REAL STORIES
"With chronic use, tolerance for meth can develop. In an effort to intensify the desired effects, users may take higher doses of the drug, take it more frequently, or change their method of drug intake."
National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Dept. of Justice
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Location: Idaho Falls
I started using Meth when I was 17 and used for more than 10 years. I went from smoking to using a needle in a matter of months. After getting hooked there was no turning back. I didnıt even quit while I was pregnant with my second child. I used all the way until he was born, staying up for weeks at a time, and never eating. Thank god he was born "normal." Eventually I ended up pretty much homeless, staying on peoplesı couches and floors or wherever someone would let me. I gave up my four children because I knew I was in no condition to care for them. I just said "here, take them I canıt care for them.² I hurt them in unimaginable ways, as well as myself. 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, itıs getting time to quit. Something bad is going to happen and Iım gonna fall...hard." I didnıt know when or how it was going to happen, I just knew, and then it happened. My kids were with me for the weekend and I had a falling out with my cousin. This falling out hurt my children severely and thatıs when I decided I was done using. I have been clean for three years from everything. Itıs either live for my children or die. There wonıt be no coming back if I ever start using again and I donıt want to die. I donıt ever want to feel like dying again.