Here’s something people don’t always understand about meth addiction: eventually, getting high may not even be the point anymore.
That sounds backwards. If the drug isn’t making someone feel good anymore, why would they keep using it?
Because somewhere along the way, the deal changes. What once gave energy, confidence, focus, or pleasure can turn into something completely different.
Now it might be about getting moving. Avoiding the crash. Trying to feel normal. Or simply trying not to feel terrible. That distinction matters. Because it’s easy to look from the outside and say, “If you’re not even enjoying it anymore, why don’t you just stop?”
But you’re looking at the addiction as if the person is still making the same decision they made in the beginning. They’re not.
Understanding that doesn’t remove personal responsibility. It gives us a better understanding of what we’re actually dealing with.
This is Episode 2 of my series breaking down meth addiction in plain language, without judgment and without making it more complicated than it needs to be.
For those with lived experience: when did you realize you weren’t chasing the high anymore? What were you chasing instead? #sobernotboring
Watch the video series on our Youtube channel! https://youtu.be/F32n_zbekRU
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