Short term use of amphetamines can easily start long term systematic abuse, with some speed addicts having habits lasting over twenty years.
Police in Florida recently reported that a woman high on Bath Salts she had purchased legally in the state attacked her own mother with a machete, thinking that she was a monster. The mother was also found to be high on Bath Salts.
OxyContin is an opiate agonist, meaning it provides pain relief by acting on opioid receptors in the spinal cord, brain, and possibly in the tissues directly.
Xanax withdrawal symptoms can include malaise, weakness, insomnia, tachycardia, lightheadedness, and dizziness.