REAL STORIES
"I stole whatever I could get my hands on, no matter whose it was. My teeth rotted and I became infected with Hepatitis C. Then one day I said to myself, 'ok, it's getting time to quit. Something bad is going to happen and Iım gonna fall...hard.'"
Anonymous Female - Idaho
The truth about Meth is more powerful than any fictionalized account. These stories are real-life accounts of how Meth has brought pain, suffering, and havoc to people's lives. In some cases names have been changed to protect the identity of the afflicted, but the anguish and tragedy are real. Too real to ignore.
ANONYMOUS STORIES
Female, 30 - I started using Meth when I was 17 and used for more than 10 years...
Female, 17 - When I was seven my mother started using meth and thatıs all she ever did...
Male, 45 - My wife is a recovering addict. She was a meth user for many years...
Male, 48 - I was an addicted meth user for ten years and have been clean for over fifteen...
Male, 18 - I first started using meth when I was 15 years old...
Female, 28 - I started using meth when I was 14 years old. I have been a continuous I.V. user...
Female, 24 - My husband is the result of a meth addicted mother...
Female, 26 - I was 13 the first time I put a needle in my arm...
Female, 20 - I used to think Meth was a social drug...
Female, 33 - My first try was when a co-worker offered me a snort when I was 16...
Female, 26 - All it took is one needle, then two, then three...
Female, 37 - I was strung out before I knew what strung out meant...
Male, 20 - After a while on crystal, I couldnıt even go to school, I was so spun out...
Female, 12 - I was 8 the first time I ever tried meth...
Female, 21 - By the time I was 13 I was smoking crank with my mom.
Female, 15 - I have a friend who is addicted to meth...
Male, 46 - I started using Meth while working as a bouncer at a local bar...
Female, 27 - My ex-husband had been trying to convince me for months to try Meth just once...
Male, 28 - Jail, std's, rotten teeth, loss of virginity, body sores from picking...
Female, 25 - I have been a Meth addict since I was fifteen years old...
Female, 38 - The misconception many have about drug addicts, is that they...
Female, 72 - I am a mother of a son who died from using Meth...
Female, 20 - This drug had a hold of my mind, my soul, my life...
Male, 14 - My best friend since 1st grade was on meth since 3rd grade...
Male, 29 - I started using meth at 13 years old...
Female, 16 - I cry myself to sleep because of how many people I have lost to meth...
Male, 36 - At age 19 I started using crank, coke, acid, weed, this is after alcohol...
Female, 28 - By 16, I was pregnant and I dropped out of school...
Female, 40 - I found myself smoking meth from a light bulb...
Female, 17 - One of my best friends began using meth two years ago...
Female, 16 - My dad started using meth when I was 6...
Female, 17 - He got taken in for a meth lab in his house...
Female, 29 - Moving far away from him was the best thing I could have done...
Female, 34 - My best friend and her 11 month old baby were murdered for drugs...
Female, 40 - I lost my husband. My children disowned me and so did my family...
Female, 24 - In reality, I just wanted to stay home and smoke meth...
Female, 14 - When my dad was gone I had to referee for my mom and my brother...
Female, 30 - It was hell for me to lose everything...
Female, 25 - But I'm dying from AIDS I picked up in prostitution...
Female, 26 - I never believed how fast the world of meth could suck you in...
Female, 24 - I was hanging out with dirty old men to get drugs...
Female, 20 - I hate meth and what itıs doing to people I love...
Male, 24 - All my friends were on their way to prison or in jail...
Male, 26 - I am writing this in hope that I may reach in and touch your soul...
Female, 23 - I am a 5th grade teacher in a very low income area...
Female, 14 - Teenagers are willing to do just about anything to fit in...
Female, 20 - Once again things spiraled downward faster this time...
Male, 39 - The hold that meth has on someoneıs life is forever...