A frank discussion of how meth addiction changed the life of Adam… Adam discusses his addiction to meth and says some words about how the family can help, and that they should avoid enabling at all costs.  Definitely worth watching!

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Antidepressant could help meth addicts kick habit
Filed under: Meth Addiction

Methamphetamine addicts who took an antidepressant medication every day were far less dependent on the drug after three months than those who took a placebo, according to a study released Monday by the San Francisco Public Health Department. …
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Study links heavy meth use and schizophrenia
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Crystal Meth is simply methamphetamine, which is very popular among drug users. This is generally crystalline in structure, whose street names are “icy” and “cristy”. This is a very addictive type of drug. Statistics have shown that 42 percent of those who have tried it for the first time feel the need to try it once again. This drug affects the body mentally and physically.

Crystal Meth addiction is an issue that has been plaguing the modern world. It is known as the intense, almost maddening urge to consistently look for a substance at a prolonged period of time. It never ceases, and the need to acquire drug becomes uncontrollable that the person may not be bothered about the physical consequences that it can bring, such as severe sickness and even death.  Read more... (663 words, 2 images, estimated 2:39 mins reading time)

Here’s a great concept worth remembering every day — Life is Like Putty, and you’re the artist… it’s up to you to create the life you want, and you — and ONLY YOU — are responsible  for what you create out of that putty… so, why not create a masterpiece!

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Question by Alex: What would you do? Advice please.?
My sister is making me go to meetings with a priest and psychologist because she found out I’m a little bi-curious. I read that it’s a little normal got teenage guys to be curious during adolescence, but she has these conservative ideas. I’m anxious and don’t know what to expect at any of the places. I know I’ll have to go because she always has her way. Then I have to go to the “Pornography Addiction Support Group” meetings. Apparently watching it a few times makes you an addict. Does anyone know how these meetings work? They’re supposedly all adult and I’m 16, I’m pretty embarrassed. =/

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Answer by Rof
Geesh, you poor thing! Try to get out of it. If you can’t, just play along when you’re around the “conservatives” and then do your own thing when you’re on your own. You’ve only got a couple of years till your 18. Get a calendar and mark off the days!  Read more... (379 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Question by Barack McClinton: How come no one finds it funny when you joke about hard drugs like meth or heroin?
Pot jokes are kind of corny and everyone agrees. And most people can appreaciate a cocaine joke as long as it has context.

But if you make a random joke about meth, people are angry about it. Why should be we feel sorry or feel sensititve about drug “addiction”?

And don’t tell me I don’t know. The police threw me in a “weed rehab” when I was a teenager.

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Answer by MissChe25
look.. ya got me.. me AND my kids “crack” up (pun DEFINATELY intended) about their crack head daddy..

he started on drugs when my kids was 3 and 4.. and he just got off officially for “good” (just does weed and alcohol now) about 2 years ago.. which means for about 16 years he was the town crack head…lol.. we chuckle about the things he use to do while high all the time…lol  Read more... (338 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Question by : diagreements on teen drug and alcohol abuse?
i wrote an essay for Social Studies….
For many years the topic of teenage drug and alcohol abuse has many different opinions which concern location, wealth, gender, age, and the actual number of kids that do it. Some parents with middle school teenagers think that drug and alcohol abuse begins in high school and there is no need to worry about that yet. Teens through the ages 12-14 were surveyed, the age most said they first started drugs was 14. Many kids start at 12, but the average age they start hard drugs is only 14.( www.crossroadsforwomen.org/blog/) Then with drinking 2.4% at age 12 to 4.5% at age 13, 8.9% at age 14, 16.9% at age 15, 22.4% at age 16, 30.1% at age 17, 42.4% at age 18, 51.2%.( http://www.centurycouncil.org/) There is then the assumption that only boys do drugs and drink. This assumption is false. Actually 12.2% of girls do drugs, and 9.4% of boys. From the ages 12-17, 1.5 million girls started drinking, but 1.28 million boys did (http://www.centerforyouth.org) , which means that that guess is totally false. “My kids don’t have any way to get drugs or alcohol.” Both of these things are actually very easy to get. Alcohol is now found in an everyday home, and most of the time not in a locked cabinet, making it very easy for teens to have access to the alcohol. Drugs are also relatively easy to get. People can pass them to each other during school, after school, at parties, or when they are just hanging out. My kids are smarter than that, it won’t happen to us. The truth is that it can happen to anyone. Kids take drugs for many reasons like to relieve stress, to fit in, to feel good, prevent boredom, escape, relax, feel grown up, experiment, be like their role model, and to rebel. Parent think that many of these problems have stopped because of D.A.R.E. This is also untrue. D.A.R.E. and many other drug and alcohol abuse awareness programs have been cuts, either because of the nationwide budget cuts or the community just found them unnecessary. Lastly people in Westfield and other wealthy towns may think that drugs only occur in less wealthy towns. This too is false. Many kids in Westfield do drugs because we have more money to buy drugs. Many people have many different opinions on this topic but in reality drugs and alcohol are there, if you like it or not.
I got i back because it was a group project and my teacher said that i didn’t answer the question right? i didn’t know what to do, she also said that it was a bit all over.. here is the question..  Read more... (1024 words, estimated 4:06 mins reading time)

Question by almintaka: How well do alcohol recovery programs actually work?
Hi Everyone,
Alcoholics Anonymous (“AA”, spiritual), Rational Recovery (“RR”, cognitive), SMART (cognitive), Save Ourselves (“SOS”, cognitive) and other alcohol recovery programs all claim varying levels of success in helping alcoholics on the road to recovery. However, there is a lot of controversy surrounding their claims, as even a quick search on the internet will reveal. Viewing this chaos of opinions from “outside the box”, it certainly seems as though they’re all blowing smoke. Anecdotal arguments are used, tabloid-style quotations are touted as being authentic, and “my way or the highway” rationalizing is often used. One thing they all have in common is that apparently none of them has a handle on real statistics (though I could be wrong here; I just haven’t found any). In addition, independent studies (NIAA, Dawson) have shown that these programs are no more successful than no program at all. What’s your opion? Do one or more of these programs work better than nothing?  Read more... (693 words, estimated 2:46 mins reading time)

Question by 925′s Salvation: 13 year old dating/sleeping with Older Men – Help!?
Honestly, this is an ugly situation as both of her parents are drug addicts (habitual – the step-father actively shares cigarettes and a substance known as Spice (synthetic cannabis) with the daughter, and the biological mother drinks everyday and uses meth “responsibly”, if you could say that).

The mother is 43, the step-father (who is a good friend) is 25 and I am 24.There is a large gap in age between the mother and daughter, and the mother can only do so much with her limited energy these days (in which she sleeps most of the day, almost every day). They used to spend a good amount of time together, but now that that’s missing, the effect it has on her life *shows*.  Read more... (1156 words, estimated 4:37 mins reading time)

Question by Azula: My friend is a REALLY BAD influence on me because of drugs…?
Hi I’m in grade 10 now and I am your average student- I don’t get in any trouble or get really bad grades, but now I have a problem with my friend, let’s call her, Amy. We are really good friends but nothing major – and since it’s freshman year and I don’t know anybody or have that much “friends,” Amy is the person I usually hang out with. She is really into emo’s and the “scene” look Which I think is a load of bull because whenever she sees some scene kid she says ” Oh she’s so beauiful,” and the next day she tries to tease her and wear particular clothing- But T.T That I don’t really mind, it’s just that she is REALLY into marijuana- She has so much friends that smoke tobacco, marijuana, and a few of her friends that I know personally even do crsytal meth, “shrooms,” and 1 girl even gets injections… :S Her “best friend” is now a druggie who gets high on marijuana- and she also goes to the same highschool- but she ditched Amy for some druggie friends. Now Amy always wants to hang out with her old bestie like a tag allong. Just today I asked Amy why the hell she thinks marijuana is not a drug- But how is not getting high on weed not a drug? We had a big fight on this where she was the pro and I was the con- and Amy actually said that marijuana is HEALTHY for you, it’s a natural herb, and that is has no severe health affects. WTF? She was so angry she changed the subject into coca cola- “what about coke?”, she asked. “it’s bad for you, is that a drug?!” I don’t know what got herself in raged like that but I think she wanted to support her druggie friends and she wanted to get high some day- or maybe she already has. I told my mom about this and she was infuriated! She wants me to never hang out with Amy again due to her bad influence- But I do agree I don’t want to really hang out with her- She needs other people her type- but I just can’t do it I’m not a mean person. How can I tell her nicely and stirnley that I don’t want to be influenced by her and her beleif in drugs- and not only that, she always copies my homework answers and whenever we are doing a project, she makes me do the work.
Please help! Sorry for the long summary –
Thankyou for the polite answers . Oh and I meant to say she”teases” her hair lmao  Read more... (977 words, estimated 3:54 mins reading time)