| Meth addiction is quite prevalent in the United States | | | | to recover from their addiction. In my opinion |
| but other countries are catching on to this deadly | | | | everyone who is involved with a meth addicted |
| drug quite fast. The reason being it is quite easy to | | | | person should educate themselves about meth and |
| make and in some countries there are no laws in | | | | addiction especially loved ones, family members, and |
| place on the amount of Pseudoephedrine that can be | | | | caring friends. Knowledge if used correctly can be |
| purchased this drug is the main ingredient in cooking | | | | very powerful to say the least but can be dangerous |
| meth. | | | | if in the wrong hands. |
| Meth or methamphetamine is a very powerful | | | | It is very important to know the difference between |
| stimulant drug which acts directly on ones central | | | | supporting the person and enabling them. You have |
| nervous system. This drug is very addicting and there | | | | to learn where to draw the line do not treat them |
| is an extremely high rate of meth amphetamine | | | | any different than you would anyone else who is not |
| abuse associated with its use. | | | | an addict. |
| Meth is made illegally in home made meth labs. The | | | | This means setting boundaries and sticking to them; |
| people who make this drug will more than likely look | | | | for example, do not loan them any money, give |
| for a secluded place but they have also been known | | | | them a place to stay, or things of this nature. |
| to make it in motel rooms. That's right the next time | | | | Sometimes for them to get the message that you |
| you are staying in a motel your next door neighbor | | | | are through enabling them "tough love" is needed. If |
| may be cooking meth. This is very dangerous and | | | | you give in it will more than likely only prolong their |
| could potentially kill many people because of the | | | | getting some meth addiction help. |
| ventilation system. The people who are make this | | | | Furthermore if they get in trouble and land in jail do |
| concoction probably have an addiction to meth | | | | not bail them out no matter how much they cry and |
| themselves. | | | | beg. They will swear on a stack of bibles that this is |
| Meth can be purchased on the streets in powder, pill, | | | | their last use and they are done forever. Do not buy |
| chunks, or rock form. It can be injected, smoked, or | | | | into it! You can offer to drive them to rehab when |
| snorted. The preferred method these days seems to | | | | they get out. If they want help they will agree to |
| be smoking meth. When one smokes this drug it | | | | this. If they do happen to agree have a meth |
| affects them almost instantly and when it starts to | | | | addiction treatment center lined up that you can take |
| wear off it leaves the person craving more. They will | | | | them to upon there release form jail. |
| do practically anything at this point to get more meth. | | | | This should be enough information for those of you |
| How to help someone with a meth addiction | | | | who want to overcome meth and also for the ones |
| It can be very difficult to help a meth addict to want | | | | who are trying to help them. |