My name is Matthew. I'm 23 and I started tweaking on crystal when I was 19. One of my good friends introduced me to crystal. Before that I had always been the good little boy. Never drinking too much, or even dare thinking of taking drugs. But I thought what the hey, one time won't kill me. My friend was very educated and played mother hen to me, i.e. made sure I was drinking enough water, was cool enough, etc. So, all in all my first time was great. I basically slept through my crash period and was fine to work the next day.
So, I started tweaking every weekend. I figured I was safe if it was only two days of the week. But soon, two days turned to three, then four, then for about two months straight I started tweaking on Thursday and kept on until Sunday. Finally, I had to stop. I took a good look at myself and realized unless I got control of myself, I was gonna hit rock bottom. It finally took an aquaintance of mine entering rehab for me to slow down. So I basically quit cold turkey.
I stopped doing crystal meth for about 8 months. After that I decided to see how I would handle it. That was two years ago. I am now what I consider a "controlled tweaker". I know how much I can handle and I know when I need to stop. Whenever I am tweaking with a bunch of friends, we always have a designated "hen mother" who always is there to let us know when we are getting out of control and make sure everybody is doing all right.
So, for the past two years I've been tweaking. I only do it on the weekends. No Exceptions!! I don't let it affect my work life, or any other aspect of my life. Usually one weekend out of the month, my tweaker friends and I decide to have a break weekend. We take that weekend off from the clubs and go to somebody's house and just watch movies and chill. No drugs, no drama, no bullshit. Just a bunch of friends getting together.
I think the main reason people get addicted to crystal and it ruining their life is them not being educated about it. Just like any drug. If you are going to try it, figure out what it does to your body, how to handle it and how to be safe with it. Granted, you can't say that by learning about taking drugs it's gonna make them good for you, it's not. But at least you are going to be educated and know your limits.
Again, I would like to thank your website for what it is providing. It allows people to understand the dangers of crystal, but also educates people that are taking it, so they can make safer, more educated decisions.