why do meth addictives scrub themselves with bleach?

[AAP]

Was thinking of that hilarious post on here from the onion last week... about the meth addicts call for help against the spider meanance...

anyway... why do they scrub themselves so much? what is the deal with bleach?

 

[heatherrae]

Is this about the O ring thread again?

 

[samoth]

I've heard about their meth-induced obsessive-compulsive habbits, but I have no idea why they exhibit some of the behaviors they do. Then again, I've never been a meth addict, so I guess I have trouble relating.

 

[AAP]

someone wikipedia this shit up.

I mean.... why use bleach?

 

[chewyxrage]

I highly doubt most meth addicts scrub themselves w/ bleach

 

[AAP]

I highly doubt most meth addicts scrub themselves w/ bleach

the onion said they did.

 

[samoth]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine_psychosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusional_parasitosis

I don't seem to see anything specifically related to bleach and methamphetamine addiction, however one could posit the psychological effects of meth lead to such errant behavior.

 

[mountain muscle]

Never heard of them scrubbing themselves with bleach.

A strung out tweaker is a twitchy, scratching and rubbing bastard though.

 

[samoth]

I highly doubt most meth addicts scrub themselves w/ bleach

I dunno. I keep asking myself what I'd do if I thought that I had an infestation of insects crawling under my skin... however, I seem to find some difficulty in arriving at an answer for that specific dilemma.

 

[heatherrae]

I represented a few meth addicts before, and, so far as I know, none of them scrubbed themselves with bleach. One did pick at her face, though.