People who abuse meth regularly are known as tweakers. If you notice someone is tweaking, be careful how you handle the situation.

Here are six tips for approaching a tweaker:

1. Keep your distance. Coming too close can be perceived as threatening.
2. No bright lights. The tweaker is already paranoid and, if blinded by a bright light, he or she is likely to run or become violent.
3. Slow your speech and lower your voice. The tweaker already hears sound at a fast pace and in a high pitch.
4. Slow your movements. This will decrease the odds that the tweaker will misinterpret your physical actions.
5. Keep your hands visible. If you place your hands where the tweaker cannot see them, he may feel threatened and could become violent.
6. Keep the tweaker talking. A tweaker who falls silent can be extremely dangerous. Silence often means that his paranoid thoughts have taken over reality, and anyone present can become part of the tweaker's paranoid delusions.