REAL STORIES

The truth about Meth is more powerful than any fictionalized account. These stories are real-life accounts of how Meth has brought pain, suffering, and havoc to people's lives. In some cases names have been changed to protect the identity of the afflicted, but the anguish and tragedy are real. Too real to ignore.

ANONYMOUS STORIES

Female, 22 - Thinking that there were insects in my skin made me pick at my face so bad...
Female, 20 - A cop had no choice but to shoot him...
Female, 24 - She didn't seem to care or notice that she had become a wreck and was dying...
Male, 20 - I even stabbed one of my friends to get at his wallet...
Female, 19 - The last time we were shooting up, he died of an overdose...
Female, 14 - The drug is so powerful. It controls you, completely controls you...
Male, 19 - I wanted to be the 'bigger man' and so I did it with him...
Female, 19 - I thought I looked beautiful but I was hideous...
Male, 18 - Your life will never be as good as it was before the drug...
Female, 25 - I thought it would be just once. Three years later I was still using it...
Female, 28 - I come from a good family and never thought I would end up the way I did...
Female, 17 - I lost her trust and love because of meth...
Male, 47 - I stopped working out, I lost my desire for sex and I have lost millions of dollars...
Female, 21 - We both started injecting Meth and we fell apart...
Female, 20 - I was the one who never got in trouble...
Female, 26 - Once meth has your soul, it's a bitter fight to get it back...
Male, 31 - I know to the depths of my soul how insidious and creeping the addiction is...
Female, 17 - It will take you under faster than you can take a hit...
Female, 31 - It was like being in a living hell...
Female, 42 - I did permanent damage to my body that cannot be reversed...
Female, 14 - I remember the day I was taken away again...
Female, 23 - As soon as it took effect I wanted more, more, more...
Female, 22 - I thought I would only do it once, or even once in a while..
Female, 31 - In one year I lost my house, my car and almost my family...
Male, 41 - Teachers, coaches, nurses, police, I know because I've used with all of them...
Male, 17 - I started using Meth when I was 12 years old...
Female, 26 - I still want meth everyday. I wonder if that feeling will ever go away...
Female, 16 - My heart would beat so fast I thought at any moment it's going to stop...
Female, 20 - There are times I would look in the mirror and just cry...
Female, 17 - I had scabs all over my body, holes in my face and hands...
Male, 19 - Anytime I needed more I just called a friend and there it was...
Female, 25 - She won't be allowed to attend the funeral ...
Female, 15 - Her little sister found meth in her room, now she's dead...
Female, 55 - He is now serving 17 years in prison...
Female, 28 - She would have sex with strangers in the park in exchange for meth...
Female, 41 - He has destroyed our family...
Female, 14 - I have duct taped over all the air vents and drains so they don't kill me...
Male, 26 - He knows he's dying, but still wants to continue using Meth...
Female, 24 - Meth is not a risk I am willing to take...