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An Inspiring Glimpse into Recovery from Meth Addiction

Get help with your meth addiction!

Get help with your meth addiction!

The mugshot of people who have used meth over the years and rapidly progressed from average looking people to near death are plastered all over the internet—the infographic is called the “Faces of Meth” and for good cause. Unfortunately, very few people have had the opportunity to actually hear the real life stories behind the photos and it’s an even rarer case for those faces to come public with a victorious recovery from methamphetamine addiction – but it is possible!

Faces of Meth is a project that was originally started by Deputy Bret King who decided to gather up mugshots of people who were booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center. He would later verify a history of methamphetamine use and use the photos to generate a look at these individuals as they progressed from casual methamphetamine users on through to full-blow addicts. Pictures really do say a thousand words and the many photos shared on the Faces of Meth website tell all.

What the photos don’t tell is that there actually are some people, a small percentage, who recover from meth addiction as a result of their interactions with law enforcement. Recently, Fox News of St. Louis released a rare glimpse into the lives of two recovering methamphetamine addicts who were previously arrested by Sgt. Jason Grellner. Their inspiring stories of recovery can be found here:

Inspiring Stories of Meth Addiction Recovery

Unfortunately, as Sgt. Grellner noted in the interview, the number of methamphetamine addicted individuals who do recover following incarceration is often quite low. Grellner states that he can count the number of people who have been clean for more than two years on just a single hand—a sign that there’s simply not enough help available for those suffering from this terrible disease.

Treatment for Methamphetamine Addiction

Many of the people who do recover from meth addiction do so as a result of receiving adequate treatment under the care and supervision of a counselor, doctor, therapist or other professional. In fact, most people are not able to up and quit using methamphetamines on their own and will require professional help in order to completely stop. Unfortunately, treating meth addiction often requires a quite different approach than what is used in everyday treatment settings.

Meth can take 6 weeks or more to completely wash out of the system which means that longer treatment programs are necessary in order to provide adequate time for complete detox and for counseling. Although many of the symptoms of meth addiction are in fact short-term, there is a laundry list of long-term consequences that can also come from prolonged use of this dangerous drug. Treatment must adhere to the additional time necessary to allow for detox while also taking into account the changes in sleep patterns, health and overall well-being that a recovering addiction will be subject to.

For help finding effective treatment for methamphetamine addiction, call 888-646-0635Who Answers? to speak with a rehab specialist today. We can help you find quality treatment for meth addiction so that you can create your own story of recovery!

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