has anyone ever dealt with a meth addict?  any advice?
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i use to be a meth addict. it is hard to quit but it can be done if the person wants it bad enough.  i am very thankful i had a loving husband to help me through it and not just leave me. any way the way i come to stop is because my husband and some of my other family got me into  church, and I'm not the type of person to be able to go to church if i know I'm sinning. now i have recently quit meth and crack cocaine, and Ive given my life to the Lord. but the devil is at me every day to go use but the Lord is stronger. it was only a month and a half ago i was using every day. try to get them to see what life they are throwing away, i know it will be hard and meth addicts are very temper mental. whatever  you do don't ever do the stuff yourself, and if you live with the person you may have to try living in a different place, but still let them know you love them, and want to help them.  don't let kids be around this person cause kids are smarter than we give them credit for, and they know whats going on. you don't want them growing up thinking it is ok.  pray for this person, and if you truly believe God will answer your prayers, but remember He doesn't always answer them right when we want He answers them when feels its the right time.  i will pray for you right now, and God Bless You!!!!!!
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Yes I have, I have been clean for 3 years. It has to be something you want very bad. You have to get away from, everyone or anything that reminds you of it. I moved from where I was living, and to find all new friends, left my boyfriend. It all sounds harsh, and drastic, but thats what has to be done. As far as never doing it again, I can't look that far ahead, I just stay clean one day at a time. I tell myself everyday, today I will not use. I'm not going to fool myself or anyone else by saying I don't think about using, but when I get to that point, I think of my son, (who has been through so much) and my family, who have stood by me and helped me, and that helps me get through it.\n\n  If you are asking for yourself, just remember stay strong, if you need help get help, if you have to move...move. You might not do it the first time, but keep trying,(It took me several try's) but I wanted my life back,AND I GOT IT!\n\n  Good luck, Be strong!
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Beth, Starshotdown, and BadKitty1969 seem to have a good idea for a solution to your problem.\nThe behavior that you describe does complement the 'life of a drug addict,' and his desire to near a zone that is deviant are his inclinations to continue this lifestyle.\nThe closer that an addict is closer to illicit drugs the better they will feel, although this is a vague sense of reality.\nIt may be the best thing for you and your children if you did initiate legal proceedings against him.\nIn this manner you will help yourself, family and even the 'junkie' man.  Jose
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First of all, don't tell him right off the bat to quit. Usually people on drugs feel threatened by others if they know their intentions are to get them off their "habits". \n\nJust show him little by little the other stuff he could be doing, or try to talk to him about your concerns. Usually people use drugs to hide their emotions, or simply try to get the thrill of taking a risk and feeling a great high. \n\nHonestly, running brings out the same high that most drugs bring out. It's just when you use drugs your wasting money because you're paying someone to release a stimulant in your brain that you could do on your own. \n\nIt's like paying for a free car, and you have had the keys in your hands the whole time.\n\nDon't take full responsibility to try to make him quit. In most cases, people who try to help a person free themselves from an addiction usually become enablers. It has to be his choice, not yours. It's his life, and he can do whatever he wants, but if you care enough to ask this question on line, try guiding him in the right direction. Good Luck!
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.this is a serious problem , you address the problem, then  you  use another negative to try to rationalize it. you know in your heart this person better than all of us. there is a pattern with a  person  with a  addictive personality disorder. and there is a 70% chance it will happen again. if he cares for you and himself!he would  be wise to seek help and treatment for it. it is a up hill battle .remember he made the problem, not you.
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Yes.  But if it goes on too long and it affects his life and the family's, it's a problem you have to address.  Addictions come in various forms.  You need to keep conversation lines open.
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No amount of Rehab will help unless she is willing to make a change. Addiction is a tough thing to go through, there are a lot of underlying issues that cause her to use. I've been clean for three years now, meth and crack cocaine being my drugs of choice. It took a lot of losing to get me back onto my feet. She'll hit bottom and hopefully realize meth is not the way to live. Some of us are not that lucky. I'm here if she ever wants to talk.
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http://www.stopmethaddiction.com/effects-of-meth.htm\n\nYou need to get him in Re-hab.
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I knew a Heroine addict, she recovered after 30yrs of abuse. She is still recovering through a Methadone Clinic, she attends meetings 2x a week.  I don't think anyone really recovers, I think you grow stronger from getting beat down to the ground so many times, at least that's what happened to my friend--after having lost everything, including her morals she found Jesus, and found a better way to deal with her recovery.\n\nTough Love is the best thing for drug abusers.  Don't be mad, just practice tough love, if he comes around, with some half-baked scheme to get money--SHUT HIM DOWN immediately.  My girlfriend, ended up getting caught shop lifting after everyone stoped lending her money.\n\nGood luck...*!*...
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Ohhhhhh, prolly.\nI'm addicted to cigarettes, I curbed an addiction to alcohol once, when I realized I "need a beer" in order to release the stress of the moment.  I mainlined meth for a while.  I've always been a little boy-crazy, and was once addicted to love (I convinced myself that it was there many times before I realized that it was just what I desperately wanted and thought I needed), and yes, I think I'm probably addicted to Y!Answers now, too.  I sit here, and I'm so bored, and I have no questions in mind to post, and am so braindead that I can't even provide a good answer to anyone, and I know what I need to do around the house, but I can't peel myself away to do it, and next thing I know it's midnight.  Go figure.
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The best thing you can do is take care of yourself. If you need to leave to be in a safe and legal environment then you need to leave. If your friend has to suffer through enough consequences of their using they will eventually see their problem. However, if you coddle them and try to protect them from the pain they are causing for you and themselves they will keep using longer. It has to hurt enough to be willing to motivate the change. Pain is the best motivator unfortunately.  The most lovingt thing you can do for them is allow them to hit a bottom and pray they don't hurt themselves on the way down. Let them know you love them and you want to help when they are ready. Then when they are ready. hook them up with a local rehab and 12 step program. I have included the website for NA (narcotics anonymous). They can help you find a rehab in your area and local meetings to check out. Good luck!
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if your a addict go 2 N/A with other addicts.i'am a addict i'll tell what i did & learned in the porgram you only have 2 change 1 thing THAT'S EVERYTHING!!! yes even old gilfriends.do what u got 2 do 4 u. everything else will fall into place. i have 3 yrs clean & sorbor & a hole new life. yes new girlfriend 2. she's got 2 yrs. we been together two & a half yrs.  JUST 4 2 DAY
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Some signs of meth abuse are not sleeping, mode swings (sometimes violent), paranoia, and increased energy.  I am a recovering addict and although meth was not my drug of choice, I have know many people on it and I have seen many lives destroyed by it.  It is by far the worst drug I have ever seen in that the person is never the same after use as before, and the longer they are on it, the more serious the long term effects can be.  If you really think he has a problem with it and he is under 18, I suggest talking to your parents to try and get him some help.  If over 18, he still needs help, but your parents and no one else will have the right to force him to get help.  In this case, I suggest prayer and a long talk with him.  I have never seen a drug that works so profoundly on the nervous system.  I will pray for you and your brother and wish you both luck.
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Allan, You need to get into a drug rehab program NOW. You are still so young and have your whole life in front of you. Stand up and get yourself going the right direction. You will get clean, have friends and be able to have a job and have money. If you continue to the meth., you will die, Allan, and the world will be a much sadder place without you. God doesn't make Junk, you know. He put you here for a reason....get back on track and get clean to find out what great things you can do in this world! Trust me on this one!!!! I KNOW I AM RIGHT! GET GOIN' NOW!!!Best of luck to you....and hey, you know what you just did?  You just made the first step to healing....you admitted you had a problem with Meth...that takes guts....You can do it...get checked in!
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K First "Rocktowhatsreal"...shut up.  "once a drug addict - always a drug addict" is the most ignorant thing I've ever heard.  \n\nThe ability to use our will and minds to change our habits is one of the things that separates us from the animals.  \n\nI am a recovered drug addict.  I'm not dead...I did my body weight in meth for about 3 maybe 4 years...I've been clean for almost 10 and life is great.\n\nYour friend is going to have a hard time...it's easier for some than others...but all in all...Time is the strongest cure.  \n\nHe has to disassociate with his old party buddies.  Don't even talk to them, don't see them, they can not exist in his new life.\n\nAnd he has to change his routine....sometimes replacement works...find a new (preferably healthy) obsession to take the place of the bad one.  Fitness is a great one...because it too can be addicting.  \n\nIf he wants to clean up, he'll clean up...and after a while if he does come in contact with any of his old friends, he'll wonder what the hell he was thinking hanging out with them and doing the dope in the first place....But its good he's taking a step in the right direction.
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yeah I would have to say meth...get whoever it is some help.
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There is nothing you can do. He/She needs to want to change. My sons father struggled with his addiction since he was 17 years old. He was incarcerated for 5 years, thats when our relationship started. We had a child and within 3 months of my pregnancy he started using again. Finally after the baby was born he went to detox. It didn't work he was in and out of 4 detox centers and 1 rehab within 5 months. I threw him out. I needed to worry about me and my child. We havent heard from him in 2 years and 4 months. I do know that hes been in jail again and that he is still useing 15 years later since he first used. Heroin is a bad drug I hate it because it took my childs father away. The only real thing you can do is DO NOT ENABLE your child.