Living Life After Meth

byShortcaketer

1.1K followers

Updated 9 years ago

On December 12, 2005 I quit crystal meth. I was a homeless addict for almost 4 years but got to the point where enough was enough. This December I will celebrate 10 years clean from drugs! I have dedicated those years to offering help to addicts and recovering addicts. I lead an Christian addiction recovery group that meets once a week. Since getting clean my life has changed profusely. I get a lot of questions from people wanting to know about crystal meth and what being an addict is like. Allow me to enlighten you...

Crystal meth is a very dangerous, highly addictive street drug. It is a very powerful stimulant that attacks the central nervous system. It is made from the most diabolical chemicals. Some of those chemicals include Ether, Freon, Acetone, Drain Cleaner, Lithium, and Battery Acid. They are cooked together with ephedrine (from cold medicines such as Sudafed) and the end result is a horrific drug that is widely available and cheap. Meth is manufactured in "labs" which are usually found in kitchens, bathtubs, closets, basements, garages, campers, trailers, etc. Mobile meth labs are found in cars, trucks, and vans. Crystal meth is known on the streets as crystal, tweak, ice, puda, tina, glass, shards, crank, speed, and lots of other nicknames.

Being a meth addict is a living nightmare. It rids you of yourself, destroys your personality, and leaves you feeling empty, alone and scared to death. I would be up for 5 to 7 days at a time before crashing and sleeping for 1 to 2 days solid. I lost my car, my job, my house, and my kids. I was hooked after the first hit. I had never heard of it before and didn't know what it was. For me it gave me the energy I longed for everyday. Meth completely screws up the chemical balance in your brain. That coupled with sleep deprivation equals very dangerous, agitated, delirious, and psychotic people. You get stupified. You don't know whether you're coming or going. You literally don't function inside reality anymore.

I will never forget the feelings of fear, sadness, anxiety, loneliness, and just complete chaos and dysfunction. I felt like there was no way out. Recovery didn't seem possible. The cravings were unimaginable. And the withdrawals were hell on earth. But thank God for my praying family. On that cold day in December I gave my life to Jesus and asked for deliverance from addiction. Well here I am almost 10 years later still clean! I live with my husband and 2 boys who are my everything. God restored back to me everything crystal meth took away.

Now I have an amazing website, thanks to WA, and I'm reaching even more people than ever before! Life is so great, don't ever take anything for granted. It is a precious gift not to be wasted. Thanks for reading and I wish you all the best! God bless!

Tera