Gaunt, sagging skin and sleep deprived: Here's what the average person arrested for meth possession looks like

To highlight the negative effects that drugs and alcohol can have on a user’s appearance, Recovery.org compiled 100 mugshots to create the average male and female face for abusers of marijuana, alcohol and meth.



Each sample of 100 mugshots was assembled by randomly selecting images that matched the criteria for gender and type of arrest and a software called PsychoMorph was used to create a single male and female face for each of the three substances.



Only mugshots of white arrestees between the ages of 18 and 35 were used to mitigate the influence of race and age on the merged images, and helped ensure that the averages provided a clearer insight on the physical effects that different substances might have.

The female methamphetamine user suffered from sagging skin, gaunt, gray complexion, sunken eyes and was sleep-deprived, while the male looked gaunt, thin unhappy and sleep-deprived

According to Recovery.org that results show that marijuana users commonly have round features and a full face with large pupils.



Female DUI arrestees tend to look older, while their male counterparts look dazed, angry, smug and suffer from a flushed complexion.

The meth users fared by far the worst when it came to the damage that their substance of choice had had on their appearance.



The female composite suffered from sagging skin, gaunt, gray complexion, sunken eyes, sleep-deprived. While the male looked gaunt, thin unhappy, sleep-deprived.





According to Recovery.org that results show that both male and female marijuana users commonly have round features and a full face and large pupils Female DUI arrestees tend to look older, while their male counterparts look dazed, angry, smug and have a flushed complexion

In the course of just one year, over 2.8 million people in the United States were arrested for drug possession and other charges, or alcohol offenses like driving while intoxicated, reports Recovery.org.



The health impact of substance abuse can leave visible marks on a person’s body, but the penalties for DUI and illicit drug use can be as painful and long-lasting as any change in appearance.



Alcohol, marijuana, and meth abuse can all cause accelerated aging due to the formation of wrinkles and a loss of skin elasticity.







