What is Meth Addiction
Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (see Legal issues). Metha...
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i am a recovering addict, been clean for 1 year(with the exception of 1 relapse) i had been using since the age of 13, am now 24. anyway, my older brother keeps bringing it in the house and smoking it here, and it is literally making me sick. i am shaking and my stomach is turning, i can smell it. everyone pretty much knows and just ignores it. i am afraid to confront him because he has been violent with me on several occasions. i don't know what to do.
Posted on 04/15/09, 07:04 pm |
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Talk to your parents. Or it might be time for you to get a place of your own; if you were able to quit for that long, you're a strong enough person now to step out on your own and you owe it to yourself to be in a healthy environment.
Good Luck to you and awesome job on quitting! Do not let him bring you down, and remember, he's sick right now, but you have to protect your sobriety first. 
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If you can manage it...leave.Your sobriety and safety depends on this.Your local womens shelter and N.A. chapters will help you with these decisions.You were strong enough to get this far.Be strong enough to get help. Blessed be.
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That's messed up.
Others in the house don't say anything???? What kind of environment is that for someone who wants to quit in the long term? I can't imagine how you are able to stay sober. I wish I had advice for you, but I don't. I quit smoking meth because I developed extreme sensitivity to it (and all stimulants, including caffeine). Anytime I smoked it, I would have very bad panic attacks. Maybe you can find and throw away his pipes. Or, get him committed to a psychiatric facility. That might work since he has been violent with you. You just need to call the coroner's office and tell them your brother is out of control. You can say you are afraid for your safety because he is strung out on meth. The cops will come pick him up. Be sure he is not smoking at the time and that there are no drugs in the house, of course. You don't want him to get arrested. That would make things so much worse. Jail doesn't solve shit. It just costs taxpayer dollars to house drug users who then make more and sometimes better connections than they had before.
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Tell him to knock it off or you will call the police on him and let him get arrested as well as being forced to stay in jail.
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2 words, luv......GET AWAY!
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Since it's in the air like that it probably is getting into your body. It sticks to skin and you breath the air. I think you NEED to do something about it fast before you fall back into it. Please do something! Move if you have to. You can start out by posting and asking at meetings for a room to rent. That's what I did. That way you are in a clean and sober atmosphere and you will be supported in your recovery. It's a start in the right direction. Save yourself.
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Get a shotgun and chase him around the house with you shooting holes into your home.
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if i was you, i wouldn't be able to take it.
if you can, get yourself a motel room until he leaves, discuss it with your parents, and get him the fuck out of your environment. that is selfish of him to not even care about you enough to keep it away from you. i'm so sorry. i wouldn't be able to handle it as well as you have.
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