High doses of some stimulants repeatedly over a short period of time can lead to hostility or feelings of paranoia in some people. Although amphetamine and methamphetamine are considered to be similar in some ways, when it comes to side effects. they are different. Side effects of amphetamine may include: bladder pain, bloody or cloudy urine, difficult, burning, or painful urination, fast, pounding, or irregular heartbeat or pulse, frequent urge to urinate, and lower back or side pain. From the perspective psychological side effects of this drug is typically either hallucinations, abnormal behavior, or confusion. On the other hand, side effects of methamphetamine include: blurred vision, chest discomfort or pain, dark-colored urine, difficulty
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Common side effects of nicotine may include dizziness, fast heartbeat, nausea or vomiting, weakness. Side effects of caffeine may include following: feeding intolerance, agitation, black, tarry stools, blood in the stools or urine, bruising, chills, coma, confusion.
As for the more serious and concerning side effects, stimulants may cause increased blood pressure, coma, and death in the most severe cases. Even common stimulants, such as nicotine and caffeine, overdose of them may result in severe damage or death. In fact, there are many reported cases that people, especially teenagers, who overdosed caffeine through energy drink, were hospitalized or died. Although it is very rare for stimulants to cause these serious side effects unless administered unusually high doses or used in combination with other drugs, the number of accidents are increasing, as products with high dose of a drug, such as energy drink, became more …show more content…
However, it does not mean that pharmacological approach is not effective as behavioural therapy is. This is just because behavioral therapies are often the only available and effective treatments for stimulant addictions even though the integration of behavioral and pharmacological treatments may ultimately prove to be the most effective approach. For example, because there is no FDA-approved medications to treat cocaine addiction presently, NIDA is aggressively seeking a both safe and effective treatment cocaine
Common side effects of nicotine may include dizziness, fast heartbeat, nausea or vomiting, weakness. Side effects of caffeine may include following: feeding intolerance, agitation, black, tarry stools, blood in the stools or urine, bruising, chills, coma, confusion.
As for the more serious and concerning side effects, stimulants may cause increased blood pressure, coma, and death in the most severe cases. Even common stimulants, such as nicotine and caffeine, overdose of them may result in severe damage or death. In fact, there are many reported cases that people, especially teenagers, who overdosed caffeine through energy drink, were hospitalized or died. Although it is very rare for stimulants to cause these serious side effects unless administered unusually high doses or used in combination with other drugs, the number of accidents are increasing, as products with high dose of a drug, such as energy drink, became more …show more content…
However, it does not mean that pharmacological approach is not effective as behavioural therapy is. This is just because behavioral therapies are often the only available and effective treatments for stimulant addictions even though the integration of behavioral and pharmacological treatments may ultimately prove to be the most effective approach. For example, because there is no FDA-approved medications to treat cocaine addiction presently, NIDA is aggressively seeking a both safe and effective treatment cocaine