METH. It is every where and like a plague (page 4)

Gregor

It has a hold on my son, and I can't get him out of it. He has a "demon," and it is Meth! I'm very sorry for your loss. Meth is a poison that causes permanent brain damage. Two thirds of mental health patients being held in temporary "hold" status are permanently disabled from meth. They eventually end up as "street crazies" and frankly, have no future except crime, jail, and early death.

Hortensia

thanks Poppers for the kind words. All of you are right, a meth victim's future is grim and it is very painful to the ones who love them. And it is very frightening that the drug dealers even target little kids - those drug dealers deserve to die.

Heather

There are meth labs in peoples homes up here in N cali. These are people with kids...just have the chemicals in you house used to make the stuff will slowly kill you and your kids......It is just so sad to me that people can do this to there families. Graocery stores up here have to keep tabs on how much stuff they sell to one person that is used in making of meth....yuk......so sad...I feel for all those inocent children out there.

Junction-Guy

I work in a jail, and I have seen the devastating effects this drug has. It can take a beautiful woman and make her look like a witch. It is awful what this drug does to people.

watson

I am afraid I have to look at it as a loss. He has told me there is nothing I can do about it. I have hinted about intervention, and he just looks at me with knowing grin as if to say "it's not worth trying." It doesn't seem that there is a lot of help out there for meth addicts and their families.

I think what got him going on it was what someone here mentioned earlier, a tool for weight loss. He was never very heavy, but had low self esteem. Then when he got hooked, he wanted it, and now he does not want to give it up.

He was a bright, good looking young man. Now he under the drug's control, very thin, and full of anxiety.

He apologizes to his mother and I. Says we were great, etc., blah, blah, blah. It's like a long, tragic goodbye. We still wonder what we could have done differently.

Sorry 'bout the downer.

If any here are not very familiar with the drug, you will be. I came up in the 60's and 70's, the acid/heroin days, and I don't think the damage they did will come close to what meth will do.

BizzyBee

Just to comment on crystal Meth being different from Methadone - be aware that Methadone is an even surer, quicker killer. But both are poison. People in prison will vomit up their dose of methadone and sell the vomit to someone who will ingest it. This is true. This is when someone has sold out their humanity - both sides, the seller and the buyer.

horrible life

In Oklahoma, the over the counter drug, that is used to make meth, is now behind the counter at the pharmacy. And you can only buy it at a pharmacy. You have to show your drivers license, and it is entered into the computer. You can only buy a small amount each month. It has cut down dramatically, the amount of meth labs found.

I know that Oklahoma was the first to do this, but I thought other states were going to follow.

Has your state put it behind the counter?

nvrgnbk

Yes horrible life!

Small inconvenience to put up with if it saves lives.

misanthropic

I've done meth, I've done lots of things- it never made me ugly or ruined my teeth. Of course I was never an addict. I never understood the addictiveness of it except for that it makes you not care about things that cause you so much hurt and pain, it makes you feel invincible- like no one could ever hurt you. I haven't touched drugs in a very long time though because I've decided it is a fake escape to find an elusion of hapiness. Someone said:

It's sad that people have to rely on chemical substances to find a meaning in life

You should never really judge anyone. People don't usually use drugs to "find a meaning of life" so much as they rely on drugs to disguise the pain and heartache that life can sometimes bring. I no longer use drugs but I can completely understand why someone would and some people continue to. And I have to say, I REALLY HATE when someone has never done any kind of drug yet they feel they are some sort of expert. There was a time I judged everyone who used drugs, but I have since learned I didn't know what I was talking about.

smellsgood

It is everywhere. It is possibly the worst drug out there, mostly due to the fact that its cheap, and you don't have to grow it you cook it. I thought you might be from Oregon when I read 'Meth' because that is the state where the epidemic really took root. I live in the NW too, and it is just appalling the statistics of Meth, especially on the West Coast of the U.S. For those of you in a different country, meth uses psuedoephedrine, the ingredient common in most cold medications, mixes it with a bunch of toxic chemicals, and you can smoke it, pop a pill, not sure if you can shoot up though.

Another thing you might not know if you live in another country, is that meth accounts for 70-90% of other crimes in some areas..like theft, robbery, even rape and murder. It's famous for making you age about 40 years after doping for awhile. Scratching your face, picking at yourself, losing teeth etc etc.

Meth addicts kids also account for (esp. in the NW) a LARGE percentage of the foster kids in the system as well. It is the most innocent who always lose the most with this drug.

I saw a story where these meth addicts taught their 9 yr. old how to cook meth (which is very dangerous as the meth can explode if it isn't cooked right...all those chemicals)....so they'd have her cooking the meth. They were also meth fuelled sex maniacs, and she told the counsellors that they constantly had pornography on the living room telly, would openly have intercourse, and the little girl was sexually abused as well.

It is a very very evil drug, extremely addictive and cheap.

METH. It is every where and like a plague

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