Stimulants

• Hyperactivity
• Shaking
• Sweating
• Dilated pupils
• Fast heart beat, irregular heart beat
• Elevated body temperatures
• Seizures
• Paranoia
• Repetitive behaviors
• Loss of appetite or sudden and unexplained weight loss

• Loss of coordination
• Respiratory depression
• Slowed reflexes
• Slurred speech
• Coma

• Sleep deprivation or "nodding"
• Pinpoint pupils, droopy eyes
• Nausea, vomiting, or constipation
• Slow slurred speech
• Slow gait
• Dry skin, itching, skin infections
• Constant flu-like symptoms
• Track marks (bruised skin around injection sites)

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