How is speed the drug dangerous?

Answer 1

Extremely. It's a mix of cocaine and heroin, both highly addictive (speedball). That said, contrary to popular belief stimulant drugs taken on their own are not physically addictive like opiates, alcohol and barbiturates (a class of massively potent sleeping meds), the unsupervised withdrawal from which can cause extreme illness and even death. While stimulant withdrawal does not cause physical illness it will induce such a violent psychological distress and extreme exhaustion (instant major depression) that can and often leads to suicide or permanent loss of sanity. Quitting long-term stimulant addiction is best done under medical supervision by a psychiatrist specialized in toxicology, preferably in a hospital or clinic setting.

Answer 2

"Speed" is a broad term. Speed could be methamphetamine or any other drug that gets you "up". I happen to be a meth addict myself. I no longer use meth, but I will always be an addict. I use to swallow, smoke, or snort anything that I thought would get me going. It was the hardest thing in the world to stop doing. On occasion I still slip. To me what makes it so dangerous is that it will eventually be something that you absolutely must do in order to get out of bed in the morning. Without some sort of speed in your body you will not be able to get out of bed and do simple tasks. Much less go to work. While using speed you burn up all the dopamine in your brain. It takes about a year to get back to normal. Most people don't have a year to put there life on hold, so they wind up using more speed. It is an almost unbreakable viscous cycle. My advice is to never do it. I beg you!