Truckers do get stereotyped as being meth users yeah and it’s for a reason.
There are stricter rules on hours permitted to drive per day, legally, now.. but in years past truckers would just go hard all day and night all the time. More miles and more drops = more money. The meth habit was, still is used by some, to keep them awake. I’ve met one meth addicted trucker personally, and know of 2 others. One in the past afaik and one current.
There’s also a trucking company nearby that I’ve been told through the grapevine is employed with a large amount of methheads driving... must be looser than most companies nowadays. Drug testing is a real thing for truckers now most companies, it’s best to not even smoke weed...
I’ve known a fair few truckers my whole life. I’ve been with two in relationships actually. Guess I’m what you’d call a “lot lizard”.
Hey, I like my “truckers coffee” too, yknow?
Might become one someday, it’s in my pocket as an option anyway. Good money, nice solitary job on the road. Anyway..
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@Atelier3 There absolutely are meth users who go to work and do a good job and have good records. I’ve once met a nurse who has a perfect work record, gets degree after degree as a hobby and is overall one of the kindest, smartest cool people I’ve ever met. You’d never believe he’s into meth until you see the meth pipe in his hand and his shabby rundown apartment.
I am maintaining fulltime work, landing good jobs and doing okay on that front. I’ve put it off til January, but I’m still enrolled in uni for computer science. My relationship is pretty good (though at risk due to drug use, I may become demoted to ‘good friend’ and nothing else changes so far as living or bedding arrangements), my bills get paid and my life is okay, except the meth.
Is it going to be easy to maintain that if I keep using? Fuck no. Can I possibly manage all this for years while I continue to use? Not likely. But I have made it this far in 2020 from being homeless in March and start of April as a daily user the vast majority of the time..
I think I’ve hit my peak with meth man. As you can see there’s already things set back or at risk. I want to cut this out but I’m so fucking dependant on it and I fuck up my planned quits every time so far.
So these cultures are maybe what I get to look forward to. I’m already into some occasional pnp garbage. I’m going crazy, for certain. I hope the tape doesn’t play through on this one. I’ve nearly filled both sides now and the next tape is looking pretty grim if I dont stop this soon...
It’s degeneracy, just like the culture of crystal meth. Bunch of degenerates, the brunt of us.