Troubled Teens Resources

Those teens and many parents who think any type of teen crisis intervention is overblown hype ought to spend a few hours reading the stories of teens who have lost their lives or sanity, or both, on meth. Teens are notorious for “knowing it all and one thing troubled teenagers will flatly declare is that they can’t or won’t get addicted - nope - never happen to them.

“I met a few guys that turned me on to some meth one night. I wasn’t afraid of it because I knew I was different. I have been through a lot in my life and was always was always
ok. I could use a little and still get my life together in Atlanta.”

But that is not how meth works.

“Addiction happens quickly.

Within days, all I cared about was more meth. I started shooting meth.
[…]
I hadn’t been in Atlanta six months and I went from a guy with $15,000, high hopes and plans to homeless, penniless, sick and begging for money from passersby. In the bitter cold nights I could usually call my parents or grandparents and talk them into a hotel room. They would beg me to come home and get well, but I couldn’t. I needed the meth.
[…]
Meth is a killer.It presents itself as your best friend, but quickly becomes the antichrist in your life. Once you’ve been there you almost can’t escape — I’m still not sure I’ve escaped.”

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He is still haunted, still pursued, still vulnerable. To this day the boy can not go back to Atlanta, the city he used in, for fear of triggering the addiction one more time.