The Meth Epidemic (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

I smoked the stuff for ten years, I thought I was hiding it from people until I saw my first mug shot.... Now I am 3 years clean, the body and mind heal in time, the teeth do not

“Addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything.”

I'm a 47 year old woman and I'm a grateful recovering meth addict and I've got 8 years clean, much love for those still struggling, one day at a time!!!!!🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

I was on meth for over 20 years. But today I'm 76 days sober. I'm so Thankful to God. He can do it for anyone. ❤

My husband and I are both 11 months 1 week and 4 days sober today 🖤 congrats to everyone who is sober today, today is all that matters.

March 16th will be 5 years clean. Fentanyl. No one ever told me how fast you can turn your life around. I wish I knew how fast you got your life back. I probably would have sobered up a lot sooner. Things just kind of fall into place when you're doing the right thing.

I started using that year and I was on and off until I was 26. Today I can proudly say I am 17 years clean from meth.

Meth addiction actually destroyed my life for over 26 years. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment actually saved my life honestly. 4 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

My dad lost his mind on that stuff. Pulled a gun on me and mom causing us to flee for our life from ID to WA over night. One of the most difficult times in my life even just adjusting to the culture shock. Fortunately my dad was arrested 2 years later and forced to stay clean on probation or risk losing everything including his house. Long story short he stuck with it and my parents got remarried and I got to actually have a great father for the last 6 years of his life.

I'm so glad I quit using this drug. It was some of the darkest moments in my life. Life is so good now. Thank you Jesus

The children break my heart. My mom was a meth addict. No child should ever go through the horror and neglect of living with parents on meth. We used to pray to be put in foster care, but the courts always made us go back to our mom. It didn't matter what she did. When I was 15, I ran away and ended up in a shelter for teens. I begged to be able to stay there, but they made me go back to my mom. Every single time. I wish there were laws where a parent with a meth history had to get tested every 3 days in order to keep their kids. One of the sickest parts is the only reason the parents even want the kids is for the welfare money and the food stamps they can sell for cash or trade for drugs. My sisters and I would steal some of the food stamps from her purse so we could sneal and get food. Unfortunately, we couldn't get hot food. I remember once my sister stole one of those warm cooked chickens from the store since we couldn't get it with the food stamps. We hid in the bushes and devoured that thing. Now, they have the debit card for food stamps, so kids can't steal the food stamps like we did to buy food.

Watching this documentary now in 2024 while living in Portland OR is wild!! They had no idea how bad it was actually going to get. It’s so heartbreaking.

Grew up with a mother who was addicted. In Oregon as well actually. She has been clean since I was about 10, so over 13 years now. I just want to say, all those people who have overcome addiction, your current and future families thank you. I thank you. And if you haven’t yet, I love you, you can get better.

I beat Meth addiction 16 years ago. Haven't looked back since. It is a battle I will fight till the day I die. The addiction lies in wait, just hoping for the day you get weak and run back to the drug. It tried to steal my life and soul. But I fought back...and have been winning the battle. Don't let your guard down. Remember where you came from...don't forget the misery and heartache you caused yourself and those who cared about you.

Excellent documentary! I'm a long time critical care and nursing generalist who chose to start working in a detox setting. Understanding better how we got to where we are has helped me immensely.

Here in Hawaii it’s very bad, my mom and dad both died young due to their addiction to meth. It’s kind of a double edged sword, on one side it ripped our family apart, on the other it also made me despise anything and everything about drugs. Instead of using my bad childhood upbringing as an excuse, I use it as motivation and vowed to be the best parent I can be to my daughter. It’s just sad my parents couldn’t kick their addiction and watch her grow up. Dad died a few years before she was born and mom died a couple months after she was born.

14 years sober I have all my belongings back and have savings now. It’s has been a long road. Anybody out there struggling don’t give up you can do it.

A woman I knew tried to get me to try some meth. I refused and she said "Try it, you might like it." I said "I know, that's why I'm not trying it."

Cop here; the problem with alot of these drug law enforcement types is that they fail to consider the response when / if they "win" against a certain cartel or drug. Drugs are a hydra, you will never defeat. For (some) very intelligent people working around law enforcement, its shocking to see the lack of foresight when positioning funding towards such frivolous endeavours. Congrats man, you got rid of quaaludes, and spawned every other evils.

I grew up in Portland but left in 1978. My husband still works in Portland several months out of the year. It’s so tragic to see this!