What is Meth Addiction

Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (see Legal issues). Metha...

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I was addicted to meth for 7 years. Started when i was 14, and finally decided to quit right before my 21st b-day. However, i did have one relapse about 2 years ago... it wasn't bad, i just suddenly wanted to know what it felt like again.... but i'm trying hard to avoid that at all costs. I know if i do it again, i will die... and nothing could bring me back from another relapse.

I can still feel the high when i really think about it, and that bothers me. I want to wipe it from my memories completely, even though i know that it is a part of who i am now.

I am now 25, married, and have a beautiful 3 year old. My seven year old son that i had when i was barely 18, i put up for adoption because of the drugs. After he was gone, my life was a shambles... until i met the man that i am now married to. He was the biggest support that i had through all of it, and now i am ashamed to admit to him that i still think about it. He would understand, but he would also worry so much.

So here i am... hoping to connect and help myself and others.

nikki
Posted on 09/11/08, 05:09 am
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Reply #1 - 09/13/08  3:12pm
" As time goes on you thinking about getting high will fade.
Good Luck and God Bless
Joe "
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Reply #2 - 09/20/08  7:46am
" I am also new here. I thought I would say Hi. Stay Strong, and look at your three year old for your strength. I have an eight year old son, that i had when i was 17, But i was selfish and although i didn't abuse him in any way or expose him to my drugs(at least not to me doing them) I feel guilty every day, that i wasted so much time on meth and not paying attention to him. So good luck and do what you can to avoid that awful all consuming drug. Liela "
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Reply #3 - 10/09/08  12:36am
" welcome to the group... i guess first of all, i'd like to say that i'm a junkie. will be for the rest of my life. i can't change that or escape that in any way. it will stick with me throughout the rest of my life even though i'm sober and plan on sticking to sobriety (9 months). i still think about using every now and then... but then i realize that those are the demons inside of me wanting me to return to the life of horror i had. i have to shake those thoughts out of my head and remember my long journey to sobriety and the struggle i'm living to regain my credibility with loved ones. i know i'm better than what meth and the other drugs had made me into...

it does get better with time, i think it's a lifelong struggle that we are faced with. it's a disease and we were dumping nasty shit into our bodies. our minds aren't funcioning quite right (i know mine isn't).

again, good luck and we're here for you... and welcome. "
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