Hi Everyone,
I was just wondering how many people actually use meth for only 1 day (or one dose) and stop for the night. I have a friend that has never done meth for just 1 day and stopped - is that how it is for everyone? or is my friend heading down the wrong road fast then most people? They have only used meth 4 times - but those 4 times add up to quite a few days over a short time period.
1st time: 2 months ago (Nov). They did it for 3 days (no sleep). The comedown was terrible they said.
2nd time: 2 days after the 1st time (Nov). They did it for 4 days. They said the comedown was terrible.
3rd time: Last month (Dec) -They did it for 6 days.... They slept for maybe 4 hours around day 4 -their significant other found them on the couch downstairs and asked what they were doing . They were very confused and didn't know. They had no memory of going downstairs to the couch they were on and they were wearing clothes that were in a suitcase that was down there - they blacked out obviously had gone downstairs, found the suitcase, changed and then passed out on the couch.....That's a whole diff story though. They said comedown was terrible.
4 time: 6 days ago (Jan 1st): They did it for 6 days. Well actually they said they did it for 5 days and then passed out for the night and when they woke up they were by themselves (their friend had just passed out a couple hours before so their was no way that person was getting up - which left my friend alone. They said they felt terrible, stuck in an emotional hell. They found the pipes used for the last 6 days and smoked the residue out of them, (which is something they said they would never do because that was is what 'addicted' people would do), making it day 6. They know that all they did was push back the inevitable terrible feelings, they were just hoping by then they wouldn't be alone by then.
I'm concerned for my friend because of how many days in a row they use it for when they do it. They have never done it for just 1 day and called it a night.. everytime they have done it they would smoke everything they had. They just assumed this is normal use I guess.
My friend knows meth is addictive and even knows people that had meth ruin their lives, but my friend says that it won't happen to them and that they would just stop if it became a problem.
Am I worrying about my friend for nothing? Is this the "normal" use of meth. Binge a couple (few) days and then stop for a few weeks/months). Or is this fasttracking down the wrong road? I have heard of people that use meth just once and a while and it never becomes a problem. I guess before my friend ever did meth I always just assumed it was like most other drugs and you just did it for the night eventually passed out and that was it. I always thought the people you heard about staying awake for DAYS were only the addicted people - this is why my friends use is so confusing.