I suspect Meth also whenever one hears such stories. The media doesn’t give us a lot to go on, so we can only guess.
Their photos don’t show the typical features one sees on habitual meth users, for what its worth.
They were both on meth according to the article but supposedly quit months before this incident and were getting treatment but there’s no mention of how long they had been using it before they sought treatment.
I didn’t know meth is essentially “speed” and was used for ADD.
When you’re on it you’re in a state of great euphoria and performance but once off it you crash, and in desperation to get out of the comparably miserable dungeon of depression you do anything to create the high again.
Their blood chemistry is probably a mess and the stuff erodes IQ.
The guy’s friends say they didn’t even know he had a baby.