Which of the following is a negative consequence of methamphetamine use?

• A. Anxiety, convulsions, paranoia, and brain damage
• B. Improved cardiovascular health
• C. Increased appetite
• D. Enhanced memory

Answer: (A)

Methamphetamine disrupts brain chemistry and can trigger a range of serious psychiatric and neurological problems. By flooding the brain with dopamine and other stress-related chemicals, it can cause intense anxiety, agitation, and paranoia, and with heavier or prolonged use it can produce neurotoxic effects that damage brain cells and impair memory and thinking. Seizures are also a known risk when the nervous system is highly overstimulated. Taken together, these symptoms reflect harmful, lasting consequences of meth use. The other statements describe effects that aren’t associated with meth this way—improved cardiovascular health, increased appetite, or enhanced memory—so they don’t fit the typical negative outcomes of methamphetamine use.