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The article chosen for this assignment is titled "Amphetamine Addiction: Symptoms, effects, and it's Treatment", written by the staff at cornpassionbehavioralhealth.com. As stated by the articles title, it discussed what amphetamine addiction is, it's symptoms and signs, and treatment options. in the beginning of the article it informs the reader about what an addiction to amphetamines is, overuse or illegal use of psychosexual to the Central Nervous System (CANS). The ooding of the neurotransmitters Sheraton, epinephrine, and dopamine in the brain increases feeling of weli-being, euphoria, or feeling "high". When we get used to taking or overusing these drugs our minds get addicted to the "good-feeling" hormones and our bodies get phySically addicted to the substances. Thus, we reach a point where we need more or a substance to reach the same high, this is considered toierance; when we discontinue or slow down our drug use we have physical and psychological withdraws, leading many to use again to stave off these unpleasant withdrawals. Signs of addiction are things that we can see or measure, such as someone shaking from withdrawals. symptoms of addiction are the ' i 3' ones we cannot measure by observing, such as someone feeling euphoric when using substances. Some physical symptoms and signs are r} " shaking, excessive sweating, eievated blood pressure, and dilated pupils. Some psychological signs and symptoms include nancial i struggles, relationship problems, and a feeling of anxiety or paranoia. Shortterm effects include increased energy, decreased appetite, ' stroke, impairjudgerhent, and abnormal heart rhythms. Also, there is a correlation between amphetamine misuse and accidents such as partaking in risky behavior and contracting an STD. Some Long-term effects of amphetamine misuse and addiction are heart conditions, depression, anxiety, and psychosis. The treatment for amphetamine addiction is detoxification and rehabilitation; meaning they will need to remove the drug from the body in a healthcare facility, possibly receive medication to ease the withdraw symptoms, and rehabilitation includes keeping them sober and "clean" from amphetamines and other substances. The authors have added a lot of value to this article, they provide wonderful information and explanations that the general population may read and comprehend easily. The information was great as it was quite informative and helps educate those who may not know about amphetamine addiction or for those who are suffering from addiction who are seek help. The main target audience would be the general public, with an emphasis on those impacted by amphetamine addiction in one way or another