The Lighter Side Of Methamphetamine Use
I'm sick of constantly reading about and hearing media reports about methamphetamine which are completely biased and not researched on a ground level.
All I keep hearing is shit like "you get hooked from the first time you try", "It will ruin your life", "All meth users end up criminals" and I just want to talk about a different side of methamphetamine use, a lighter side that is.
I am an average citizen, have a full time job, pay rent and bills, sees family regularly, exercises 5 times a week, eats well and routinely sees a psychologist and GP to make sure my health is good at all times.
I run a successful small business on the side, has a very full social calender and is actually very content with their life as a whole.
I do meth with my spouse and friend once or twice a month.
I always look after myself when on the drug, keep hydrated, stay home, still eat (it's hard but you can train yourself to still get food down) and tries to get in little power naps here and there especially if I'm planning to take the drug over a weekend or longer.
I never buy the drug with money I don't have. If I ever don't have money for the drug then I simply go without. I understands how slippery the slope of using and stealing the cash to keep using can be and I have always had ground rules and morals set in place from when I started using the drug at 18.
I do plan to give up the drug completely eventually and will often go months and sometimes years between sessions due to other commitments popping up or feeling the need to simply "back off" for awhile.
My reason for bringing this up today is to show you all that using meth doesn't have to mean your life is over. If you set boundaries and rules from the start, use in a small like-minded group and look out for eachother* then that combined with personal willpower should mean the drug doesn't effect your life and your health too significantly.
I would like to throw open the board for discussion, are there any others out there like me who use meth or other hard substances frequently and are still able to be a withstanding member of society?