Health - Speed Bumps

[samsa]

swim always thought "speed bumps" or facial blemishes were caused from meth exposed to the skin (including contact with meth vapors). now, swim has an experienced meth user friend who tells him that this is just a tall tell. "Well, how else do tweekers get their faces all messed up?" was my question to him, to which he replied, "They must miss a lot of beauty sleep!"

my question is, what is the nature of speed blemishes? I still think i'm right, but does anyone know specific chemical/biological reaction that occurs?

[EducatedUser408]

SWIM says it's from the chemicals coming out of your body through your pores.........SWIM notices that the more pure or clean the "crizz" is, the less you break out........SWIM used to break out a lot when SWIM used to use crank, but now only using "crizz", SWIM will get maybe 1 or 2, if any

[old hippie 56]

Stay away from mirrors, for more info check this thread out.
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12708

[Ontherooftops]

swi old hippie, swim read through a good bit of that thread but didn't find much about amphetamines and the skin, not sure how it was supposed to be usefull. In general the gratuitous typos throughout and generally spun nature of the posts made it a difficult read, as well, the information contained theirin seemed to be mostly opinion, though there were definately a couple good tips for staying healthy on and living a "healthy" life with amphetamines.

Speed bumps are the result of a number of factors, perhaps the most major being poor diet and lack of sleep. Regular amphetamine use also causes a drying of the skin and makes the user more inclined to pick and itch at themselves, leading to sores and acne.

Swim is also a fan of the idea that it is toxins or impurities in the drug being expelled through the skin(as that's what its always felt like to swim), but doesn't know if there's any basis for this theory. Swim has noticed that the smell of his and other people's sweat changes with amphetamine use.

[RaverHippie]

I've noticed a change in body odor just from people taking their prescription adderall. I don't think it's a case of expelling impurities but just a body that is amped up and sweat and oil glands are becoming hyperactive, which could also explain the acne problem.

[old hippie 56]

Poor hygiene, poor diet, lack of sleep, speed taking all of the nutrients out of one body. Sweating like crazy even in the winter. Stay away from the mirrors and a person won't see shit that ain't there. Every little bump will turn into a oozing sore if one is not careful.

[kcfleecr]

SWI old hippie, I couldn't have summarized the entirety of the subject any better than that.

As a side note, it definitely is NOT chemicals coming out of your pores. It is, however, a result of an excess of Ammonia being present in your system combined with your pores being clogged due to excess sweating and lack of hygeine. Take a shower, eat a snack, grab a nap. You might also use astringent like Sea Breeze after showering which will help aid in the clogged pores. And when I say use, I do mean once - not every half hour for three days. And then sleep.

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