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I am 23 about to go into a detox program recovering form a ice addiction wanting to know experiences of other survivors.how hard is it? am i going to make it. Im also in a domestic violent relationship trying to get out of that also!!!
Im staying in a refuge at the moment for a couple of days untill there is enough room in the detox program i cant go home my partner was mentally and physically abusing me i have a broken nose at the moment but i was never ever strong enough to say enough is enough untill now.... just some words of advise would be wonderful. Thankyou

It is very difficult. But if you are determined, and you stick with it, you can do it. Recognizing you have a problem and seeking help is the best sign that you'll make it. Take full advantage of the therapy offered. Find out why you have addictions. Get to the root of the problem.

Best of luck to you.

2006-07-30 07:22:12 by free2bmepaula

Former METH addict sharing her life stories.

I have to write an essay about meth addiction and i need creditable sources that can be found on the net.

go to na.org

2007-05-08 19:45:06 by Random

I need to no how meth affects the brain (i.e meth might increase a certain type of neurotransmitter that causes meth abuse) and any other biological cause for the addiction

There are CAUSES of the addiction and COMSEQUENCES of such.
There are no known predisposing (genetic or otherwise) factors that will "push" anybody into metamphetamine addiction, as it happens with alcohol, for instance.
However, depressed people, looking for a "high" state, are naturally more prone to seek the stimulant effects of meta-amphetamines....
The effects on the brain, are basically, to mimick the actions of adrenaline and noradrenaline (norepinephrine), resulting in stimulation of the cortex and braistem structures, that give us the alert state (hypervigilant state), with some degree of excitation, insomnia and euphoria (a false sensation of well-being)
As it happens with other amphetamines, when somebody uses it, high blood pressure, cardiac arrhythmias, inflamation of some vessels in the base of the brain (arteritis) and many other will ensue.
If taken (or inhaled, as is the case of crystal) for several days, dependance is the rule, because when you stop taking them, the amount of adrenaline and norepinephrine in the brain, are not capable of giving that "high" state of mind...after depleting the brain of those normal substances, depression (sometimes severe) is the rule...
The difficulty here is, that crystal has to be inhaled to make it effective, and is extremely addictive, because it takes effect in the first two or three inhalations (seconds literally) and the euphoria and excitation are quite substantial with this meta amph....and so are the risks..

2007-05-01 20:59:49 by Random

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i'm 22, and a lot of my -older- friends have daughers around 16-18... they are all doing coke and crystal meth. one case to lose weight. (??) the other cuz shes an idiot....

they are well aware of the addiction, but nothing is being done!

i'm not asking advice, i'm just noticing that this is going on A LOT more than i remember it when I was that age.....

your input?

I am also 22 years old. It was not a problem when i was 17 either. It has just gotten popular in the last couple of years. Anyone who does a drug to lose weight is just stupid because being overweight is much better than being an addict. And losing all your teeth and above all, losing your self respect.

2006-10-30 00:01:58 by i hate phil collins

I know someone who has used any type of speed he could get his hands on for the last 10 years.His drug of choice for the last few years has been crystal meth, or ice as it is called. He really wants to just have a normal life now but this addiction has a hold on him that he can't get loose from. I heard methadone clinics can help with this but I can't find anything on the net about it.

Hi, I am on Methadone Maintenance from addiction to Meth,we call it crank,over 15 years.

It depends how much Methadone it takes to make this person "comfortable",weather or not he will become addicted to the methadone.

The clinic I go to has 165 people there and alot of them get off it after a while.I will be taking it for the rest of my life, but that is ok with me.

You can Email me if you have any other Questions.

2008-01-01 20:26:52 by Kristy T