I think I am. 45 now, started with weed when in school & quickly progressed up the ladder. After travelling &buggering around for 5 yrs I got a bee in my bonnet & went off to study Clinical Technology (specializing in cardio-vascular perfusion). At the time I was doing coke, acid, e, mdma & ghb on a regular basis.
A couple of years after qualifying I was working at a hospital & was asked to take an advance team from the white house medical unit on a tour of the hospital in preparation of a high level visit (i am not resident in usa). I landed up being offered - or encouraged the apply for a position with the medical unit of the local embassy. I had to stay clean for a few weeks prior to medical exams I interviews for security clearances etc. The work was boring to say the least & moved from medical unit, to dept of commerce & took position as commercial assistant the the consul general at the local consulate. By which time meth was high on my priority list. (I later moved into I.T - a more natural progression than commerce). in that time I had pretty high level dealings & was always involved in official state visits - as are all consulate staff. The most memorable was travelling with the Gore family (along with about 150 other staff on board) in Air Force 2, visiting three cities in my country. Subsequent to that I moved into the private sector, was very successful. Had all the trappings, nice house with huge swimming pool etc in the best suburb, strings of BMW or Merc convertibles, fancy speedboat & so on.
Until the day a very close friend was killed in an auto accident - suddenly my focus & priorities changed - for the better, realizing we cant take our material possessions with us when we die. My focus is now on helping the needy - where I can make a difference to somebody's life , as opposed to being part of a big organization.
I still do all the chemicals - i think I have been very lucky in that somehow my moods & behavior are exceptionally consistent, for the most part close friends are unable to tell when I am completely cooked & toasted.
The interesting thing is I dont know if I am addicted or not. Been doing it regularly for about 10 - 12 yrs - about 2 grams a week. However, when circumstances dictate (traveling etc) I go without, for up to 3 weeks without a problem, until I get back home & resume where I left off.