Posted on 01/22/2020 2:26:09 PM PST by karpov
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Today, the gay community is facing another crisis that we’re not talking about and that elected officials are once again ignoring. Scores of gay men are addicted to crystal methamphetamine. The drug, which can change the chemical composition of the brain in chronic users, is extremely addictive. And just like during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and 90s, resources are paltry, government support is virtually nonexistent and an aura of denial surrounds the crisis.
Gay men are more likely to try meth than straight men. One explanation for this could be that gay men struggle with acceptance in ways straight men don’t have to. Growing up gay, and being forced to keep that a secret for fear of family rejection or neighborhood bullying can create huge insecurities and issues with intimacy.
My best friend was rejected by his family for being gay and beaten in the streets of his hometown in Mexico. He had to flee to the United States for refuge. As he grew older, he became more and more desperate to belong to a community. He sought out men on gay apps, and ended up falling for a handsome young man who was addicted to meth. He fostered my friend’s addiction. The initial drug use was about acceptance and remaining relevant in an overly sexualized culture. Now, despite recent interventions by me and other people, my friend is overcome by the daily ritual of obtaining and using crystal meth. He’s a different person than the one I’ve known for over 25 years.
There are many stories like this. The truth is, using meth can create a twisted sense of camaraderie among users.
Hookup apps like Grindr make finding meth — as well as men to use it with — fast and easy.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Isn’t this just Darwinistic?
Thank you. We are encouraged, but understand there could be bumps in the road. His overall mindset has made a 180 and he is pretty much headed in the right direction and making sound decisions now. . . not so 18 months ago.
We used to get Sudafed from the company nurse back in the 1980’s.
They just turned me into a zombie. I couldn’t concentrate to do work. I only took them on the worst allergy days.
I can still remember that taste. Yuck.
“The Trump Administration, with its anti-LGBT policies, has cut funding for LGBT groups by over 50% ...”
What’s in it for a society to pump money into large group of people that choose behaviors that injure themselves and others?
Being gay is one thing. If gays can’t avoid behavior that is known to be injurious, why should other people’s money be used to so-called help them?
I don’t mind helping, say, by fighting HIV and AIDS, but how much money? A 50% cutback is possibly just eliminating 49% of wasted spending.
Meth is not a Gay thing around here, it is just evil
Average lifespan ~5yrs from beginning persistent use
Stroke, Heart disease, sepsis, suicide....
At what point may we say, please - “Some folks are making really bad decisions for their lives.”
Why is that the government’s responsibility?
Don’t tell me you haven’t heard of the new gay Baywatch with all those guys in speedo’s...
and I will add....I DON’T GIVE A DANG......live like dogs, die like dogs.....
“Gay men are more likely to try meth than straight men. One explanation for this could be that gay men struggle with acceptance in ways straight men don’t have to.”
LOL!!! They should try going to college as straight men (like my boys) and see what hell they have to now go through.
Exactly. If they don't care, why should I?
It's not our job to save them from themselves. They can choose to behave in a responsible fashion. Nobody is forcing them into this.
Oh! I get it. It's MY fault!!
Natural Selection
Without gays we wouldn't know the difference between mauve and puce.
and now, thx to our druggies and our police state, you have to show your licenses and sign you life away practically....
THEY are ashamed of THEMSELVES. That’s why they hide it...until they’re so twisted and far down the road that heir shame dies...
...women.
That particular article didn’t say that but I do get you....they’ve said things like that or implied them a thousand times before!
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