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Nanoo Nanoo
5th May 2013, 02:55
Hello Dear Friends

i have discovered a document on helping those with Meth addiction. It seems to be prevalent today. I how this helps.


Methamphetamine

A report


In June of 2012 I set out to understand the addictive qualities of Methamphetamines

Because I believed I was mostly immune to addiction I believed it would be difficult for this substance to get a hold of me. As it turned out for the greater part, I was wrong.

Methamphetamine is a hugely powerful drug and its charisma captures you with its effects. It releases huge deposits of dopamine which gives an amazing feeling of presence, confidence, even spirituality. The draw back is once the dopamine is used up these euphoric feelings tend to eventually flat line over a period of time dependant on the frequency of use and amounts during usage.

The greater problem with Methamphetamine is that the resource it calls on, being dopamine predominantly, takes far longer to regenerate naturally than it’s consumed during meth usage. So there is a definite slow and slippery slope backwards to the point of Zero gain or good feelings which is when there is a tipping point. Once a person has reached this place they either decide it’s of no use or the stuff they are getting is not as good so they search for better supplies or they just need to use more because the body is used to it and or all of the above.

All of which have strains of truth in them however the greater problem lies in being un educated in its effects and in knowing this can help make a better decision at this point in the meth romance. I call it a romance because meth can be a very tantalising drug. It can help change perspectives, gain focus, and get through mundane tasks of which we are exposed daily. The danger lies in chronic use as its addictive qualities are indeed ones that can challenge the most disciplined of monks.

I limited my self to 1 point per week. 1 point is 1/10th of a gram. Eventually this became harder to adhere to and as time went on I gave in to using more as it was very more-ish. This went against my decisions however the pull to use more to get the feeling was strong.

I was lucky because I decided to try it and had a good supply of decent meth to use and indeed have a regular supply at a good price. In the beginning it felt amazing, it flushed me out i.e. it made me go to the toilet and boy was that fun! I had deep connection to people, amazing conversations, spiritual feelings of connectedness and so much more.. But after say about 3 months it started to become a different experience. The tingles I got in my brain were gone, instead of feeling focussed on my tasks I felt focussed on tweaking. Tweaking is a process that meth users do to feel like they are accomplishing something. It can range from making silly inventions like a better shaped spoon to looking on the floor with a magnifying glass to find pieces of meth crystal that may have been dropped on the floor.

By this time you are hooked. And it’s a really diabolical drug from here on in. What happens is your basal feeling of normality is reduced down to a lower level. In turn your expectancy of quality in life is reduced to a level that is hugely unchallenging. Indeed you will prefer to be left alone smoking meth than turn up to work or talk to friends or do anything that’s remotely challenging like buy milk. I have met and spoken to people hooked on meth so much so that they would defend its use with their life. In the 6 months I experimented with it I knew 2 people to commit suicide as a direct result of meth use and its negative aspects. And even just before they died they defended meth to the enth degree as being the only thing that kept them sane. But from an outside view you can but think that their life may be over in one way or another and sadly this became a reality for two lovely people I knew.

Meth eventually depletes your dopamine to the point that you are left with hugely remorseful feelings of guilt, suspicion and un scrupulous thoughts leading to sexual gratification amongst other things. Just remembering and writing these things almost makes me nauseous.

I witnessed a dear friend of many years who was an astute business man who accumulated great wealth had slowly become an addict shortly after a divorce. He left work, he smoked it daily and then became a dealer to help supply him self of more for a good price. He became such a huge dealer that he was easily making 4 to 5 times more per week than he ever could work a 9 to 5. I tried everything to help him get off it but he defended it to the hilt. He left his beautiful woman to shack up with another meth addict and together they dealt and defended meth use as a couple who between them could think their way out of a shopping centre on a good day. His mind went from being sharp to having trouble paying a bill on time. It wasn’t from lack of funds , it was because meth or rather lack of dopamine stops your sequential thought processes and leaves you with a truly baron mind in terms of completing tasks.

One day I asked him about his estates in London and his collection of classic cars of which was a total value close to 5.5 million pounds. He answered “I don’t know " . . . he had lost all interest in managing his estates and couldn’t be bothered to even check up on them. When I asked him if I could assist he just looked at me blankly and continued to fidget with his ipad.

One day I turned up with a box of vitamin and mineral supplements to help his brain get back to some semblance of normality.. You know what he asked me? “Is this stuff safe?” I bellowed a laugh that almost offended his little pea brain. I was actually amused for a second that he could acknowledge id just had laugh at his expense. Yes I have a slight distain for him as in turn I am really disappointed in my self for not finding a way to help my dear friend from ruining his life.

But is it my job to help him? Traditionally yes, but karmic ally, no. I had to save my self as it had gotten to a point that I was starting to compromise my ideals and goals.

So what did I do to get out of it? You know I tried everything from deleting numbers to doing other drugs, to exercising but nothing helped till one day I started to think about how I could be letting my fiancée and family down. The remorse of them not knowing or even telling them was huge. Thinking that I am losing all semblances of my goals in life created such a major turn for me that it gave me an edge to try. So what I did was take stock of all the things I used to do and now couldn’t. I took stock of all the things I thought Meth helped me with but realised I used to do it better when I didn’t have any. I realised that instead of doing mundane tasks that make me feel bored to the point im happy to take drugs to desensitise myself to them, I decided to just try life without it. With my small amounts of use it took me about 2 weeks of gradual abstinence to get back to normal. It was like waking from a coma. Slowly I got back my good thinking process, confidence, relationship problems were no longer problems but challenges, I worked better and more efficiently and eventually I got stronger and happier. The key is that it was a process of self observation and evaluation. Micro comparisons of the self, from things I did while on meth to things I did without it and then the honest appraisal of the difference. One word to take note of and is the power of becoming a non addict of meth. Honesty, the ability to be honest to my self was a big turning point in my kicking the habit. That and I was slowly going broke because I spent about $250 a week and didn’t work!

I would have eventually become a derelict in not coping with working and I had every resource avail to become a dealer my self. What a world of bad karma that would have been.

In the end do I think Meth is addictive? No its not, the effects however, are. What’s more addictive is the reason for its use. I found with exploring these reasons was my door to the exit. I then dealt with the reasons and eventually the need for use became obsolete.

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ghostrider
5th May 2013, 03:10
Where I live , this meth problem is out of control, lots of folks running around that cannot focus on one thing for three seconds ... its sad ... an epidmic of sorts...

JohnEAngel
5th May 2013, 04:10
this meth report is genuine as i can relate. it has been over 10 years but what a horrible waste of energy and time that was for me. i almost lost my job over it. glad to say that i am in my 28th year with that company. :(

The Truth Is In There
5th May 2013, 13:30
meth is one of the things "they" created to ruin the lives of people, or rather, make them ruin their lives themselves. another more "mainstream" way is anti-depressants and the like. the latter may not be as damaging in terms of visual appearance but their effects on the brain are quite similar.

there seems to be a misunderstanding in the report, however. drugs like meth as well as anti-depressants don't deplete dopamin or serotonin but increase the amount that is produced and/or keep it longer in circulation. the problem that this creates is that the body will then react and reduce the receptors for these neurotransmitters. that's the reason why larger and larger doses are needed to get the same effect, and why people get addicted and get massively depressed if they don't take the drug or anti-depressant - because the amount of receptors has been so much reduced (due to the oversupply during times of drug use) that almost none of the neurotransmitters find their way into the cells. they are there but can't enter and be used. that's not depletion, it's simply a protective measure of the body - reducing the receptors - against overstimulation and eventual damage.

if the drug or anti-depressant is taken long enough the body may no longer produce enough new cells with receptors for these neurotransmitters, or at least not for a very long time. this is when life for these people becomes a kind of monochrome sorrow. we're going to see a lot of these sorry shells once the earth changes get more severe and the supply of their drugs of choice dwindles and eventually ceases. welcome to zombie 2.0

Yvonne
5th May 2013, 14:36
I was addicted to meth for a little over 20 years. Started out snorting, and graduated to smoking. What a waste of a life. I have 5 1/2 yrs clean now :dance:, and can't imagine ever going back to that hellish existence. It is truly a seductive drug - it makes you feel confident, outgoing, creative, and happily for women with weight issues, it keeps you thin (actually gaunt and skeletal, but you think you look good :confused:). But the above author is correct in saying that it all changes after a while. I feel sad when I see people going down that path, knowing how long it takes to pull out of it, if ever. :(

Soul Safari
6th May 2013, 01:17
I lived in Thailand on/off for 12 years and witnessed it's take over from 'Yaba' (originally was government made for the working class to work long hours) it was a softer form but in recent years has progressed into Ice or other words 'Nam Keng' which translates into (hard water- ICE CUBES).. On every visit I see peoples teeth turn to black and fall out. People who I knew were headstrong/hardworking turn into doughnuts who I could literally push over with my little finger and have lost everything. It's a disgusting drug in every shape and form. I see people not sleep for 3 days at a time! There is enough vices out there let alone this..

Peace to everyone who has beat this habit.. I witnessed so many sad stories including myself. Not that I was on it but in effected me that resulted in me losing my daughter. 4 years later Im still going through the aftermath. I wish I could tell my story but it's not for public consumption.

Nanoo Nanoo
6th May 2013, 13:34
Whats the best thing about being addicted to meth ?


its only ever 6 sleeps till christmas !


i heard the host of a youth band competiton say that one in front of the kids and parents ! lol

SO i have been doing some research on this drug.This article has sparked my curiocity. Mostly because Dopamine is a special substance. I believe it to be the spirit molecule. when i decided todetox from Fluoride it took about 6 months but once i did i found my dopamine levels rise. I was lucid dreaming and the pineal gland does actually feel like a little pump inside your head. Dopamine helps with mental imaging and connectedness. Its a neurotransmitter which aids in chanelling or rather receving etherical pulses either received by the pineal gland and desyphered or transmitted by it with the aid of Dopamine.

If you were devioid of dopamine it would be like running a car battery without any battery acid. The plates wouldnt have anything to conduct the transmission.

So i had a look at what helped Dopamine levels.


Ok so food like Banana , almonds, ginger, salmon, avocado and many more , the list here is pretty good.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/86350-foods-increase-dopamine-serotonin/

Its important to keep the good food and vitamin intake while trying to recover from meth addiction. The depression that meth apparently gives short term relief from is caused by your dopamine being depleted. SO you need to re plenish the supply but as the author says it takes time.

When i meditate i use a teaspoon of Ginko in a tea pot with a bag of black tea. This combo enriches my brains dopa lecvels for a nice clean meditatiion.


here is another very comprehensive article

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread155337.html

you will see that some peoples reports contradict others. Id say some metabolisma and body types react and produce pre cursor hormones differently so hence the diversity and some contradiction.

Id say see what you gravbitate to and go from there. When you hot on a combination that works you will feel the difference. Good dopamone levels rocks my world ! i cannot immagine life without them/.

even if you are not a meth addict these diets are good to try


cheers

Naniu

The Truth Is In There
7th May 2013, 13:22
nanoo, you can raise the levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine all the way you like, through healthy food, sleep in a non-microwaved environment and whatnot but the sorry condition after coming off the drug won't change very much because as i said before, the receptors for these neurotransmitters are simply not active anymore. they have been turned off by the body as a protective mechanism against overstimulation. it will take months and in some cases years until enough new cells have been built in which these receptors are active again.

even eating 5 pounds of bananas each day won't make a difference (except giving you fatty liver disease as well). the best thing is never to start with drugs like meth or anti-depressants (or any kind of substance that creates an addiction even after short-term use). anything that has such extreme effects upon first use will inevitably force the body to make considerable adjustments if taken long-term.

the same happens if people use hormone-replacement therapy, btw. the body forgets nothing and forgives very little where the nervous and endocrine systems are concerned.

Nanoo Nanoo
8th May 2013, 01:06
Article

The dopamine naturally produced by your brain makes you feel good. You get a rush of dopamine in response to pleasurable activities like food or sex. On the other hand, without enough dopamine, you may feel sluggish, depressed and uninterested in life. Try some different methods to boost your dopamine levels if you're feeling a little low.

Steps

Method 1: Increase Dopamine Through Diet, Exercise and Adequate Sleep

Eat foods rich in tyrosine. Almonds, avocados, bananas, dairy, lima beans, sesame seeds and pumpkin seeds may all help your body to produce more dopamine.

2
Increase your intake of antioxidants. Dopamine is easy to oxidize, and antioxidants may reduce free radical damage to the brain cells that produce dopamine. Many fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants, including:

Beta-carotene and carotenoids: Greens, orange vegetables and fruits, asparagus, broccoli, beets

Vitamin C: Peppers, oranges, strawberries, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts

Vitamin E: Nuts and sunflower seeds, greens, broccoli, carrots

3
Avoid food that inhibits brain function. Such foods may include refined packaged foods, refined white flour, cholesterol, caffeine, saturated fats, fluoride,

4
Exercise regularly. Exercise increases blood calcium, which stimulates dopamine production and uptake in your brain. Try 30 to 60 minutes of walking, swimming or jogging to jump-start your dopamine

5
Get plenty of sleep. Your brain uses very little dopamine while you sleep, which helps you to build up your supply naturally for the next day. Get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

Method 2: Increase Dopamine By Taking Supplements

1
Try a supplement. Some physicians recommend Vitamin B6 supplements and L-Phenylalanine to elevate dopamine in the brain. You can grab either of these at your local healthfood store.


When coming off Meth , even before you do its important even if you are still stuck on it to start replenishing your health. As you come off it your health is what will support you through the hard times. Education in what helps is paramount so read the articles , spread the word to friends that may be having difficulty. Even if they are still stuck on meth at least they wont be depleating their bodies natural rescources to the point of no return.

Neurotransmitters have been stated to never regenerate. But i do not believe this. They do .. eventually , every cell of the body regenerates and revives its self every 2 years .. so if you feed your body the correct nutrients you will aid in it re plenishing and rebuilding.

Think of your body as a factory , and into the factory are conveyor belts that you can deposit materials , inside there are little umpa loompas waiting for the materials so they can scurry off and use the materials to re build the bits we break in day to day life. Even if you do not use meth its important to have good nutrition as we breathe polluted air , our bodies still need to detoxify , which it can do happily , if we feed it the correct nutrients.

Dont wait till you are sick to act .. act now while you are healthy .. crash detoxing can be un healthy ! its best to do it slowly over time so the body dosent counter react by over production of pre cursor hormones from huge and sudden intake of vitamins.

nice and easy does it


Naniu :pizza: