Troubled Teens Resources

Teen crisis intervention in the arena of meth addiction is needed on such a comprehensive scale that it boggles the imagination. Some parts of the country have yet to experience the scourge while in other areas, such as in Montana, the problem is epidemic and teens at risk are falling like flies.

Meth is perhaps one of the most frightening drugs around simply because it is so very easy to become hooked and almost impossible to quit. A teen that dares to play with meth is almost sentencing himself to years of incredible humiliation and pain. This is why parents are galvanizing the introduction of intervention programs in city after city. One such program, Mothers Against Meth-Amphetamine or MAMA, a Christian based group, has created a website with downloadable pamphlets, videos and educational material on meth addiction and how to fight it. As is usual with such grass roots efforts, the program came about as a result of tragedy.

“Jim was Dr. Holley’s youngest brother. He was 22 years old when he became addicted to methamphetamine and he was 24 years old when it killed him. Jim killed himself on the 4th of July, 2000 because of the delusions he suffered as a result of his meth addiction. About 6 months before Jim committed suicide, he came over to his sister Dr. Holley’s house. He wanted to talk. And what he had to say was so important it had to be put on TV. So Dr. Holley’s husband recorded it as an interview on the family video camera. Years later, this footage was incorporated into the High Is a Lie video. Dr. Holley explains how meth causes hallucinations, and then Jim has a hallucination. She explains how this drug is addictive the first time it is used, and Jim says, “I’ll never get back what I lost that night.” The video closes with a visit to Jim’s grave.”

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