I saw this on Oprah the other day... O_O (Yes, I do watch Oprah... every once in awhile...)
They were showing before and after pics of people who do Crystal Meth. They say once you try it, your hooked on it. Its a horrible drug. It destroys you from the inside and out. Its the most dangerous drug in America. So don't EVER try it... EVER. I feel bad for all those people who did try... It is said then why you try it, you only think about yourself. You don't feel... anything.
I don't know if this thread is in the right spot. So please Mod, or Erynn, move it or lock/delete. Whatever you guys want to do.
Tell me how you feel about it. Or if anyone you know has tryed it. Just wanted to let you all know. Thanks for reading.
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Crystal Meth
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by X.A.N.A » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:33 pm
I've read many things about it, and it is a horrible drug that is spreading in little suburbs, and slowly growing over the whole country.
The rate of gay men infected with HIV is increasing from this, due to the 'rush' it gives you, and then they don't think to use protection.
It's destroying familes, tearing them apart by separating children from their parents, and killing some when their homemade labs explode.
Want to know what the Bush administration said was #1 on their anti-drug list? Marijuana, not crystal meth. I think they need to rethink that.
The rate of gay men infected with HIV is increasing from this, due to the 'rush' it gives you, and then they don't think to use protection.
It's destroying familes, tearing them apart by separating children from their parents, and killing some when their homemade labs explode.
Want to know what the Bush administration said was #1 on their anti-drug list? Marijuana, not crystal meth. I think they need to rethink that.
by xxJeanGreyxx » Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:54 pm
Yes, indeed they do need to re-think about the drug. It is the most dangerous. Its also being pressured in schools. Not alot, but still some. Try it once, and your hooked.
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by Star Way » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:22 pm
Yeah, they talked to us about that in school. They used this slogan, "Meth is Death." While true, it was... amusing. ^___^;
But... yes... don't do meth kiddos, it's not cool stuff.
But... yes... don't do meth kiddos, it's not cool stuff.
Don't bother sending me messages or anything, I'm not in charge of the site anymore.
But I do love dancing.
But I do love dancing.
by Stonecreek » Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:58 pm
Living a city over from the meth capital of the world (Independence, Missouri), I too often see the effects of meth on formerly birght and cheery neighborhoods. There are places I will not go to anymore (including my favorite movie theater) because of the risks of just being there. Almost every week there's another meth lab bust on the news, and the state legislators are trying and failing to curtail the problem. Please, stay away from meth. It is destructive to not only individuals who use it, but the communities as well.
by KarinBerry » Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:18 pm
I'm sorry this is long-winded, but I just had to share my story when I saw this thread. If this is inappropriate, the mods can feel free to take action in due course. 
My sister's speed addiction nearly ruined my family. She begin using drugs at a young age (she says twelve), and she's just turned 23. She has eight months clean. It wasn't an easy road for her or us to get here. We all fought. My parents almost divorced when they couldn't agree on what to do with her, and I almost moved out just to escape the madness.
She didn't start using speed until after high school. Once she got started, she couldn't keep a job and she became pretty difficult to deal with at home. We 'kicked her out' into an in-patient rehab program, after which she bounced around a few sober living homes before she came home and fell back into the habit again. She lost weight, and we kicked her out again because her attitude was destroying our home and she was stealing from all of us to fund her habit. She used my credit card and took a dvd autographed by Kevin Smith, stole cash from my dad, and jewelry from my mother. On her own, she took credit cards from random mailboxes and stole identities to get by. She had a laptop, a cell phone, and a rental car from her identity theivery. She stayed nights in hotels or in the car. She was homeless.
She came home to visit occassionally, and I just didn't reconise her when she did. Once, she came and she just wanted to sleep. She'd just come off a run of like ten days, and she was dilerious and needed to come down and wanted to do it somewhere safe. I remember she picked the freckles off her arms a lot when she was high, and her arms were just covered in pockmarks from where she'd just gone after offensive dots and ripped with her fingernails.
She was on the back porch having a cigarette, and it was really cold, so she had a blanket around her. I watched her from inside the house as she took a drag on her cigarette, then found a new freckle to take off. She picked really hard, so focused, and then suddenly stopped, straightened up, and looked around the yard with wide eyes, as if she had someone or something after her.
She just wasn't the same. I hardly recognised her.
She got busted a few times, held in jail for a few days until she went before a judge, then let go again because the charges weren't enough to keep her longer. Finally, an undercover busted her while making a sale, and she went to jail for five months.
She fell off the wagon once after getting out and they held her in jail for a couple of weeks. When she got out, you could see the difference in her. She's had a life after getting out the first time. She had a job, her family, and sober friends, and she'd thrown it away. The second stay in jail really freaker her out and she's determined to keep herself on track, now.
The thing is, I'm one of the lucky ones. For now, my sister is sober and working her twelve-step program. She goes to at least one meeting a day, two if she has the time, and she is doing really well. she opted to stay in her prop-36 program longer than needed, and to stay on probation longer than needed, just because she knows she's got a better chance of staing in line if she's got them to hold her accountable.
Most folks don't get to see this kind of success. I'm thankful every day that my sister has beat her addiction, even if it's not for good. She might one day overdose and die. She might blow herself up in a lab. She might disappear and go missing. She might live the rest of her life sober and die at an old age of natural causes. I don't know, and I don't care. Like the program says, you take things "one day at a time."
Today, she's living at home with my family, and we are grateful for what we have with her.
My sister's speed addiction nearly ruined my family. She begin using drugs at a young age (she says twelve), and she's just turned 23. She has eight months clean. It wasn't an easy road for her or us to get here. We all fought. My parents almost divorced when they couldn't agree on what to do with her, and I almost moved out just to escape the madness.
She didn't start using speed until after high school. Once she got started, she couldn't keep a job and she became pretty difficult to deal with at home. We 'kicked her out' into an in-patient rehab program, after which she bounced around a few sober living homes before she came home and fell back into the habit again. She lost weight, and we kicked her out again because her attitude was destroying our home and she was stealing from all of us to fund her habit. She used my credit card and took a dvd autographed by Kevin Smith, stole cash from my dad, and jewelry from my mother. On her own, she took credit cards from random mailboxes and stole identities to get by. She had a laptop, a cell phone, and a rental car from her identity theivery. She stayed nights in hotels or in the car. She was homeless.
She came home to visit occassionally, and I just didn't reconise her when she did. Once, she came and she just wanted to sleep. She'd just come off a run of like ten days, and she was dilerious and needed to come down and wanted to do it somewhere safe. I remember she picked the freckles off her arms a lot when she was high, and her arms were just covered in pockmarks from where she'd just gone after offensive dots and ripped with her fingernails.
She was on the back porch having a cigarette, and it was really cold, so she had a blanket around her. I watched her from inside the house as she took a drag on her cigarette, then found a new freckle to take off. She picked really hard, so focused, and then suddenly stopped, straightened up, and looked around the yard with wide eyes, as if she had someone or something after her.
She just wasn't the same. I hardly recognised her.
She got busted a few times, held in jail for a few days until she went before a judge, then let go again because the charges weren't enough to keep her longer. Finally, an undercover busted her while making a sale, and she went to jail for five months.
She fell off the wagon once after getting out and they held her in jail for a couple of weeks. When she got out, you could see the difference in her. She's had a life after getting out the first time. She had a job, her family, and sober friends, and she'd thrown it away. The second stay in jail really freaker her out and she's determined to keep herself on track, now.
The thing is, I'm one of the lucky ones. For now, my sister is sober and working her twelve-step program. She goes to at least one meeting a day, two if she has the time, and she is doing really well. she opted to stay in her prop-36 program longer than needed, and to stay on probation longer than needed, just because she knows she's got a better chance of staing in line if she's got them to hold her accountable.
Most folks don't get to see this kind of success. I'm thankful every day that my sister has beat her addiction, even if it's not for good. She might one day overdose and die. She might blow herself up in a lab. She might disappear and go missing. She might live the rest of her life sober and die at an old age of natural causes. I don't know, and I don't care. Like the program says, you take things "one day at a time."
Today, she's living at home with my family, and we are grateful for what we have with her.
by xxJeanGreyxx » Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:53 pm
Your De-Virtualization wrote:Wow. That was... inspiring. And sad. and a bunch of emotions all jumbled up together.
Yeah it is.
Your De-Virtualization wrote:I, personally, have had no experiences with anyone who did drugs.. (I'm a DARE graduate for life, baby!)
Same here. ^_~ x x J e a n G r e y x x
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