Hello to all! I hope you are all having a great day! The reason I am making this post is to raise awareness about the Ga meth project.
The success rate for meth recovery is an alarming 4%. 96% of the people that ever try meth never successfully quit. That is the horrble truth! I encourage you to get involved in any way you can. Even if you spend one hour a week, month, year etc.... You could save a life.
If you are interested you can PM me or contact them at [email protected]
I thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope that some of you find it in your hearts to help them out by volunteering.
Thanks and have a great day!
Hugs and kisses
TL

I'd always seen on tv how meth is taking over, like an epidemic, but I guess it's not as prevalent in the north as it is down here. WOW! I have to say that in my observation, meth is the new crack. I've done my share of volunteering too...from handing out pamphlets on the National Mall for MDNARAL & NOW to handing out condoms at Lollapaloosa (that was way cool). Volunteering is a two-way street for me...when I help someone, it brings me an inner peace too.

Sad thing is that meth is not a new drug. It has been around for about 15-20years! Has been called crank, speed and other names. It is all meth and if it doesnt kill it will take over and destroy lives and people end up in jail and ultimately people do die. A alot of the counselors and dr.'s have never even seen it so they only know what the books say. GMP needs people of all types and walks of life, recovering addicts, family of addicts and just everyday people are all needed!
BTW hotblonde I bet lallapaloosa handing out condoms must have been a blast!!
Thank you ladies! You are awsome!
Helping people we dont know does bring great inner peace and karma is a two way street.
It's all about paying it forward.
Hugs and kisses
TL

Hi ladies,

Nice to see people doing good things I personally help animals, and promote spaying and neutering and adopting from the shelters. But I will look into this cause too, because nothing good comes from drugs!

With warm greetings,
Karina

have just earned my deepest admiration. As a very proud, very grateful recovering substance abuser, (25 years in June) it always touches me when I see people who care enough to get involved, rather than looking down on these people, or just looking the other way. I volunteer, as a counselor, at two of the local half-way houses, and have seen some horrible situations, and heard stories that would scare the shit out of most people. (My own stories are among them)

Thank you!!!

This is a cause I would really like to get involved in.  I've seen so much destruction in my personal life due to this drug...loss of friends, people going to jail, people just dissappearing.  It's a horrible, horrible drug and I am definately going to do something to volunteer.

My story is among those as well. I have been clean for over three years now and everyday I feel and look better.  I am not proud of it but if my story can help just one person then that makes it all worth while.
Thank you so much!!
Hugs and kisses
TL

and wear it like a suit. Congratulations, you're just one more miracle.

Awwwww thank you so much baby! You must be a great counselor. You, 25 years! WOW! You have to proud of yourself. I know I am.
Hugs and kisses
TL

I to have lost freinds and even a few family members to this drug. I now refer to this drug as the devils drug. It truely is a work of evil.
I am so happy to see all the response I am getting and so proud to be a part of this great community. Way to go! Alyssa please feel free to call me. I would love to hear from you.
Hugs and kisses
TL

might help

Mythoughts??? LOL!

WOW!! How fucking rude! These people need help and you are making a joke of it!! Are you kidding me??!!  How horrible of you!! Hiding behind an alias to say something like that!!
You are a joke! I am so offended by your comment!
TL

are a very big part of the problem, not a part of the solution. The next time you have a thought, hang onto it.

LMAO  that was funny AND true.

If you think that was funny then you are definitly part of the problem. True? That would only stop them from reproducing, how in the hell would that help them. This post was about helping people not making fun of the problem! You are very stupid and in bad need of counseling yourself.
Hiding under an alias is stupid too!
Why dont you stop hiding? Your negativity in a joking way is not appreciated either!
You can contact your local mental health center for your needs. THATS THE TRUTH!
Grow up!
TL

Two alias's?? Wonder who you both could be??!!
Get some help "cornfedheifer" and "mythoughts"!
This thread is to help and bring awareness to a major problem and a killer and if you think that is funny then you are sick! So sad for you.
TL

BTW it's called a tubiligation and vasectomy for humans.
TL

You're right, it wouldnt help them, but it damn sure prevents them from breeding, and bringing kids into their fucked up lifestyle. Ever seen a meth home? Kids play in that filth. Sure, the parents need help, but my attitude is, once you have one you wont care for, you shouldnt be allowed to have more.
That's not "negativity", just facts.

You think these people planned on being drug addicts? And if you have ever had someone you care about on meth then you wouldnt think it's so funny. Maybe you should get FIXED so you could stop breeding your ignorance!
Thats the truth!
If you dont want to be part of the solution then atleast stop being part of the problem!
This thread was to RAISE AWAIRNESS AND TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED NOT TO MAKE FUN OF THE PROBLEM!!
People are not animals although you are acting like a jack ass!
TL

You are all about drama and this thread is not about that at all! Like I am going make up an alias to knock myself? That is stupid and nobody said it was you. WOW! I started this thread on a positive note and now your starting on me? WTF is wrong with you anyway?
Obviously you are part of the problem, how sad.
TL

is what these people need, not to be ridiculed. I personally know several young couples raising families, quite successfully in recovery. Some of them had children, lost them, and got them back. Others started families after being in recovery. They are genuine success stories. I was only one of the many people who helped them when they needed it. I'm proud to know them, and I adore each and every one of them, and their children.

Well said Hungry!! You play a great role in the solution and I for one am happy to join in on helping in anyway I can. These people need all the support they can get because recovery is hard enough. I encourage you in your efforts.
You are an angel you sweet, sweet man!
Hugs and kisses
TL

Just an opinion

I happen to know few cases where people got addicted on their own and dealt the crap. Those should be neutered.

As matter of fact, 99% gets addicted on their own. I am all for helping others when they fall in unfortunate time that is beyond their control. Don't believe drug addiction is fall in the category of "beyond ones control".

The truth about addiction and it's recovery is that  the only programs that have had any long term, large scale success  of helping addicts of any kind get clean are those that end in the word Anonymous. The reasons these programs have been and continue to be as successful as they are is the Anonymity part of the programs. One of the primary reasons for Anonymity is because NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN ADDICT BUT AN ADDICT. TL, I understand your excitement about your recovery and wanting to help. I congratulate you and other's on their recovery. However, to bring this kind of topic up in this kind of environment just begs for those who are uneducated or unsympathetic about addiction, to add their comments and think they are clever or justified.
One of the fastest growing forms of addiction in the world is sexual addiction and all of the "evils" that come along with any addiction. In recent years I have seen may people's lives destroyed because of addiction....drug addiction, alcohol addiction, food addiction and eating disorders, gambling addictions and yes sexual addiction. I have also seen people destroy others and themselves through the addiction to power, money and egotism.

I too was once actively addicted to freebase cocaine, alcohol, morphine and any other substance that I could get my hands on. I have not used any alcohol or drugs in over 25 years and I am diligent daily because I understand that I am an ADDICT and always will be. There is hope but don't expect support from a forum such as this. Go sit in meetings, go to half way houses, pick addicts off the street and take them to detox. The WAR on Drugs that this government is so proud of is a complete failure. This war is fought in the ditches so to speak, 1 addict reaching out to another addict one at a time.

Peace!

Pheonix

The war on drugs IS a failure. Time to legalize.

your experience is amazing and overwhelming.  I am a survivor of many addictions.  Always comes back around in a different form trying to destroy me though.  The battle never ends, so I perserve and keep on, keeping on.

Peace to all you guys.

Love ya,
Madison

We love you to girl. Hope you are doing well! Great to hear from you.
Hugs and many kisses
TL

Terrilynn, thanks for your post.  A woman who is not only secure with her own sexuality but also has a brain and a heart and isn't afraid to use all three is obviously frightening to certain  individuals.  Too bad.  I will definitely check this cause out.

Thank you so much Tiffany! That is so sweet. I had to share this with others. I think it is a great cause and I am so happy that you will be checking into it! Feel free to contact me ANYTIME concerning this or maybe even just a cup of coffee. You are a beautiful woman!
Hugs and kisses
TL

Yes, I do. When someone inhales a toxic substance on purpose, they chose. Damn skippy. Also, I never said it was funny that anyone was a meth addict. What I found funny was the spay and neuter comment. And bc I'm not part of any solution doesn't make me part of the problem. I didn't force anyone to ingest crap into their body in the first place. While I agree there needs to be a solution, those that don't rush to coddle addicts aren't in any fashion "part of the problem".

TL- I sent you my PM on this a few days ago prior to your posting. I know how horrible this particular drug is, as I lost a loved one of 12 years to it. I did not recognize her personality (?!) or understood her very destructive behavior (which included many of her loved ones). Every day was a bad adventure. A rehab try (heck -many), but she did not want it.
Best to you- we will have to talk some time.

On my scale of important charities, people that can't handle their own choices in life are at the bottom.

Let's start a charity for Lindsay fucking Lohan while we are at it.

The statement that 96% of people who ever try meth become addicts came straight out of someone's ass as well.

Just because we have a couple of ex meth head hookers trying to make the rest of us feel guilty, doesn't change the fact that people make a choice to do drugs, some can handle them, some can't. Those that can't, have my sympathy, but my charitable contributions are going to people who have culpability in the problems that they are facing.

How shameful?

Thank you ladies and gents that have shown interest in volunteering with GMP. I guess I must have hit a nerve with a few others but thats ok because I have A LOT of people who will be lending a helping hand now! It is so sad that some of you feel the need to be hateful about such a serious problem. I hope that those hateful ones NEVER have to face this issue in your own lives. Ofcoarse some of the people voluteering have never done this drug but they are just out to help others anyway. That is called paying it forward and that is what this thread was about to begin with.
I hope you ALL have a great day!
Hugs and kisses
TL

Actually Meth was first "discovered" in the 30's by the Japanese who used it for their armies and esp. air force pilots in WWII.  
It is out today in numerous forms, the Crystal Ice is the scariest of the lot of them...and they are all bad.  
Meth has a 95% addiction rate by the 4th exposure.  Over 25% on the first exposure.  The recovery rate is virtually NON-existent.  
I have been a speaker and presenter for the Meth task force in GA for years.  I don't have the time to list all the info, but trust me when I say, this makes heroin look like PEZ, stay the hell away.

And the best question:  How do I keep my kids off it:  According to a litany of recovering meth addicts of whom I have posed the question, the answer is simple:  KNOW your kids friends and KNOW where your kids are and DO NOT buy into the bullshit that they have a "Right to privacy".  Almost to a person every single recovering addict I asked provided those three things as the key to keeping them off meth.  Asked further is was BE A PARENT, not a friend and not an observer.  Finally they ALL said, DO WHATEVER IT TAKES THE SECOND YOU FIND OUT...every day you wait is years in the life...

FYI