Meth Intervention: Cristy

I just saw the Christy episode on Sunday. I was floored. I have never seen an intervention episode like that. Just stubborn. I have spoken to middle and high school students regarding the substance and have experienced the old school way of life with addicts many years ago. People it's not worth it. Please get help if you are one of these people

That Cristy girl is the biggest, ugliest brat I've ever seen. She deserves to dies. The whole time I was watching this I was wishing someone would kidnap her and torture her like hell, then maybe she'll appreciate life. But after they got done torturing her, they should kill her cause that spoiled nasty thing doesnt deserve to breathe.

Too bad you feel that way. If more people had compassion, instead of wishing torture and death on others, more good might come from it. It's easy to judge someone else because they make you feel uncomfortable. Some people's lives just go to hell, and it's hard as hell to get out, and some people aren't strong enough. It's a heartbreaking story- we can't all live in Disneyland.

I saw this episode again a couple of nights ago and it effected me the same as the first time. I really want to reach out to her and help her if I could, but to tell you the truth, I think she is too far gone and the only way out for her will be in a pine box. I have been sober over 28 years and addiction is a bitch, I feel extremely grateful to be here and sober, but when I see people like Crissy it really tears me up. She must have been a beautiful girl once but she is so deep into her addiction that I think she is certifiably insane and the only way she is going to get sober is if something really bad happens and she survives. Rape, attempted murder, one of these things will eventually happen, hopefully she will survive and maybe that will be her wake up call. It takes what it takes to hit bottom but sometimes it never happens and you just die. I hope for her family that she finds sobriety, it isn't easy but it is the only way.

A loving family? God damn it, i'm twaked out my mind because i slept in a corner my whole life. She strips, i robbed. She's beautiful, i'm getting shot down by every chick i try to talk to. She walks around naked, i fire live ammo at the slightest sound (twigs breaking, leaves, cats, etc). She started for some apparent reason but i can tell you it wasn't good enough. Tell her to load, light, and inhale that sob story. Then when she's done getting a kick out of that, she can take a walk in my blood stained sneakers. Everybody always focuses on the beautiful person's problems. I'm doomed to fucking die because of this bullshit. God, i'm pissed the fuck off...

I wish I could meet you and help you,,, find me on facebook under the name Tyra Boudreault.... i have just overcome an addiction to oxycontin, i have no family, no friends, and i never had any to begin with in life,,, please save yourself ,, its not too late.. please ! If i can help, i wont soot you down , i am a 23 year old pretty girl, and i will never be rude to you. I almost killed myself a few time,, but I am done with it all.

Tyra, How are you doing today? I hope you are clean of oxy and any other opiates still. I too am an oxycodone addict. I will be 2 years off it, this march. Prior to March 2008, I had very close to 4 years clean before relapsing in the very end of Dec. 2006. My relapse spanned a year and a 3 months but it was the final 5 months that were the most severe. The first 10 months of my relapse had very sporadic and low dose oxy use...probably used 6 times in that 10 month period. That doesn't sound like much but believe me, I was still very sick and very much acting like an active addict. The last 5 months were severe and I used anywhere from 250 - 320 mgs. a day along with tramadol, marijuana and occassional coke use.
When I first quit oxy in March of 2003, I had been using for about 7 years with the last 4 (approximately) years being daily use. I cannot remember when my physical dependency kicked in back then but I believe it was during the year 2000 at some point. Of course, I was psychologically addicted to it from the first time I used it. I was prescribed percocet for a severe burn injury and that was my first dance with the devil. I liked it from the get-go but after a 20 pill script and one refill, I didn't do any oxycodone for a couple years. I didn't have a way to buy it or any funds until 1996-ish. I was also an alcohol abuser at that time and a marijuana addict already. I dropped alcohol once I started taking Percocet on the weekends...never cared for booze all that much and once I started my drug of choice, I didn't need it anymore. Anyway, I was a snorter. I snorted percocets (tylenol and all), morphine, vicodin and eventually Oxycontin. As you can imagine, I have an angry nose to this very day and much permanent damage to my septum.
When I quit in March 2003, I had been using 120 - 160 mgs. of oxycodone daily. Oxycontin was only an occasional thing during my first go-round. It was the star of the show during my 5 months of severe relapse use. In Jan. 2003, I began reducing my dosage in preparation for my quit date in March. By the time my quit date came around, I was only using 20 - 40 mgs of hydrocodone (vicodin to those who don't know generic names) a day. I quit cold-turkey and after 11 days, started to feel physically better. I experienced mild physical withdrawals for about 3 months. Those sweaty palms and soles of my feet just wouldn't go away! The depression that sank in 3 months into my abstinence, was mind-blowing and persisted through my entire abstinence period. I didn't go to rehab or join a 12-step program. I did it alone and used the "Marijuana maintenance" method of recovery. Basically, I was stoned for 4 years.
When I quit in March 2008, I did it with the use of Suboxone, which I still take to this day. The difference between life on Suboxone and off it is night and day! The depression of abstinence is minimized and there are zero physical withdrawals and cravings. From the very beginning, I physically felt fine. I see a Psychiatrist monthly for check-ups and script refills. I have decided to start lower my Suboxone dose in January 2010. I can't say that I have a goal, at this time, of getting off the Subs completely but I want to see if I can maintain on a lower dose. Less is more with Suboxone and for many reasons I think that my current dose may be too much for me.
Anyway, I just wanted to write and offer you my support. I don't know if you are taking Subs or any other replacement therapy but if you are interested in any Suboxone information, I am a good person to ask. If you went cold-turkey and start feeling cravings that you think you may cave into, please go look into Suboxone first. It makes a lot of difference and increases your odds of successfully staying of oxy! I am happy to write to you anytime and read your feelings on this difficult (although very worth it) process. Just know that someone out there is thinking of you and rooting you on and if you need someone to share your story with, I am all ears! :-) It does help to talk to someone who knows. Maybe you are in a treatment center or a support group already but if you are like me and are going it alone, it's a blessing to know someone who's gone through it already.
Love and Light,
Lucy Lynn

I came when I got look at her feet. She's smokin' hot.

So sad. She'll keep going like that until she hits her bottom & wants to quit. Who knows how long that will take & what she'll be exposed to if she's not sheltered by her family anymore. At least she has a family who loves her, not every addict does.

Wow, never realized it could be so dangerous. Good luck Cristy!