Crystal Meth Users

Question: Im a crystal meth user..?

(Posted by: joshy on 2008-11-15 13:04:49)

Please take the time to read and give your advice or input its greatly appreciated and i really need it. was i stupid for doing meth? very. regret it? yes. addicted? not even. i feel like i have to share this with someone; and im ashamed to talk to my parents, friends, etc. so please take the time to read and try and give some adivce. its greatly apperciated by the way im 16 turning 17 in one week well this is my story. i first tried crystal meth about 2 years ago. i decided to start one time because i was a big guy and i had heard that it helps u loose weight when you smoke it, so i decided to try it. after my first time i didnt do it again till months after. again my 2nd time i didnt do it again till months later.. well straight to tha point; i did it about 5 times in a year, then didnt touch it again till a week ago time had passed.. and well a week ago me and my friends got together for a smoke out session (weed session) a week ago, and my friend brought crystal along. so we did it. after that we sold the weed and bought an 80 of crystal for four people and we did it- that was on friday 11/ 7/ 08. after that i bought a 20 for me and two friends on tuesday 11/ 11/ 08. again this friday(yesterday) we did it again. right now im still high on it with no type of hunger and about 4hrs of sleep. like i said im not addicted at all. i can live with out drugs i dont need them to survive nothing like that. the reason i think im not addicted is because i have a strong mind. i always take charge of whatever it is im doing, from school to my job to my personal goals and etc. now i want to know if im damaged badly in any kind of way from the times i abused crystal meth? and does crystal meth really help you loose weight? if yes how much? and how? also should i force myself to eat just a little bit, so i wont have a headache? and well to the ones that took the time to read and give me some advice or your input- positive or negative, thank you very much

Posted by: Shelley C on 2008-11-15, 13:16:32

You have to never use it again. EVER. Do some research on the effects of this powerful drug. You have so much life ahead of you, so don't screw it up or end it by doing this drug. You are worth more than you know!!

Posted by: spacemonkey10138 on 2008-11-15, 13:28:03

Crystal meth literally changes your brain, and can make you go schitzo. I dont remember what its called, but you have a finite amount of this stuff in your brain that creates seratonin and dopamine. Do enough meth, and your brain wont produce those, youll be stuck sucking those chemicals all your life. I did meth for about a year, it has completely changed me. I am more dull than I was before, I used to be like a comedian, now im more serious about most things, and I sleep a shitload deeper. Dont f with meth. BTW for every 1 pound created, 5 pounds of toxic waste is made. Dont be a party to that bs, and dont trust any of your buddies on it either, cause sooner or later they'll steal from you or f you over in some way. Smoke weed, quit the speed.

Posted by: roobee on 2008-11-15, 13:32:36

The sh*t is evil. True, it sounds like you have above average will and intelligence which does protect you from immediately showing some of the more sinister side effects. I have lost people directly and indirectly from that stuff. I have family members who kept 'casually' using and were fine for many years, until finally that turning point came where they really started to get physically ugly and lose a lot of their former brain capacity, memory, and (this is the saddest to me) personality. One of the most dear people in the world to me fell asleep at the wheel after being awake for a couple of days on the stuff. He was killed. He was 20. He was so in control and was not necessarily addicted - he was also one of the best drivers I've known. You cannot control that stuff. The more you play, the more you increase your odds. Don't fool yourself. It will get you, one way or the other. I have seen it to many times, friend. It sounds like you have a lot going for you and I would hate to think of you being snuffed out early or becoming a sad shell of what you otherwise could have been. That stuff is so empty. It takes you to a bad place inside yourself. It has recently been proven to permanently disconnect brain synapses - do a little research there and it oughtta scare the poop out of you. As far as the weight thing goes, yes you will lose weight if you dramatically cut your caloric intake (not eating because you're high) but it is a ridiculously unhealthy way to do it! The 'meth diet' makes one ugly skinny, not fit or trim by any stretch. Another thing u need to know is that weight lost on meth will come back when u quit, only by then the metabolism has been so screwed up that it will not come back off and it is usually of much higher fat content than the previous weight. I could go on forever about the ugly side of this stuff, but I want to get this posted. I applaud you for reaching out to someone. While you may not have a problem now, that stuff is so insidious. You need to make a stand and not touch it. I would never ever date or hang out with anyone who even does that stuff once in a while. Before you think I'm a super goody goody, no way. I have no prob with the smoking green, drinking, whatever. (The effects of pot are only experienced while its in your system and its a hell of a lot less harmful than half the legal substances out there.) Know that I have been there, too. I tried it and thought I could just use it for a good time sometimes, etc.. I also had a friend who lost weight on it and she looked SO good at first and everyone was like 'wow that stuff is great'. Now she is bigger than ever, IN PRISON (!), and has kids that she doesn't have custody of. She is not the type you would have envisioned such a future for, either. Anyway, good luck. Use your high level of mind power to transcend this stuff. You ARE better than that, I promise. I wish I had talked more to those I have lost - they are gone forever now, though. They are either dead in the ground or not the person I remember them to be. Please, please don't be like them. People love you, love yourself!!!