JESUS CHRIST! --Faces of Meth--

carnivore

Pictures of meth users' faces over a span of 11 months and the toll it takes.

http://www.shoutwire.com/viewstory/149501/The_Faces_of_Meth_pics_

sweet tea

hey doc -- what's up with the facial lesions? burns?

and what's the appeal of this stuff again?

livetotravel

Here's an unscathed face of meth...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/nyregion/19quest.html

carnivore

Livetotravel wrote: Here's an unscathed face of meth...
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/19/nyregion/19quest.html

Yet...

Let's see what he looks like in a few years.

carnivore

sweet tea wrote: hey doc -- what's up with the facial lesions? burns?

and what's the appeal of this stuff again?

Who knows? There's a lot that's not understood about methamphetamine. It could be burns, infections from poor hygiene (one of them in particular looked infected- the woman with the lesion above her nose between the eyes), trauma from a rough lifestyle. A lot of them look like cold sores. You may notice that none of them is smiling. I bet a lot of them have meth mouth- a common problem of very advanced dental decay in these people that happens for unclear reasons (although it may be due to a decrease in saliva production). If you have a strong stomach, do a google image search for meth mouth.

What's the appeal? It's a cheap stimulant that lasts a long time. If you're interested in first hand accounts, check out www.erowid.org and hit the "experience vaults" section for methamphetamine. It's interesting, because most of the experiences in that section are pretty bleak, whereas the vast majority of experiences describes for a lot of the other drugs are positive. People tend to write particularly vivid accounts of their experiences with hallucinogens. Probably it's because meth users are a different demographic, but still, it's interesting.

the1sam

I'm soooooo glad that shit wasn't around when I was a teenager.....

daver

First you use meth. For awhile. Awhile can mean a different amount of time to different people. Then it uses you. It uses you up.

Not much of an east coast thing, though.

arlette

OMG............pretty sad. Now I know why Amy Winehouse's skin is soo bad also. My goodness. God have mercy.

livetotravel

Amy's been showing the effect's for some time, but on Grammy night she had all new teeth...

And, before and after drugs weights...


In the late 70's/early 80's crystal meth was available everywhere in NYC -especially in Gay clubs - it wasn't long before it had spread to straight clubs. It was cheap, had a great rush, lasted a long time, and totally broke down inhibitions - another of the proliferation of love drugs at that time along with ecstasy, special K, designer drugs, poppers, etc. I don't know about the East Coast in general, but these types of drugs were available anywhere in NYC and NJ.

carnivore

Some great anti-meth ads:

http://www.montanameth.org/View_Ads/print.php

carnivore

Livetotravel wrote: I don't know about the East Coast in general, but these types of drugs were available anywhere in NYC and NJ.

It's still mostly a west-coast and mid-west phenomenon.
It may be because its popularity started with diverted Japanese military stockpiles after WWII. From there it spread to the Pacific rim and the west coast USA. It's been steadily marching east over the past two decades though.

doctorj

Flexichick wrote: I'm soooooo glad that shit wasn't around when I was a teenager.....

You were born in the late 19th century?

First you use meth. For awhile. Awhile can mean a different amount of time to different people. Then it uses you. It uses you up.

Or, perhaps more likely, first you use meth once or twice, then you don't bother because it sucks.

scansy

doctorj wrote: [quote=Flexichick]I'm soooooo glad that shit wasn't around when I was a teenager.....

You were born in the late 19th century?

Ha...no, I'm 40, and I grew up on the east coast. I don't know a single person who ever did meth when i was growing up.....pot, acid, coke, mesculin, mushrooms, speed, ludes, etc......but no meth

daver

doctorj wrote:

First you use meth. For awhile. Awhile can mean a different amount of time to different people. Then it uses you. It uses you up.

Or, perhaps more likely, first you use meth once or twice, then you don't bother because it sucks.

Not in my experience. But then I grew up in AZ in the late 80s/early 90s where its use was very prevalent.

armchair_warrior

Livetotravel wrote: Amy's been showing the effect's for some time, but on Grammy night she had all new teeth...

And, before and after drugs weights...


In the late 70's/early 80's crystal meth was available everywhere in NYC -especially in Gay clubs - it wasn't long before it had spread to straight clubs. It was cheap, had a great rush, lasted a long time, and totally broke down inhibitions - another of the proliferation of love drugs at that time along with ecstasy, special K, designer drugs, poppers, etc. I don't know about the East Coast in general, but these types of drugs were available anywhere in NYC and NJ.

not fair she was fugly to begin with.

daruma

This is interesting to me.

My whole life I have denied (required to maintain clearance) from drugs, other than alcohol/nicotine.

Shows like Entourage fascinate me.