[Woogit]

It was a pretty big part of my life (not nearly as much as it was in hers!) for several years then one night 11 years ago I met JESUS and he set me free!!! My life is so good now and I can't even begin to put into words how grateful I am to be a Blood bought Child of Almighty GOD!!! There's nothing he can't do!

[rabidralph]

I'm glad you got yourself cleaned up. I hope God continues to bless your life.

[Skooz]

In 1984 I was one the biggest meth dealers in my city. I made a lot of money, and stayed so methed-out that my conscience was effectly numbed to the horror I was helping to visit on my friends and others who bought my product.

I knew dozens of people who went through the same process:

1. Relatively normal life with a job and spouse.
2. Tries meth
3. Starts doing meth regularly for days at a time
4. Loses job
5. Loses spouse
6. Loses home/apartment
7. Tells me "I don't have a drug problem," while fixing a shot by candlelight because the electric company has turned off the lights.

A girl named Sherri used to live next door when I was dealing meth. She sold it out of her home and we had a shared clientelle. Her decline was disturbing. She started off a very pretty blonde with an engaging and fun personality. Within two years, she was sullen, paranoid to the point of psychosis, and quite hard to look at.

Even after I stopped selling it (for reasons I can't remember), I could not stop shooting it into my veins. I hated it, and I loved it. But, I could not imagine life without it.

Then, in the summer of 1985, I accepted Jesus and He set me free. All I had to do was ask, and before I finished my prayer, the chains fell off and I have not had one nanosecond of temptation to ever go back.

[oceanperch]

Congrads you escaped death.

Sometimes if I go out shopping at night now, used to be ok, someone will pass me and I feel evil present and look up sure enough a tweeker has walked by.

I chose to be a single mom 25yrs ago because dad started using. We had no contact for 10yrs then he cleaned up and now he is back in with his original wife, attending church, and has been clean for 15yrs. He is also came see his son a few years ago and made amends. Thanking me for leaving the state to be rid of him as others around him weren't so lucky. One of his old doper girlfriends is still using homeless and a street walker.

I hate that he made the choice of meth over family but thank God he cleaned up and is living a good life now. I had so much love in my heart for him then he chose to do meth.

My advice to anyone who has a loved one doing this drug of the devil is shut them out of your life and make it clear why. If they clean up and I mean at least two years, you will know by the company they keep then and only then they can reunite family ties.

[magnumsgirl]

I have a younger sister who has been a meth addict for the last 15 years, I have seen her twice in that period and we used to be very close. She abandoned 2 young children. Her before/after pictures would be as shocking as the ones posted here. I cannot relate the horror my family has been through because of this drug. My best friend lost her son to a meth lab explosion, burned over 90% of his body, and he survived 3 days before dieing. I only wish they hadn't seen him in that condition, they can't get the pictures out of their minds. They will never recover from what they've been through. I don't know many families that have not been touched by this epidemic in our area.

[jtminton]

PRAISE GOD!!

[Moleman]

So proud of you to get your life together. GWB also credits Jesus for helping him overcome certain deamons. God Bless You.

[RJL]

Good on ya, Well Done!