Comments on: "Mom: The Most Common Nickname of a Meth User in Utah"

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:59:15 +0000

A previous poster expressed fear of getting hooked on meth if he were ever administered it. I think you have to start out wanting the drug to get addicted. The addict spends their life pursuing a repeat of that first experience. It never happens. If someone were forced the drug, they could easily escape it’s grip.

By: Carl

Carl — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:56:56 +0000

I live next door to what is almost certainly a meth-mom. She is picked up by Suburban with dark windows as soon as her daughter is dropped off from school around 3. The daughter gets on her computer and starts playing a non-stop chain of yelling, angry-youth, pound-the-drums-into-the-floor “music.” Sometimes she “sings” along to rap music peppered with obscenities. I called the police once when some unknown male was in the daughter’s room “singing” to rap at the top of his voice at 4AM Sunday morning. Fortunately he obliged by continuing his presentation until the deputy arrived almost an hour later.

The Suburban sometimes returns to the house repeatedly throught the wee hours. Meth mom goes into the house; comes back to the Suburban etc. Dealing with the matter is complicated by the daughter who is about 15. I dare not approach her to request she turn down the volume. I’d surely end up in jail as a molester or harasser of some kind. Meth mom obviously uses her for cover. And it’s clear the daughter is headed right down the same path as meth mom, regardless if she has yet had her first dose of the substance.

By: Sean

Sean — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:12:09 +0000

You’re right, I didn’t come up with the term—but it is also one I probably shouldn’t use, especially since I don’t understand meth addiction.

By: coldpassion

coldpassion — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:45:31 +0000

I’m in 100% agreement with all you said Daisy. As familiar as I have been with an addiction to meth, never had I heard the label “Meth Mom” that is horrible. Another label cast upon people overcome by the devil himself by others that have never even experienced it. Amazing. Knock em down before they even have a chance to get up for the first time.
@sean….please don’t take offense, as I know (or at least I assume) that it’s not a word you came up with. It just really tugged at my heart and made me so thankful to have escaped before I could be catagorized yet again in life.

By: Daisy Dial

Daisy Dial — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:07:44 +0000

Stay afraid, because you probably would.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:05:51 +0000

To be honest, I’m terrified of meth. It sounds exactly like the kind of drug I would get hooked on.

By: Daisy Dial

Daisy Dial — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:50:41 +0000

Meth is an invasive drug that literally takes over your life, body & soul. It is, by far, the most addictive drug I have ever used, and I consider myself lucky to have broken free of it. Between the horrific “coming down” and overwhelming sense of euphoria while using, it creates a cycle of constant use. For two full years I was using, day after day, without a break, and if I hadn’t quit when I did, I would now, without a doubt, be dead. It’s very easy for me to understand why people get hooked, no matter who you are, and no matter what your station in life is.