I Am A Meth Addict Living Among You
Hi, my name is Cye and I am currently a daily user of the drug methamphetamine. I personally am very vocal about my addiction which I feel is clear by this article alone. This was not always the case. The reason being obvious I would think. It is not something one puts on a job resume or dating profile. I used to carry a lot of shame and guilt over it but I was also confused. It was my understanding that if you were addicted to something like meth that your life would be non-existent.
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This is original content from NewsBreak’s Creator Program. Join today to publish and share your own content. It is common knowledge that in the United States and all over the world addiction can be seen in our communities. Especially in cities, we can stumble upon used syringes in the streets and people that have an often hollowness in their eyes when they look back into ours. These signs of addiction are easy to spot. What about the signs that are not? Unless we grew up in a household that struggled with addiction; we often do not see the signs that someone we know may be struggling. These signs are easy to miss because we are not conditioned to believe addiction can be hidden for long, if at all. We do not realize that the bathroom breaks are maybe too often. That the shadows in the eyes are not just due to lack of sleep. We glance over that someone seems to not feel well more than is normal. We do not see many of these little signs because maybe they are our mom or dad. Maybe they are our sister, brother, teacher, or even the cop next door. We do not see the signs because these people finished college maybe and have their own home, car, and family. This is a problem. The fact that we do not see signs right in front of our faces. Why we do not is simple. That reason is that the world has set expectations through media, family, and friendships; of what it looks like to be an active addict. The world tells us that nobody can have an addiction to drugs like meth and heroin and still live a normal life. This set expectation is wrong.
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