Posted by Kath on January 8, 2007, at 19:02:37
In reply to Re: Drug-induced psychosis; anti-psychotic meds?, posted by notfred on January 8, 2007, at 18:51:21
He used coke big-time in Ontario before he left for out there in July.
I know he had at least one 'slip' with coke in about September.
He visited here in October & I suspect he used E or at least something during that visit as he went to a Rave on the last day & was messed up the next day.
Then when he went back it took him a while to get a job (& MONEY)
So as to a new user. As far as coke goes, there was a break in between.
When he was about 17 he was in Vancouver living for a while & was heavily into meth. He came back about 6 months later & as far as I know didn't do it out here, but his mind WAS messed up for a while. No psychosis, but concentration problems etc.
He's been doing drugs since he was 14; fairly brain-damaging ones since he was about 15 (acid/K/E) - so being that he's 22 now, his poor brain has really been taxed during it's developing stages!
The way I look at it is: he & his GF went out there to get clean (him from cocaine, her from - I don't know, maybe E) - he had a slip; felt bad, etc. & then ends up using METH - 'scuse me?!!! That's addiction bigtime & as you say, the right now part is just a blip as far as what needs to happen for him to conquer this very serious huge problem that he has!
Oh boy!
Thx for your straight-from-the-hip talking.
Kath
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