I was into this stuff for a good short while. Granted it's been a good, LONGER while since I've had any, but I had a blast. This is NOT TO CONDONE it, just I never got the "addiction" aspect of anything, much less meth. In highschool, I was friggin Barb Bush, "just saying no" to anything. Cigs, booze, ANYTHING. Then at about 18 I started hanging w/ people that did a variety of things. Then to turn 21, I moved to SF. That's where things went weird. Friends started giving my "black beauties" (legal meth) and then it just escalated. I was so frightenend. I though OMG, I'd NEVER do hard stuff. And hard stuff to me was coke, needles, etc. I'll neither confirm nor deny how far I got into the life, but I will say when party time was over, it was over. And it was that simple. I just literally got tired of it.
I'm not being snarky, holier than thou, nothing, it's just that's how it happened for me. I saw few people in my "group" of non-friends (quit the shiite....loose a butt load of people you know) declining, but maybe that's cause i stopped when I did. Meth users who were whack beyond recognition, were also into many other drugs, so I couldn't pin meth as being the culprit. AGAIN, NOT to say that plenty of people don't die or have long term issues w/ the stuff. It breaks my heart, but as an addictive drug, I just don't get it. I think it's more addictive personalities, and trust me, I come from a long line of addictive personalities. Reading this slays me, cause I didn't realize it really did take so many good people away. Chances are I'd be dismayed to find out that not to many of those "friends" I once had didn't make it, but I am both grateful to have come out of this unscathed, and NOT to have seen someone I cared about loose their life to it
My thoughts are w/ those that have had these horrible events happen. I hope any other readers seeing this that maybe are in this place find enlightment from all posts. There is party time/experiment/get a little reckless, then there is WAKE UP...STOP, you are hurting yourself and those around you!