Effects of meth
Meth and Violence go Hand in Hand
I went through that hell all of my life I did there drug so I could understand and be just as dangerous and violent as tweakers and its not good.
Ever wonder how meth use runs full circle in a family?
Written by guest author: Laura M.
When I was six years old and my brother was three years old, our grandmother took us from our parents because Mom and Dad were heavy meth users.
We would often be without a place to live, food to eat, a car for transportation, etc. I suspect that at one point [...]
Meth Intervention: Coley
“Meth gives me super-human strength; I could move a mountain with my finger” — Coley
A quote from a man torn between his crystal meth addiction and love for his family. Coley’s story is that of a caring and kind man who’s days are spent neurotically searching the local forest for a special type of rare [...]
Nurses report a rise in violent meth patients
Many nurses report that meth patients are the most violent patients they have ever seen.
A thread in the all-nurses forum is a-buzz with nurses from all over chiming in on the rise in meth patients they have personally had to deal with lately. The original poster actually mentions that she is noticing an increase in [...]
High on Meth: Awake for Days
Define awake when you’re high on meth.
Heart is beating, irregular, but beating. Lungs are absorbing oxygen, sorta. I mean what’s left of the tissue that’s healthy enough to function at a working capacity. Brain is partially processing information still, but everything, and I mean everything seems like it’s URGENT and there is a nagging feeling [...]
Meth Intervention: Cristy
The show Intervention on A&E is sometimes too painful for me to even watch – Cristy’s story most of all.
I saw the story of Cristy (or Christy) on Intervention quite a while back and of all the episodes, this one really affected me the most, truthfully it was her story along with those of so [...]
Sometimes it takes the loss of everything…
…and I mean everything to find your way out of this addiction. You can lose your house, lose your family, lose your freedom and even still find yourself addicted. This woman’s story made me think about just that. She found herself on suicide watch in prison before she found meaning in her life and ultimately [...]
Tweak by Nic Sheff: The twisted journey of an addict
Let me start by saying I’m no book worm; reading a pamphlet is a push for me. I went camping this weekend and while running through Target to grab some last minute camping crap this book caught my eye; well uh…mainly because I write for a blog that is solely devoted to methamphetamine. Cruising by [...]
Short Term vs. Long Term Effects of Meth
There is a difference between the short term effects of meth and the long term effects of meth. The difference is most often what causes people to become addicted to meth and believe me, it doesn’t take long.
Short term effects: of meth use: Meth users experience an immediate high which is described as nothing short [...]
Fergie’s Meth Addiction: Psychosis
Stacey “Fergie” Ferguson spent a short time as a meth addict and that was enough for her to experience the delusions, mood swings and psychosis that comes with.
When asked about her time spent as a meth user, Fergie recently told Marie Claire magazine:
I had about 20 different conspiracy theories. I painted the windows in my [...]
