Yes i think meth can show negative side effects in as soon as a month =| Wait for him to stop? How about send his ass to a rehab and make him stop?

Meth use can change a person the very first time they use it. It's one of the most addictive recreational drugs around. Once addicted there's a 6% recovery rate. It's even suggested that it may alter DNA. If I were you, I'd work like hell to get him some help because you're "both" going to need it!

it don't even have to take a month babe. and no, leave him in the dust.

I wish I could go back 2 years & stop the person I love very much at just a month of using. Now, I am batteling 2 years. Please..... help him stop now before it's too late. It could be too late now. It's soooooo addictive!!!! I just ordered 3 videos from A&E about METH addiction to maybe get more advice on how to help her.

How long have you been waiting, how long will you wait? Chances are, you will wait for a long time, and let this person drag you down. With this type of addiction, you are best to let the person go, and only provide support that doesnt involve your emotions, you really cant help much with a chemical addiction. You can however help with a mental addiction, it is deciphering the two that is the challenge. Use your time wisely...

Yes...any drugs can change people. No...get the **** out of Dodge!

Yes and No.

get it out now now now now now now now now now now now!!!!!

Yes it can and no

Meth can change a person in a week, we seen it. We know a guy that a week after first trying Meth was expelled from college, became homeless & later on a street hustler to support his habit.

Your question is too broad to answer in a few words, I feel I have the obligation to leave you the first three links to a TRUE LIFE STORY of a Meth Addict. The fourth one is related to the Anatomy of Meth, in other words how people get into it and how they later look. Remember there is something called "The Meth Faces", if you want to see more video go to YouTube and type "Meth Addicts" you will get a whole list of medical videos that show you how you can get into this horrible addiction by living with a Meth Addict. I know these videos are very graphic and terrible to see, but videos can do wonders for you to understand what you could do to yourself out of ignorance. Sorry for this, good luck and best regards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHKXxaQNW5g&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AKJN7n67sA&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aBpKWBL5lc&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOjnaIzjYm8&feature=related

From what I've heard that's the worst addiction you can have ...you are instantly addicted so I would say yes it can change someone in a month..and as far as you waiting for him to stop that would be something you would have to decide but from my point of view watching my brother going through his addiction...he turned into a heartless person with no conviction about any wrong he did..he stole from me my mother and anyone else he could steal from just to feed his addiction, he lied about everything and it was just horrible all the way around, being my brother I could not just abandon him but I couldnt help him either he didnt want help..he wanted the drugs nothing more nothing less...its a real sad sight to see..so I would say not to wait for him to stop because it will not be a fun wait..and there is no guarantee he ever will espically with a strong addiction like meth

all drugs can change people. you don't wait because while you're waiting, he can overdose and die and then you'll regret waiting for him to stop. if he doesn't want help, then he will ruin your life. if that's the life you want to lead, then stay. if not, walk away.

Do I wait for him to change????? No you will wait and wait and nothing in favor of you will come, is up to him to decide when to stop!

Wait for him to stop?

Yes, it is extremely addictive, once hooked, thats all the person will care about and live for. Is the endless persuit of getting that next high. People steal for it, go to jail for it, ruin family and friends for it, ruin themselves. Its bad. If you wait for him to stop you will be waiting for a long long time. Just move on

Absolutley. I speak from experience. I just celebrated three years clean from meth addiction. I lost my children my family my job my place to live self respect and much more. Help will only work if he/she wants it to. You can suggest and let him know that you are there but if he does not get the help you cant stick around forever.

Yes to the first question,And no to the second. What makes you think he's going to stop anytime soon.It's going to be a long hard life if you stay with him and who knows maybe in time you ll get into it..Please turn around and get away whlie your still sane.

Yes. Meth is not a recreational drug like pot or hash. Meth is totally addictive. You rarely hear of anyone getting off meth until they get busted and jailed.

i was addicted to meth for two years, it changed me in a matter of weeks of starting to do it so yes it can change u in a month. meth is a very addicting drug, i just decided i had had enough and i didnt want the drug to control me anymore but sadly this is not what happens for most people it usually takes getting in trouble or getting put in the hospital before someone decides to quit! the best of luck to you!

absolutely, a week could be enough really. especially if hes already comfortable with other drugs, it could take no time.

It certainlly can. Have you ever seen the video "Just Once"? I will only try meth just once. I will only steal just once. I will only sleep with a guy for meth just once. And as she lays beaten up and passed out on her bed her sister who watched her say these things says... I will only try meth, just once. It's more addicting then heroin.

meth is the devil, its caused me alot of bad things. people turn into something thats undescribable. your relationship will never work as long as meth is a part of it. it causes cheating,lying, stealing, whatever. its ruin alot of good things in my life. it turns people into the devil. and i wish i had never fell weak to it

Yes it can change someone the first time they use it. Run don't walk to the nearest exit.

I just watched a documentery on this subject...apparently, it can change you after the first time you try it. LITERALLY. It's like an instant addiction. Is there hope? Oh, yeah, there is. It involves rehab and a lot of work on everyone's part. Do an intervention, cause what's down the road from you now is nothing pretty. They showed a woman over a year period of Meth use. Every month, it looked as if she aged 5 years or more. By the end of the year, she looked like she was in her late 60's or 70's. She was like 40. GET HELP FOR THEM NOW.

In the addiction world, among the alcoholics and junkies and cokeheads, they all look down on tweekers, meth addicts. That should tell you something. I now meth addicts who are grateful that they chose meth because it took them down to the bottom so quickly instead of the lingering death of other drugs. Here are the five stages of meth addiction: 1) I'm so tired. I just need something to pick me up. Just this one time. 2) I'm so alive! I have lots of energy! 3) I can repair all these appliances myself! I can't wait to take them apart!!! 4) HEY I"VE GOT TO NAIL THIS TOAST TO THE WALL!!! I MEAN HEY IT'S SURE NOT GONNA NAIL ITSELF!!! 5) i'm so tired...

yes they can change. dont wait. INTERVENSION

Yes it can change them. If he's been using for a month, he isn't going to stop any time soon. Get out while the getting is good.

no...google "the faces of meth". One peek at what long-term usage can do for someone's appearance is enough for anyone to quit cold-turkey. He needs help. SERIOUS help. He needs to go into a program and get off meth. Thats the only way. Meth allows anyone to feel like they have super powers. Like any goal is attainable. Please get this guy some help. Meth makes people do things that they never thought were capable of doing. Please help him before he loses his soul.

Here is a picture i found online regarding one of the many faces of meth....

Its supposed to be more addictive than heroin, help them now! don't wait for nothin!

Yeah, wait for him to stop. And do let me know when he does. I'll be the one sitting over there, not holding his breath...

YES, don't wait, try your hardest to get through to him. METH IS NO JOKE. You need an intervention. At the same time if you can't help someone who doesn't want to help themselves. Just do what you can and hope that its enough. GOOD LUCK!!

Yes and don't wait. You will be waiting a long time, enough time to get over him and find someone else. Cheating, lying, and stealing WILL begin.

Lots of people use Methamphetamine briefly and stop. In fact essentially the same chemical is given to servicemen in time of war to increase their performance. Afterwards very few become addicted. Many street users are addicted to it because it is perhaps "the best" drug available. Without it I believe many of these same people would simply have chosen crack, alcohol, or something else instead.

Meth is one of the most quickly destructive drugs right now. It will age a person with such rapidity you will be shocked. It should only be used for problems such as Narcolepsy and obesity.

http://www.anti-meth.org/photos2.html

yes it can, for the worse in many different ways, so get some help for him immediatly

Yeah. It can definitely change them in a month. Get him help, quick.

It will change him in less than a month. He needs help. If help is rejected, he will be rejecting you as well. There is no future for you with a meth addict. It is a ride that takes the person into a road of misery, a path you do not want for yourself. It takes courage, pain and loss to quit meth, even when the person is beginning the addiction. It takes courage, pain and sacrifice for their love ones. Please, if you see that you can not help him, if he does not want to be helped, think about the brighter future you can have without a meth addict pulling you into the ditch of misery and pain.

yes I worked in drug rehab for 9 years and meth is the worst thing I have ever seen for changing and eventualy destroying someone get out of there life or help them into a rehab

I was on Meth for 3 years and it can change someone in less than a week the only way to get them to chang eis to leave them and hope they can see how it effects them in they're own life you can try an intervention but ultimietly its up to them, if they want to change they will otheriwse they are lost to you, I am soo sorry, if you want to talk please let me know, I went through it with my sister and finally got her into rehab but she was never the same again. Again I'm sorry

i have been doing meth since i was 12 years old and now at 37 years old ,on a every day basis doing more and more. now its part of my life .what helped me was going to prison.no that didnt stop me .was the good lord helping me . if he isnt ready to stop he aint going to stop, no matter what you do . you have to live your life . and as a spouse of a meth user they go threw it just as much and sometimes worse because you will get into the addict behavoir .calling the cops could be deadly if he feels betrade by his so trust other half .if he is angry theres no telling what he will do meth makes the nices people into meth monsters .wish i could tell you to wait for him ,sorry run away from fer and quick ,ask him to get help and if wants to get help stand behind him ,good luck and god bless you

Of course it can. It's a powerful drug. You can't wait for him to stop because he won't. Do an intervention or accept that he's a drug addict.

yes it can - don't wait for anything. if they can't stop for you then something is wrong. Do not put this off. The longer it goes on, the harder it is on EVERYONE. If you love yourself and said person, get them help, and if they don't want it then help yourself by leaving.

having taken meth, forget waiting unless this person can "screw up" and you would wait indefinitely. but no i don't think meth is the boogie man. and i don't believe it's as it seems. meth abuse is probably just another part of the human experience... it can take a person over..but then again that person is susceptible to being taken over...it's just a catalyst for the true nature of an individual...think of it like drinking, over time the nature of this individual will display their true colors not as an addict but as a person who deals with substances we all deal with the experience a little differently... and by proxy some are the pervaers and some are left to deal with drug users. wait if this person is worth it...because they're worth it to you or leave if this challenge to your morality is unbearable!

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT METHAMPHETAMINE OR CRYSTAL------GET OUT OF THAT RELATIONSHIP IF HE/SHE DOESN'T GET HELP IMMEDIATELY. YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST. METH CAN CHANGE SOMEONE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. IT IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE DRUG OUT THERE. FIRST IN THE QUICKEST ADDICTION

YOU must do an intervention of some type. My daughter ruined her life with meth. She could have been a model at 5'9, long beautiful red hair, high cheek bones. Now she looks old, has no teeth and low life friends. We've tried and tried. I am raising her two little girls. Take action before it is too late!!

yes. they start to isolate and get paranoid. plus some may pick up the habit of picking at their skin. scary~ there's really nothing for you to do.. it's really up to him to quit. plus if you try to intervene.. he may go against you too

yes it can he officially a chicken head and there is no stopping him he is his worst enemy

Meth *OWNED* him from day one. He is toast move on with your life.

Makes you wonder if the person is actually a beginner. Look for weight loss...paranoia...way out there excuses and stories...temper....and guilt. And slightly less interest in physical activity romantically.

Yes, I have heard that. And if he's changed already, you will be waiting for a VEEEEERRRRY long time. Whoever this is, stay away from them, cut them off and forget about them. That methamphetamine is the next frigging plague. Stay away...remember this day because one day, you will be very sorry.

It's almost instant with meth, very few can put it down after starting.

Meth can change someone in a month. Very few people who ever really get hooked on meth ever get off of it. I have known several people that for some unknown reason to me, got started on it and it took them down. A couple of people kicked it and live very clean and different lives now,,some others live in and out of jail or in constant turmoil. It is a very addictive drug and almost always has a horrible effect on the person involved.

chances are hes not going to, meth is one of the 3 or 4 drugs you can do that destroy you, and most peopel never recover, im sorry

dont wait he will not stop until he see he has to rehab rehab send him away

I sure can. Don't wait for him to stop, Call A&E and have him do an intervention.

I never did Meth or Extacy and understand I missed nothing.

He is not going to stop using meth. my dad started using meth just before i was born and im 26 now and I havent seen my dad in 25 years because hes been on meth the whole time. he is just now trying to get clean so he can be a grandfather.

Can change someone at first use. Get him help or get away from him if he will not accept help.

Meth changes someone immediately. If it has already been a month your chances are 1/2 of getting that person back unscaved. Odd's are you will see alot more changes.

intervene right away...meth is about as close as you can get to a walking zombie...it ravages the body and kills the brain with high levels of dopamine....get him some help asap!! it is extremely dangerous, chances are he will not just stop, and it will ruin his life.

It can change someone in a few days. If a person does not get any sleep for a few days (very common on meth), they can start experiencing what is call sleep deprived psychosis and can do things to hurt themselves or others. Do what you can to get this person off of it.

I'm sorry but I don't think he is going to stop on his own. Meth is highly addictive. If you want him to survive, you are going to need to get him a lot of help. Best of luck to you both!

TALK TO HIM AND TELL HIM THAT IF HE DOESN'T STOP YOU WILL LEAVE HIM....AND IF YOU SEE HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT IT...JUST START OVER....YOUR LIFE WITHOUT HIM..

Meth will make drastic changes right away. Do not wait for him to stop. If he willnot get help then get out of the relationship. Someone who puts drugs before you will never be able to love you correctly untill they kick their habbit.

RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My fiance is actually a recovering meth addict if this person just started, try talking to him and let him know how it bothers you. it's a highly addictive and dangerous drug and it takes over a person whether they want it to or not. you need to see if he really wants to quit, or if he just doesn't care. if he doesn't care, then it's really pointless. he will only want to change himself, and ONLY when he is ready. but you guys DEFINITELY need to talk. discuss n/a meetings, etc. and another piece of advice, don't always get angry at him because he will want to start hiding it from you. instead, reassure him that you will support him in his decision to quit and that you understand the fact that he is human (if it's someone you really care about) narcotics anonymous meetings are also a good idea too

OMG, a month in meth years is one year. Seriously, I know. I was a meth addict for 12 years, and I have witnessed the worst of the worst, but am now sober and loving it. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

you can never wait for someone to stop either see if they want to quit and at the very sign of aggression you need leave and not ever come back you can not even let him near you for a while enough for him to miss you and just on the phone and you can not go and see him unless he goes to rehab if he cares enough he will and if not you really deserve better no matter what

yes and no. I think it all depends on the person. Though some drugs are more addictive than others, I ultimately feel that it's the addictive nature of some people more than the addictive nature of a substance that determines how far one will fall. I've seen it myself. I had a friend who got hooked on it and within a month he had lost 30 lbs, was jittery, hadn't slept, was paranoid and hadn't slpet but about 10 hours the entire month. I took him out to dinner and all he could do was sit there with his head hanging down...couldn't even eat. A few months later he was even worse..his hygeine had gone down the tube, his teeth were getting bad and he had developed burns on his lips and fingers from the pipe, and started getting the scabs and stuff from itching and scratching...I tried to help him out but he just wouldn't have it, he ended up moving to florida with some girl who was worse off than himself and I never saw him again. But I had another childhood friend who's wife died, he inherited all of this money and ended up hanging out with the wrong people and spent almost all of it on meth. He got hooked pretty good for a couple of months and I went to visit him and staged a semi-intervention. He was also looking pretty rough, but he stopped cold turkey and cleaned his act up in matter of weeks..never fell off the wagon and is doing great, remarried and happy 4 years later.....so yeah it can change you as much as you let it change you. Depends on how far down that road you want to let it go.

I've never done meth or any hard drugs but speed and half of an excatsy pill , I am 24 and have smoked a lot of marijuana. Every second in your life can change you depending on what is happening , so this means that you can change him , being part of the second that does. When dealing with people who are doing drugs , ask them why they are doing what they do? and from there answer , understand why they are doing it. My answer was when I was first asked , was it makes me happy. The person who had asked me that question was like 17 at the time. so no devellopement because I was happy. So in my case , you d have to show me how things that make me happy , are being destroyed by this drug. but it must be proven because people who have said you get stupid cuz of marjiuana and i even mean doctors , well fuk them , I am extremely smart , and no drug has changed my morals. Ever that is my soul. Pain has changed them . So gl with it , you know luck is simply what you can't control , meaning someone else is. This is why gettin help is key to control situations Don't ever forget this doing drugs is like poison. it has its good , and its bad. you must purify , but for some people including me it is very hard , because the good out ways the bad . you gotta find a way to replace / subsitute the good of the drug with something else. Gl

It doesn't take a month to kill you. If you're stupid enough to START meth, it can kill you the first time. He won't just stop on his own, as others have told you. He's gonna need help. I'd personally recommend help through the church. There are some amazing councilors that will help you for free at the local church. Catholic, methodist (no pun intended), lutheran , non-denom christian, etc... doesn't matter.

great question.....i was a meth head for many years....it is the hardest drug to get off of......and, i absolutely agree that the first time will get you addicted.........meth was the first thing i thought of when i woke up, and was the last thing i thought about before i fell asleep.....I was lucky, tho......i was able to function and keep a job.....my ex room-mate actually called my family to tell them that i was addicted to meth....it devasted them.....it made me get clean......she saved my life........this was two yrs ago, and i don't even have cravings anymore that used to consume me.......take care.....Brian......

Yes it can, and will and no do not wait for him to stop, GET HIM HELP NOW!!!

My step dad did meth twice, in those two days it changed him. My mom was in denial and I tried to tell her he was doing meth but she wouldn't believe me, I only knew because I researched the signs. First he was delusional, im extreemly pail and blonde and one night he thought I was a mexican trying to steal his van. He stayed up all hours and started cleaning like crazy, calling it spring cleaning. Btw, he could have chased me down with a gun while he thought I was a mexican (meth is dangerous). He also started buying tons and tons of bleach and stealing my lighters and using all the lighter fluid in them. So whatever meth is made out of its very toxic and lethal. You need to get him help or tell him that you will leave him if he doesn't stop. My mom threatened to take his kids and me if he didn't stop and kicked him out for several nights. It made him clean up, meth isn't just dangerous to him, its also dangerous to you.

GET OUT OF THERE NOW. Run do not walk. Meth is in control and you can wait forever and waste your life doing it.

Depends on how you want him when he does.

Do not wait, Meth is one of the worse drugs out there - it will destroy a person virtually before your eyes...I have seen this happen within my own extended family. Nag him to stop, tell anyone who cares about him about what he's doing - and if necessary turn him into the police. Meth is no joke - it's a "vampire drug", it will suck the life right out of a person.

its possible for him to stop. now quiting is the hard part.

HAHAHAHA!!! sorry, im laughing cause im an ex tweaker... if you 'wait' for him to stop then your gonna wait a long time... nuff said. get him help and put him in rehab or something.

um......i used to sling meth....and, it is the hardest drug to get off of.....most people die before they quit....but, i was lucky.....i snorted a fucking gram a day for almost two yrs.......i was able to keep a normal day-time job like most of us.....as a dealer, i was able to get it for 20 buxs a gram, and sell it for a hundred........meth will change a person after that first line or pipe hit.....i really hope that the person you are talking about gets some help........if you need to ask me anything about all of this, i am clean (THANK GOD) and i will talk to you........take care.....Brian.....

I have seen meth change someone in 30 seconds after taking there first hit from a pipe. No you donot wait for him to stop becaus he will not stop on his own. If you do not step in now and reach out to him before he is too far gone, you could lose him forever. I had the misfortune of getting hook on the stuff over 30 years ago and the only thing that stopped me was a hart attack that has only a 15% servival rate.

I am an ex meth addict and if you wait for him to stop be prepared to have your entire world turned upsidedown. It changes you forever you never have enough, you are always looking for more, you will steal from friends and family, you will have sex with any and everyone you can to have it. Then there is the extreme risk of disease Hep C very common with meth highly contagess and it will rot your teeth. I speak from first hand experience 2 years ago I was dying from a chronic case of Hep C and lost all my teeth. If you wait for him to stop you will join him and it will destroy your life

I am a Meth addict who noes has 85 days clean .i did meth for 26 years every day any were from 1/4 -1/2 half ounce a day and we do recover .My suggestion is go to rehab and learn some coping skills and attend NA/AA meetings ,get a sponser and learn to work the steps and be honest with yourself ,open minded , and dont USE NO MATTER WHAT the first 60 days are very rough so hang in there

you know i don't know,but these people can't all be wrong. if i was in your shoes and i was not sure what to do i would just "GO". life is to short to dance with ugly people. i know what booze can do to a family and MJ and that is mild to what these folks are saying. unless its a family member,i say drop that user and their habit.

yup. it's so weird that today was the day that we went over meth in one of our classes at school. Statistics show that almost every single person on meth ends up eventually seriosuly injuring or killing their friends, family, etc. It's not normal, but on meth it is.

Meth is extremely addicting and yes, it c an change someone in a month. You might be waiting quite awhile for him to stop. People either do it daily or not at all.

yeah a good friend of mine is so bad on it thats all he thinks about and talks about is meth and its annoying he traded half of his shit for it and even traded a car for meth i just smoke weed and drank beer why cant people jus stick to that and i pretty much tried to help him but he refused so i gave up on him and dont talk to him any more

First I do not condone drugs in anyway. Second I think you have to ask yourself not is he addict. But is he showing signs of an addict is he lying or manipulating to get drugs is he stealing or selling to support his habit? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have to leave him. You writing this blog is concern enough for me to tell you you to run and not look back unless he is clean and sober. For an addict can and will attempt to pull all those around them down with them. If you said no to all these questions then drop it and have fun and do what you want to do. You know deep down what you have to do and whatever you do its the right thing. It may not be right now but if it don't kill you then it is.