Pubdate: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 Source: Globe and Mail (Canada) Copyright: 2004, The Globe and Mail Company Contact: http://www.globeandmail.ca/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/168 Author: Larry Tkaczyk Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n059/a07.html?1499 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) CRYSTAL METH Vancouver -- I'm in my 30s. I've tried crystal meth. Would I do it again? I might. Or I might not. It's not that important to me either way. Is it addictive? Personally, I don't see how, although I also don't understand people's addictions to cigarettes, alcohol, gambling, cocaine, etc. I've tried them all at least once, and really don't see the attraction (Toxic Drug Causes Lasting Damage To Brain -- Jan. 10). Do I think crystal meth is safe to use? Not from what I've read and researched. It's a risk I've taken on occasion, maybe once a year. It is really fun, until you come down (then get yourself ready for some emotional hell). A day or so later, you pull yourself back together and get on with your real life. The girl in your article went through a nightmare I'll hopefully never experience, but it sounds like she had big problems long before she discovered crystal meth. Mixing big life problems with any drug, legal or illegal, is probably not a good idea. Larry Tkaczyk - --- MAP posted-by: Derek