drug use/abuse. When a person stops using drugs, this residue of the fat-soluable drugs begins to be released back into the blood stream which causes cravings, anxiety, and depression in the addict who may be trying desparately to curtail his use.

This can go on for literally years and is the major reason why many programs claim that addiction is a life-long disease. As these toxins are released back into the blood stream, it causes the struggling drug affected person to experience some of the original drug effect and causes depression and mental health problems that lead many to see advice from psychiatrist who will then perscribe a psychiatric medication, which leads to more toxins in the body to add to the emotional rollercoaster that most recovering people experience daily.

Drugs like heroin, oxycontin, cocaine, and meth are more powerful than the natural chemicals the brain produces to be happy, so these "flash-back" type experiences overpower ones natural chemistry. It takes at least a year for this natural chemical balance to be restored and most "recoverying" addicts cannot take the anxiety and depression they are causing for any length of time without relapsing back to otheir drug of choice or drug of availability.

The Biophysical method uses a purification technology in conjunction with vitamins and minerals to release these toxic residues stored in fat tissue, back into the blood stream where they are then forced out of the body, leaving the person free of this contamination and free of the cravings, anxiety or depression caused by the side effects of these drugs. This enables a return to a natural chemical balance, which is wjy these types of programs don't subscribe to the addige, "Once and Addict, Always and Addict". This type of drug rehabilitation center uses a social educational model to restore ethics and build life-skills to ensure their graduates are drug free and productive members of society. Drug Rehab Programs with this method are having a success rate of over 78%. This is why Biophysical drug treatment centers are the most highly recommended and fastest growning form of treatment.

One of the highly promoted outcomes of chronic crystal meth use is the damage to brain tissue. You can search for a study by UCLA that has graphic pictures, from brain scans, that show this physical damage.

However, there is ample evidence from clinical trails that the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment (HBOT)can return the brain to normal function and appearance with in a few months. The most important thing to keep in mind about crystal meth use or any chronic drug use, is the fact that there is a road out. Once you stop using the drug, there are clinical technologies that can restore health and give you functioning at levels above what you have ever experienced! You won't find this in most drug rehab settings, but there are specialist in the US that use HBOT to treat the brain damage caused by crystal meth use.

In March, 2008 a Biophysical Colorado Drug Rehab residental program opened in Fort Collins, Colorado. Call 1-877-444-1137 to find out more!

2. Drug Rehab using behavioral modification

Behavioral Modification gained popularity in the 1970's and is based on the Pavlovian idea that man is an animal and changes actions based on stimulus and response. It was popular during these early years for teachers to have bags of M&M's to reward children for proper responses. In drug treatment, the Therapeutic Community model was developed, which uses reiducule and shamming tatics rather than M&M's in an attempt to change thinking and behavior. These program are popular with criminal justice populations and have demonstrated less than a 10% long-term success rate. As long as the person is in the original group and has gained some privledges for being a "perfect client", the compliance is high, but for those that need support to make changes, it can be devistating and leads to many clients exiting the programs early to maintain some personal power and dignity.

3. Drug rehab using a 12-step approach

This method of recovery is employed by Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous,Cocaine Anonymous and many other Anonymous groups.

The originators of Alcoholics Anonymousof (A.A.) looked long and hard for something, anything, that would work to save alcoholics from self-destruction, anything to break the cycle of addiction. In the 1930's alcoholics were thought of as the retrobates of society and were usually institutionalized in psychiatric centers as being insane and given horendous treatment, which, of course, didn't solve the addiction. So, the original work of the two founders of the 12-step approach are to be commended for reclassifing the problem, but, unfortunately, in the process, they removed all of the personal responsibility by making addiction a disease.

There are many positive aspects of the 12-step approach in that it gets addicts into communication about their lives and their addiction and that is far better than the isolation that they were experiencing. However, it falls short of the truth about addiction and actually relables the problem to fit their philosophy and doesn't actually treat the addiction, but supports addicts with the idea that there is no cure, but by belonging to a like-minded group, one can stay off of alcohol and other drugs and survive at a higher level.

This recovery method was never intended to be institutionalized into a treatment modality, but when insurance programs in the 1970's began to pay for up to 30 days of addiction treatment, many progams oped througout the US and huge profits were actualized for their owners. Soon the insurance companies looked at the lack of ongoing success and have since drastically reduce their support of any form of addiction treatment. These 30-day, 12-step programs do not pretend to graduate their patients free of relapse, but contend that addiction is a disease of relapse and that will continue throughout ones life. They believe that addiction is a chronic and progressive disease, meaning that is last forever and gets worse even when one isn't drinking or using. Less than 10% of their graduates stay clean long enough to rebuild their lives.

4. Christian or Religious based treatment

Many families soon become frustrated with behavior modification and 12-step treatment approaches, and for good reason, and turn to religious programs for an answer. These program usually don't profess to doing treatment, but are structured to bring fundimental religious beliefs into the void of spiritual feelings seen in all addicts. To develop the moral/ethics and spiriual support in anyone suffering from addiction is an important component of any program, but in itself, it has proven to be insufficient in graduating a higher than 5-10% success.

As you my have noticed, other than the Biophysical approach, all other modalities of treatment are only successful at a miminal level of 10% or less. This correlates with the fact that about 10% of the addict population will recover from their problems without any clinical interventions whatsoever, so in looking at these forms of treatment, you might find that it satisfies some part of your common sense that addicts may need some of these measures, like religion, but effective treatment of this problem is either comprehensive and successful or it depends totally on the strengths of the individual to be a success.

All program, other than biophysical programs, depend on their graduates to live within the newly acquired philosophy and to limit their contacts and associations to others that follow those ideals and ideas. This is not very realistic and, therefore you can see that very few remove themselves from addiction at a level that one should expect of a center that is treating a problem of any magnitude.

It is the building of self-determinism in the rehabilitation of the addict that will lead to someone that has the wherewithal to stay away from any type of actions or drugs that will destroy his abilities. Getting rid of the old "tapes" that discredit the person or lower his esteem is one of the major tasks of meth drug treatment. This isn't a hypnosis process, but getting the person to be proud of himself because of the dignity and care that he has for others and the compassion he has for himself and others that has been rehabilitated in his life. This isn't a fast process and it has been well documented that it can't happen in a 30-day program. An effective meth rehab program must get the addict to confront all of his past actions for which he is ashamed and to no longer have emotional charge connected to these incidences....crimes, sins, etc. The rehabilitated person must know that he isn't what he has done. He is a good, ethical and capable being that determines his fate. He must know that he can face his past and be forgiven from within or he will soon find new situations that are similar to his past that will cause him to crash and he will turn to drugs to find relief.

Colorado Drug Rehab is a free service that will help you find a drug rehab for any alcohol or drug addiction problem you or a loved one may be having. It is easy to confuse the different terms used in this field, describing the different types of drug rehab centers, drug rehabilitation centers, and substance abuse treatment programs. For the problem that you are addressing, should you be looking for an Outpatient, In-patient, Residential Treatment Center, Long term or Short term treatment and what modality of addiction treatment is the most effective and what are the cost related to these forms of treatment or rehab?