"I don't miss the fact that now when my lips move it is more than likely I am actually telling the truth."

Jane S

"I don't miss the fear that arose when I'm driving my car every time a police car hovers into view."

Steven

"My lowest point was when I realised I was stealing money from my daughters Christmas presents to fund my habit."

P. Gomez

"Anyone being faced with the reality that their addiction needs to be conquered and their life will change is going to be scared."

Fatima

"Find out why you use, find out your triggers, and take it day by day. Any day clean is better than any day you’ve been high."

Ivan

"My goal in life wasn't living...it was getting high. I was falling in a downward spiral towards a point of no return"

John

"I ended up homeless and on the streets, living and sleeping in a cardboard box, begging and struggling to find ways to get my next meal."

Ben

"Little did I know that my mom was upstairs crying every night that I came home late, crying because she was scared for my survival."

Nick

"It’s going to take a fight to get out, but if I beat my addiction to crystal meth, you can beat yours."

Eve

"By the time I was done with my addiction to crystal meth, I had racked up 4 arrests, 9 felonies, a $750,000 bail, a year in jail."

Jeff

"Even my fellow users didn't want to touch me. They said I was gross because I was so skinny."

Kristan

"I couldn’t see how dependent I was, and when it was all too late I couldn’t stop."

Carrie

"It destroys the happiness in your brain so eventually the only way to get that happy feeling again is to get high."

Brittney

"It wasn't me when I was using, I was soulless."

Anonymous

"When I was 23, I was introduced to meth. I got so addicted that I loved meth more than my husband."

Irene

"I have to remind myself how bad the come down can be and that just one is too many and a thousand won't be enough."

Anonymous

"I dont' remember being brought into emergency nor do I remember how long I was out for. What I do remember is when I awoke. I had been sleeping for nearly a month! They told me I had slipped into a drug induced coma, and was nearly lost."

Anonymous

"It was a long process but I eventually kicked the habit entirely by the time I was 17, and I have to say I couldn't be happier about it."

Ares

"Everyday is a battle and I don't want to lose. I don't want to ruin my life."

Sandra

"Regardless of how it is looked at, crystal meth addiction is a serious problem, and needs to be treated right away."

Hayes

"Looking back over the past year, it's hard to work out the exact point at which a bit of fun became an addiction."

Simon

"I couldn't stop talking, and my heart was racing. I was restless and so horny. I stayed up till the next afternoon, taking Viagra to keep the sex going non-stop."

Simon

"Friends, my sister, even my ex, tried to help, but I shut them out, literally slamming the door on them if I bothered to answer it at all."

Simon

"I'd be high for days, having sex with so many guys I just lost count."

Simon

"One morning, I woke up bleeding with excruciating pain in my pelvic area."

Simon

"It was bad, but at least it wasn't as bad as could be. I was lucky to be alive"

Simon

"Whether you have a history of drug addiction or not, has no bearing on whether you get addicted to this drug. It is Russian roulette, pure and simple."

Staley

"I have to remind myself how bad the come down can be and that just one is too many and a thousand won't be enough."

Bree

"The crash that comes along with these methamphetmeine type drugs, and the way it takes over your whole being. It's no longer worth it to me."

Mathew

"I sold my car, lost my job, was kicked out of my mother’s house, was $25,000 in credit card debt, and living on the streets of Camden, New Jersey. I lied, I stole, I cheated."

Alison