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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / May 2005"Meth mouth"
Heard on Paul Harvey News the other day about meth mouth: "makes your teeth look like a picket fence," and the prisons (which are filled with meth users) are using up a disproportionate amount of their budgeted health care funds just on that (your tax dollars at work). Was wondering if the stuff ruins teeth because those people quit taking care of them, or maybe they grind them all the time, or something else. There was also a recent article regarding same in the local paper, which told of a guy in prison, around 30, who'd never had a cavity at checkups until he got on that stuff and now a short time later he has no teeth. I'm quite sure they don't generally eat the stuff or put it in their mouth, so why does it wreak total havoc on teeth like that? (although I'm sure anyone putting that stuff in their body isn't real concerned about health, dental or other) > Heard on Paul Harvey News the other day about meth mouth: "makes your > teeth look like a picket fence," and the prisons (which are filled with [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > (although I'm sure anyone putting that stuff in their body isn't real > concerned about health, dental or other) I am not a dentist or a doctor but I have seen these folks up close and have also seen the transition from normal everday joe to meth addict. Meth is essentially a combination of very very bad chemicals that are mixed together. Most of the ingredients alone would be enough to kill you in large enough doses. The chemicals eat away at your whole body not just your teeth. I would almost gurantee that if a friend started using it today you would not recognize them in 2 years. This stuff is killing us in the mid-west. I personally have a friend that has some real problems with the meth.... He is a graduate from U of I in Engineering, had his whole life in front of him. Now he lives at home with his parents and tries to stay out of jail...... However I must vent a little: While these drugs are killing people and wasting lives the cops still make sure they pull over everyone they can for seat belt violations, 6 year old kids not in booster seats, Not using a turning signal (in a town of only a few thousand) etc... etc...etc... I just sometimes wonder where the governments priorities are..... Is it protecting us or getting our money... >I am not a dentist or a doctor but I have seen these folks up close and > have also seen the transition from normal everday joe to meth addict. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > using a turning signal (in a town of only a few thousand) etc... > etc...etc... I just sometimes wonder where the governments priorities > are..... Is it protecting us or getting our money... I've been around long enough to see the humor in the last statement. They think it's both, fail at the first and excel at the second. BTW, I think the original idea was to represent us. OTOH, you won't just waltz in and buy your Pseudofed in Missouri anymore. carabelli I had heard at one time that meth was invented by the Germans in WWII as a way to keep the troops up and going for days at a time. Not sure how much truth there is to that but it makes for an interesting story. Around here they are cracking down on the Anhydrous Ammonia (not sure if that is spelled right). These fools will actually go out and try to drill holes into the tanks just to get this stuff... Seems like every couple months there is a shoot-out or they find some poor fool passed out next to a tank becuase they inhaled the crap.... > I had heard at one time that meth was invented by the Germans in WWII > as a way to keep the troops up and going for days at a time. Not sure > how much truth there is to that but it makes for an interesting story. It's true and was used for that orginally. Benzedrine(levo) I believe was developed in the 1930's then dextro and meth. All are still legal and used in medicine, not to mention Ritalin. When I was at Uni many people used these drugs and they were as common as Prozac is today yet I've only known of a couple of cases of psychosis. All of them are worse imo than cocaine. > Around here they are cracking down on the Anhydrous Ammonia (not sure > if that is spelled right). It's very easy to manufacture. We had a professor when I was a student arrested for making Meth and Qualudes. These fools will actually go out and try to > drill holes into the tanks just to get this stuff... Seems like every > couple months there is a shoot-out or they find some poor fool passed > out next to a tank becuase they inhaled the crap.... >I just sometimes wonder where the governments priorities >are..... Is it protecting us or getting our money... It's the latter. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Heard on Paul Harvey News the other day about meth mouth: "makes your > teeth look like a picket fence," and the prisons (which are filled with > meth users) are using up a disproportionate amount of their budgeted > health care funds just on that (your tax dollars at work). Yes, I'm sure the level of care is just like the Hollywood star dentist's give haha > Was wondering if the stuff ruins teeth because those people quit > taking care of them, or maybe they grind them all the time, or something [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > checkups until he got on that stuff and now a short time later he has no > teeth. You're forgetting something. In addition to not taking care (not always) and grinding, Methamphetemine constricts blood vessels and dries out the mouth which leads to decay. BTW, Methamphetamine is a legal drug still used in medicine. > I'm quite sure they don't generally eat the stuff or put it in their > mouth, so why does it wreak total havoc on teeth like that? > (although I'm sure anyone putting that stuff in their body isn't real > concerned about health, dental or other) Some of these problems with tooth decay from dry mouth also happens to normal people on medication as well. >BTW, Methamphetamine is a legal drug still used in medicine. There is no accepted medical use for methamphetamine. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com >>BTW, Methamphetamine is a legal drug still used in medicine. > > There is no accepted medical use for methamphetamine. There is legislation in the works up in Minnesota to ban OTC pseudoephedrine in tablet form. Addicts and dealers are grinding it up and converting it to a methamphetamine. I used to be hooked on Sudafed 12-hr at night time for chronic nasal congestion. One trip to the ER with A-fib last November convinced me that a stuffy nose is preferable to cardiac arrest. Stimulants of any kind can be bad news for people with hearts that are prone to arrhythmias. Pardon my naivete, but what is "A-fib?" Now you've got me a little concerned, I recently began taking Allegra-D daily for allergies, and the sheet mentions how it has a "high amount of pseudoephedrine." Is it known (or suspected) to actually cause heart problems over time or only to exacerbate pre-existing conditions? I might be taking the stuff for the rest of my life. > Pardon my naivete, but what is "A-fib?" > Now you've got me a little concerned, I recently began taking [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > or only to exacerbate pre-existing conditions? > I might be taking the stuff for the rest of my life. Atrial fibrillation. I haven't read any studies indicating that long-term use of pseudoephedrine will pose a risk to people who don't have certain predisposing conditions. However, folks with high blood pressure, and folks with a history of irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) should avoid pseudoephedrine unless directed otherwise by their physician. > > Pardon my naivete, but what is "A-fib?" > > Now you've got me a little concerned, I recently began taking [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > with a history of irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) should avoid > pseudoephedrine unless directed otherwise by their physician. When I was a kid, my Dad used to take "Coricedin" for colds, then suddenly stopped taking them after a while. I never wondered why, and when I had a really nasty cold, I decided to try the Coricedin. Well, it fixed my cold symptoms right up and I was happy, but after the third dosing my heart started involuntary fluttering and that was it for my using Coricedin! > Pardon my naivete, but what is "A-fib?" A-fib is what Jan Drew tells quite often around here ...... Joel > Now you've got me a little concerned, I recently began taking > Allegra-D daily for allergies, and the sheet mentions how it has a "high > amount of pseudoephedrine." > Is it known (or suspected) to actually cause heart problems over time > or only to exacerbate pre-existing conditions? > I might be taking the stuff for the rest of my life. > >BTW, Methamphetamine is a legal drug still used in medicine. > > There is no accepted medical use for methamphetamine. REPLY OK, METH MOUTH, I thought it said math mouth ...... Joel \ > -- > > W_B > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com I would like to add Bad Mouth to Med Mouth. It is notorious for causing crohns and Ulcerative Colitis to the unsuspecting. Gail > > >BTW, Methamphetamine is a legal drug still used in medicine. > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Take out the G'RBAGE > > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com |
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