Montana State, as well as various other organizations, have been putting together this collection of graphic and disturbing anti-meth ads over the last few months and years. This is a collection of the forty most powerful anti-meth advertisements I could find.
What are your thoughts? Are these ads too graphic? Or are they serving their own purpose? Leave a comment, I would love to know what your opinions are about this collection.
All images and videos are copyrighted to their respective organizations and websites. See below the post for further reading and information regarding meth.
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Warning: The following collection of ads are graphic, and may in some cases be disturbing.
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Further Reading:
Meth Stories – More anti-meth video advertisements.
Montana Meth Project – The agency that started a spur of anti-meth ads around the country.
Faces Of Meth – An equally disturbing collection of people before and after they took meth.
Me Not Meth – Another anti-meth organization with more ads to see.
Youri
October 20, 2008 at 6:28 am
If you’re going to do drugs Meth should still be the last thing you turn to… But seriously, very interesting post, love the harsh provocative nature of the ads.
Anonymous
October 20, 2008 at 7:34 am
Posting anonymously for obvious reasons..
These ads are excellent in the way they convey their message. Vivid, impressive, memorable, and go straight to the point. Excellent ads.
However, the message itself is poorly thought out. I have done speed (=meth) before – once knowingly, and probably more than once through ecstasy pills. I have many friends who have done the same in the past, and even some who continue to take a variety of drugs today. I’m now almost 30, and both myself and _all_ those friends are happy, living wholesome lives, with none of the problems outlined in this. And none of them ever even got close to such a fate.
The truth is, it’s not using drugs that destroys your life, it’s abusing them. Not knowing how to use drugs responsibly is the same as not knowing how to drink responsibly – it can destroy your life. If you are well informed and are not in a terrible environment, you can happily use pretty much every drug under the sun, with moderation, and still have a good, normal life.
The message of “not even once” is incorrect – even for meth, which I will grant is a “bad drug” in the sense that it is addictive over time and has many nasty side-effects. However, kids will watch these adverts that say “using drugs even once will destroy your life” and at first they may believe them, but then they will eventually find out that the adverts were lies. Then what happens? They discredit the whole message.
It would be much better for these associations to focus on producing informative messages that teach people how to use drugs responsibly, and which drugs are most dangerous, etc. The last advert is from an organisation called “drugfreeworld.org” (silly name – is aspirin bad too?), which features on their website a similar advert claiming that Cannabis will destroy your life. That’s patently ridiculous – almost every kid will know both other teenagers and adults who smoke weed and yet are not the worse for it. Yet the effect of this exaggeration is to discredit the whole website – or even the whole organisation and the whole movement, depending on the context. Even worse, it can discredit those who reasonably declare that drug ABuse is dangerous.
An advert about these adverts might read: “Everyone lies. A little lie never hurt anyone. Except drug lies.”
Anon
August 8, 2010 at 4:11 pm
You are a fucking idiot. Speed is not Crystal Meth, wich is what this campaign is against.
Eric
December 1, 2010 at 1:41 am
yes it is, at least where I come from.
i'drathernot
April 4, 2012 at 3:02 am
the point of the ads though, is to show the concept of; “if you get to the point of even wanting to do meth, your probably not going to stop.”
personally, I’m a recovering drug addict (crack-cocaine was my drug of choice, ironically enough, never did meth) but the same principles apply i had to get hospitalized a few times, get stabbed twice, and do a lot of things that would typically get me convicted of 10+ years in prison.
thank God that i am still alive today, and that i never was convicted, and that i did hit my bottom before any of the things above did happen to me.
also, just an FYI: crank, speed, shards, crystal, meth, adrenol, vyvanse, majority of blue colored ecstasy pills, etc. are all a form of meth. meth is meth is meth. period.
just like ditch weed is still weed.
saying that speed isn’t meth, is like saying kettle one isn’t vodka. its kettle one!! duh?!
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Antonio
October 20, 2008 at 8:38 am
I think they serve their own purpose….is a problem that cant be disguised and needs to have strong ads to reach the persons involved…otherwise you want reach the public your aiming to.
Ashly Lorenzana
October 20, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Okay…as someone who has used methamphetamine for a good solid 4 years now on a daily basis, I have to laugh at the exaggeration of these ads. It reminds me a great deal of Reefer Madness! I am not trying to make light of the subject at all, however. I mean no offense. There ARE cases in which people do pick obsessively, I know some people that are helpless pickers. But to literally try and rip all of your skin off your body is, um…rather rare and extreme. Drugs affect different people in different ways. Some people are more severely and negatively affected than others, which is not their fault and is a very devastating downward spiral. It is very painful to watch someone you know or even a total stranger go through that. Anyone with compassion should be moved by such things.
I have been shooting up meth on average about anywhere from 2-5 times each day since I was 17 and you know what? My teeth are in excellent condition, not one dental problem as of yet. Because I brush my teeth. A lot of people using meth get lazy as a side effect and just let themselves go. However, that is not something that has to happen and it is certainly not a guaranteed outcome of using the drug. My skin is clear and I do NOT pick it. I’m not really even ever tempted to, to be honest. Not after I’ve seen friends of mine with scarred up faces, it is not worth wearing it on your face for the rest of your life. I am in pretty good condition actually. When I go the doctor for regular check-ups, it turns out that I am actually very healthy. Part of that is my age, since I’m still only 21. But a lot of it is taking care of myself, despite the fact that I use as much as I do.
Oh yes, and the other issues. The loss of one’s identity. I can say today, honestly, that I have NEVER stolen from another person in order to support my own habit, I have never let myself become a liar as a direct or indirect result of my addiction. Because you don’t have to let that happen. Not all people lose themselves. Many have and do and many more will in the future, which I think is again very tragic. But don’t let the ads put out by the media brainwash you. As a general rule, it is never a good idea to play with fire. Trying something like meth is definitely NOT something that I would recommend, as most people would say that they regret ever trying it. If that is the general consensus, why take the chance?
Just my two cents. My sympathy for all those addicts suffering still.
-Mona
JENNY BARGUEZ
August 3, 2010 at 4:55 pm
YOU MISS ARE THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULE…METH IS THE WORST. IT RUINS LIVES!
Blargh
August 8, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Noooo… Heroin is the worst. Now THAT ruins lives.
Rotten Smile
November 25, 2010 at 1:41 am
Maybe becuase you shoot it. Try smoking it…. your teeth will be bad.
TJ
May 9, 2011 at 8:46 am
Ashley, you must be stupid. So you don’t have problems yet. . . YET. That is a keyword don’t you think? When you end up in jail or a gutter it will all become clear to you. Druggies just never get it do they?
Offended by the Ignorance
August 16, 2011 at 8:49 am
Food for thought: if the chemicals in meth cause the rapid and painful deterioration of a user’s teeth, what do your veins look like? I appreciate your rhetoric, but realistically, your stance only enables your addiction and ensures that meth will cause your death. Good luck.
Concerned
October 2, 2011 at 4:43 am
Those “rare and extreme” cases you’re talking about are just the cause of addiction. Anything can get extreme if you’re addicted. And I’m sorry, but doing meth is not at ALL the same as smoking weed. End of story. I really hope you kick the habit before you turn into someone you don’t recognize. The ads may be dramatic, but you kind of have to be to appeal to kids today. To not be dramatic is a little like telling a kid that stealing is “frowned upon.” If they don’t feel like it’s a horrible, terrible thing, they’re going to try it (CLICHE ALERT) just once. And, if the horrible thing was stealing, they’d probably start small, like stealing a CD from a store, and move to bigger and better things, and eventually get put into jail.
I kind of got off on a rabbit trail about the stealing thing. But I stand firm: you sound like you’re in the early stages, like a friend of a friend of mine’s was. He said it was okay, it can be controlled, it’s not as bad as everyone says it is, and then he was selling everything he owned just for meth. He has permanent gaps and holes in his teeth. He (fortunately) went to rehab and kicked the habit for good. I say this to reinforce the ads, in the hopes that your negligent and flippant comment won’t persuade anyone to try it.
Brooke
October 20, 2008 at 4:00 pm
hahaha I love all the druggies coming out to say how ok it is to do drugs, as long as youre responsible about it. great insights, losers. you dont even know what your drugs are cut with, so how do you know they’re safe?
“oh i shoot meth but my teeth are fine, take THAT!”
congrats, genius.
Reginald VelJohnson
October 20, 2008 at 4:05 pm
No offense to you meth users but it’s meant to shock kids. Not every meth users, turns out like this, but I’m sure a decent amount do.
Frankly, I can see people trying other drugs from time to time, but meth users are the lowest of the low. What would possess you to use something containing benzene? Drain cleaner? battery acid? chloroform? I can’t take anything seriously from somebody who would do that to themselves.
Elle
October 20, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Ashly/Mona,
I’ve known many people who used meth. Without exception they all wound up at a medical facility with strange abscesses on various parts of their bodies. (“The doctor said my razor was rusty,” was one woman’s excuse for the boil under her arm that had to be surgically removed.)
How often does this happen to you and were you honest with your doctor?
The saddest thing–in some ways worse than these ads depict–is the loss of self-honesty.
You may not care today, but some day you will remember having a young body and good health.
Peace.
Jonathan Cutrell
October 20, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Well it just simply makes sense, doesn’t it?
First of all… interesting post. Quite controversial, and begs to divert from the intention of the post (which obviously wasn’t to ask the question of whether it is okay to use meth).
But just for kicks…
The Ads serve the purpose of showing what COULD happen to users of meth/other drugs. The intent is not to unveil some secret world that ALL meth users are a part of. It’s kind of like an extreme General Surgeon’s Warning (except for the whole illegal-to-actually-use-meth part). You smoke cigarettes? Well of course, you have the right to know the possible consequences. Personally, I wouldn’t ever take part in something that has those possible outcomes…
But then again, overeating, under-eating, and lack of exercise aren’t really all that innocent.
Overall?
Good ads.
Of course the drug-users are going to come out of the woodwork and “fight for the right.” The right for what again? You already have the right to disagree… And the ads were put together WITHOUT claiming to be the picture of 100% of all meth users.
Ashly
October 20, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Brooke,
Exactly what do you base your opinion of a person on? What medications they take? What drugs they do? You probably think every person employed by a McDonald’s is a loser too, right? Guess what. You’re wrong. Whether or not a person is a “loser” should be something determined by their personality traits and other qualities. You know, things that actually define a person’s nature, like violence and how they treat other people. I wasn’t saying that doing drugs is cool. I believe I even discouraged using them at all, reasoning that it is not worth the risk in almost all cases.
Reginald VelJohnson,
How can a person use something that contains all the vile stuff used to make meth? Obviously that is something a person does not understand, without ever doing it. Unfortunately, once you know it’s too late. I would suggest that people just keep wondering and not find out. I’m not justifying causing harm to one’s self by using substances that are indeed damn near toxic. Not at all.
Elle,
Yes, people who use meth (and other drugs) do suffer a number of different medical problems, all of which are a direct implication of their drug use. However, diabetics are every bit as likely to develop an abscess as an IV drug user. Are they gross too? Should they be viewed as less disgusting when they enter the emergency room with a big nasty pocket of infectious pus that has showed up on some part of their body? That’s what it sounds like you’re saying. And by the way, a staph infection can happen to anyone, even if they don’t use needles at all. Abscesses can be caused by an ingrown hair, and it’s NO less gross. And oftentimes it’s not because of something absolutely ridiculous like a rusty razor. Ask a doctor, and they will confirm that staphylococci is a bacteria that is HIGHLY contagious, and two of the places it thrives most are bath towels (after someone has used one) and in razors being used by a person with a staph infection. It doesn’t have to be rusty, the bacterial can seed itself into your skin just from using a perfectly normal looking razor. Pretty sick, yes. But it’s just funny how the picture is always painted as dramatically as it is.
I have to say, looking over those pictures of rotting out teeth and sores covering faces, those people would be more likely to be featured on advertisements for a really over-the-top and ridiculous zombie film. Seriously. But I have seen people with with rotting teeth as bad as shown above who DON’T do any drugs at all. And I’ve also seen pictures of people with cystic acne who’s faces are just as bad as those above and WORSE.
Don’t judge people by anything other than who they really are, rather than their job, their appearance, what drugs they do or don’t do, and all things equally as stupid. Worry more about a person’s character, rather than where they fall into society’s idea of what is good and bad.
i'drathernot
April 4, 2012 at 3:17 am
theres a very simple answer to solve this entire “debate”
you (Ashly) are an extremist.
you’ve kept your external health (teeth etc.)
you’ve kept your internal health,
you’ve had no repercussions at all apparently from what your saying.
let me ask you this though, how much of life have you experienced now that your 25?
how much have you “grown up?”
ask yourself honestly.
and to the naysayers, yes.
ashly seems to be a completely functioning adult.
and if its meth that she enjoys to do,
and its not affecting you, your family, your friends, your work, your home life, etc. etc. etc.
why the fuck do you care so much?
“because people like her will get my kids into it!”
shut up. your kids will make their own decisions.
all that you can do, is be there, show them love, support, and if it boils down to it, tough love.
and trust me, this is all coming from a recovering drug addict.
dont bash on someone just because they don’t live a life that you deem “fit.”
you live your life, they’ll live theirs.
and as i’ve said, if its not affecting you in ANY way, (positive or negative) let it the hell go.
Bryan D. Hughes
October 20, 2008 at 9:42 pm
The purpose is great, but the campaign will fail for the exact same reason that the rest of the “War on Drugs” shock statements have: they just aren’t true. Meth is indeed a horrible drug, but the reality is that the person who may offer someone the drug for the first time won’t have scabs all over their face, and it won’t be in a filthy bathroom, or any other scenario from the above design.
People don’t like being lied to, and as soon as a young person actually sees meth for the first time … on a back porch at a party, in a car at lunch break from school, in any number of unexpected and familiar surroundings, these ads will be not only useless but may even strengthen the independent, anti-authority sentiment that may cause one to turn to drugs.
Honesty works more than people give it credit for. How can marketers seem to always forget that when the topic changes from selling widgets to something more serious? Talk to teenagers as if they were young adult human beings rather than scared rabbits and maybe they’ll make some ground in the longest-running “war” the government has ever waged.
Dainis Graveris
October 21, 2008 at 12:46 am
huh, people are going deep in discussions.. I look as designer – I don’t enjoy what I see..but that means advertisments are great and fulfil their goals..
Anonymous
October 21, 2008 at 4:16 am
“The Ads serve the purpose of showing what COULD happen to users of meth/other drugs. The intent is not to unveil some secret world that ALL meth users are a part of. It’s kind of like an extreme General Surgeon’s Warning (except for the whole illegal-to-actually-use-meth part). You smoke cigarettes? Well of course, you have the right to know the possible consequences. Personally, I wouldn’t ever take part in something that has those possible outcomes…
But then again, overeating, under-eating, and lack of exercise aren’t really all that innocent.”
You make a good point here, one that’s often missed by the anti-drugs-but-never-tried crowd… many other activities can destroy your life. Take driving – should we bombard people with adverts showing them pictures of horribly mutilated accident victims, mangled bodies, disfigured children, etc? Should we accompany that with a message such as “Driving – not even once”? “Being disfigured and paralyzed from the waist down isn’t normal – but when driving it is”. Those would only depict a possible outcome of driving. Yet everyone would laugh them off as the outrageous and ridiculous exaggerations that they are. And then, as Bryan pointed out, they’ll discard the whole message and assume that driving is altogether completely safe.
Which is exactly what all people who have used drugs (note: the vast majority of people who have used drugs don’t do so regularly) do with these meth adverts: I shake my head and shrug and wonder what else the rabid anti-drug crowd will come up with. It’s a laughable, unbelievable exaggeration that won’t stop anyone from doing meth or other drugs.
The funny thing is, I was one of the rabid anti-drug crowd too, when I was 17, and I took that opinion from my parents, who believe that drugs are bad mmkay? Then I had a spliff, and guess what, I didn’t turn into some freak. So I went and researched the subject for myself, since my parents’ opinion was obviously incorrect. I made it a general principle to research a drug before I tried it, and to make a decision in advance about which drugs I was willing to try and which I wasn’t.
Then I experimented with various other drugs – ecstasy, shrooms, lsd… all of those are on the whole harmless from a health point of view. In fact, I would recommend to anyone who’s mentally balanced to try them once, because they make your life richer and open up your view of the world. Now I’m almost 30, I haven’t had any drugs for about 6 months… I still take drugs occasionally, but not with any regularity. That’s a responsible way to use drugs – even Meth, though, as I said, I only took that once knowingly.
That said, no drugs should be abused – and the definition of abuse depends on the drug. Smoking a few spliffs every week may not be great for your lungs, but it’s still far, far less harmful than the average cigarette or alcohol habit. On the other hand, dropping ecstasy every weekend is not good for you at all.
Before using a drug, research it, so you know what’s a safe way to use it and what’s not. http://www.erowid.org/ is an excellent site for this.
To Ashly: in the case of meth, please have a read at http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/meth/meth_effects.shtml . You’ll see that there are a number of particularly nasty long-term side-effects of regular meth use. You won’t see them in your body yet because you’re only 21 and these take a long time to set in. They’ll only hurt you in a few years, but that will come quicker than you think. Apart from the health side-effects, regular use of amphetamines/coke is also often accompanied by some fairly visible premature aging. Your skin will look a few years older, you’ll look a bit more worn out, more tired, etc. Do you want to look 40 when you’re 30? Young women care about their appearance, even more so when they’re getting older. Your meth habit will really not help you there. I would strongly recommend that you figure out a way to kick that habit as soon as possible. Injecting meth 3-4 times a day is *not* a responsible use of that drug, no matter whether you successfully control and cover up its short-term side-effects. With 4 years of habitual use behind you it will be very hard and long to wean yourself off, so better get started soon.
“Of course the drug-users are going to come out of the woodwork and “fight for the right.” The right for what again? You already have the right to disagree… And the ads were put together WITHOUT claiming to be the picture of 100% of all meth users.”
The right for what? I’m not fighting for any right. I already took the rights I wanted. The reason I’m posting these comments is to dispel this incorrect view of drugs in the hope that it will lead to more responsible use. As you said, people don’t like being lied to. Entertainment drugs, like cars, medical drugs, and alcohol are dangerous if misused, and that’s a message worth getting out – but that’s very hard to do when the message itself is stygmatized in such a way… If a teenager reads this discussion and tries to figure out what opinion to believe, it’ll be up to the dice which one he ends up with. And the default will be to have no opinion and just try whatever drugs they come upon by chance. There is no consistent, true message about drugs out there, and that’s a shame.
In a sense, you could say that those adverts, because of their misleading message, are indirectly responsible for some people destroying their lives with drugs. That’s a shame, and certainly not what their authors intended.
Goran Web
October 21, 2008 at 3:18 pm
That was the last thing that I was expecting when I opened the page. And as I scrolled down they got worse and worse. Well no one should be taking Meth, thats for sure.
Ian
October 21, 2008 at 3:48 pm
An excellent collection of adverts relating to meth addiction.
The best adverts are the ones that stick in the mind for whatever reason. The inclusion of strong text makes this effect even bigger. It makes it more effective in its approach, which is important for this subject.
People complain about graphic images being in media, but in this case, its worth the controversy to counter the effects of what drugs can do to humans.
Daniel
October 21, 2008 at 5:13 pm
While these ads are good (I won’t say appealing, but they do have a certain grunge aspect to them) I agree with the sentiment in this discussion that drug usage in moderation is okay.
The first time I tried marijuana and realized those advertisements were complete bullshit I completely disregarded any kind of anti-drug advertisement for a long time. These days I use a lot more discretion when figuring out what kind of substances to put into my body.
In truth teenagers are always going to mess around with drugs. They did it in the 60s and 70s and most of teenagers from that era are now middle class parents of teens themselves. Instead of putting a big label on these substances (and honestly I think alcohol and tobacco are of much bigger medical and social concern than any illegal drug) that says “This is a great way to Rebel” there should be more of an effort to educate.
The problem is that when you objectively look at the facts about marijuana and many of the drugs you can’t really come up with any substantial medical/health reason not to occasionally use them. So they lie, from “Reefer Madness” to “If you smoke pot you are a loser” and our population’s dependence on pharmaceutical drugs (You know those ADHD meds you’re giving to your kid? They’re amphetamines, similar in chemical makeup to methamphetamine.) continues to increase.
Random
October 21, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Wow, there are some people here with some serious issues. From a design standpoint they accomplish their purpose by bringing some against the use of meth and some for it.
On the other hand I do think is dangerous to think of drugs the way some people here do, like just moderation will help, which sadly is a lie seen everywhere. Coming from a home where drugs were used constantly and for which I almost lost my brother for a heroine addiction, I believe in the message of discouraging everyone to even try it once. Life is better experienced without having to depend on drugs or any other thing to make us feel better. I understand that in some cases medicated drugs are needed and I also understand that dependencies are hard to break free from, I am not judging, but I believe it is a better message to discourage people that to encourage them to do them in moderation.
Natasha
March 22, 2011 at 5:34 am
Finally someone with some fucking sense, God damn!
Crystal
October 23, 2008 at 12:49 am
I think a lot of the people on here saying that moderation is OK are completely wrong. Almost every hardcore drug addict started as an moderate user. Thats how it starts, and then it develops into a more serious addiction. The only way to make sure you will never become an addict is to never do the drug to begin with. Otherwise you are playing with your life.
There are very few people who have the willpower and know-how to do drugs in moderation, especially drugs which are seriously addicting like meth and heroin. Even smart and strong people fall prey to the addictive nature of those drugs.
Why would anyone condone drug use in moderation if there is a good potential for that person to become a serious addict down the road? Would you have that same laid-back attitude toward drug use if it was your children who were considering trying meth, heroin, or crack? I somehow doubt it…
Anonymous
October 24, 2008 at 7:07 am
“On the other hand I do think is dangerous to think of drugs the way some people here do, like just moderation will help, which sadly is a lie seen everywhere. Coming from a home where drugs were used constantly and for which I almost lost my brother for a heroine addiction, I believe in the message of discouraging everyone to even try it once.”
That doesn’t sound like moderate use. Your argument reduces to “I did A, therefore you should not do B”.
“I believe it is a better message to discourage people that to encourage them to do them in moderation.”
I agree. Drug use should not be encouraged, whether in moderation or otherwise, but nor should it be irrationally attacked as in these adverts. And if someone is going to do drugs, they should have the information available to do so safely. Similarly, you wouldn’t want your 14 year old daughter to have sex, but if she’s going to, hell, you want her to at least know how to do it safely.
“Almost every hardcore drug addict started as an moderate user.”
Almost every dead driver started out as a learner driver. Should we discourage people from learning to drive? No, because driving serves a purpose, as do recreational drugs.
“There are very few people who have the willpower and know-how to do drugs in moderation, especially drugs which are seriously addicting like meth and heroin. Even smart and strong people fall prey to the addictive nature of those drugs.”
I certainly agree as far as the harder drugs are concerned, which is why the information about drugs should be clear, reliable, trustworthy. People shouldn’t try heroin, crack, or meth, particularly when there are better, much safer recreational drugs that are far more enjoyable (LSD, MDMA, weed, mushrooms), have much less severe side-effects (if any), and are not addictive.
Concerned
October 2, 2011 at 4:51 am
“Almost every dead driver started out as a learner driver.”
Did you seriously just compare doing meth to driving a car? Are you a fucking imbecile?
do your homework
October 24, 2008 at 7:50 am
For those of you geting your information online, here are some excellent, up to date, researched and peer-reviewed articles on methamphetamine hydroxide. If people spent half as much time evaluating their sources of information as they did making excuses for ingesting lighter fluid and match caps, we’d all be healthier. Enjoy.
1. The need for speed: an update on methamphetamine
addiction. Alasdair M. Barr. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2006;31(5)
2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2008). Results from the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied
Studies, NSDUH Series H-34, DHHS Publication No. SMA 08-4343). Rockville, MD.
(Available at: http://oas.samhsa.gov/copies.cfm.)
3. Economy of Speed:The New Narco-Capitalism. Jason Pine. Public Culture 19:2
4. Methamphetamine Use in Nonurban and Urban Drug Court Clients. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 49, No. 3
Ashly Lorenzana
October 26, 2008 at 11:28 am
Yep, it’s pretty vile shit. Battery acid, ephedra, rat poison, red phosphorus, and a long list of other equally as toxic. Here’s a fact for the day…every ingredient used to make meth is lethal if a person ingests it alone. Yep. True. But you mix them all together, and somehow you come up with a Chemical Cocktail, and all that comes with it!
Pretty amazing that anyone could still do this kind of shit, even being very well educated on the substance and the subject. But that’s addiction for you.
redbyte
October 27, 2008 at 1:08 am
Umm Ashly?
People will always judge a book by it’s cover. Whether you like it or not a LOT of people will look down on you for taking drugs. Deal with it.
Sure you haven’t robbed anyone but the rest of society doesn’t know that. To a lot of people (myself included) Drugs = Theft, Violence, Jailtime.
You really want to take Meth? Then grow up and take everything that comes with it.
No one cares that you have a “great personality” or that you “look fine, no scabs or bad teeth”. The fact that you are on here trying to downplay a drug of this nature makes me sick.
As the Anonymous poster above said, hitting up 2-5 times a day is NOT a healthy addiction by any stretch of the imagination. Get help NOW
vanae
November 2, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Very very powerful! Great work here!
Wishing you luck from a fellow Blogging Idol contestant. I definitely subscribed!
Vanae
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Goran Web
November 10, 2008 at 1:34 am
I’ve had “friends” who’ve taken the route of using hard drugs to solve their problems… A couple of these posters hit a little too close to home.. Very real, very powerful… most of all incredibly distressing
Austin
November 22, 2008 at 7:37 pm
When you have been told your whole life something is horrible for you and a ‘drug’ and then one day you smoke weed and see it is a medicine, abused by many yes, but never the less a natural substance that helps you reveal yourself to your self, you may suddenly disregard anything else you have been told is bad, (i.e. meth). But when it comes down to what you choose to put into your body, research. Don’t listen to the biased media and who cares if the miss represent something, just don’t rely on their information, HAVE A BRAIN! LOOK IT UP YOUR SELF BEFORE YOU BUT IT IN A NEEDLE AND SHOOT IT UP! It just doesn’t make sense to me why we criticize advertising when no ones requiring you to trust it, weather it is representing fact or something blown completely out of proportion. do your own research and encourage others to just do the same.
laura
November 29, 2008 at 1:13 pm
To abandon yourself to anything requires a tiny weak mind, Hunter S, Thompson said that being sober is the last resource for those weak enough to handle altered mind states (not the quote as such yet the idea is that). I’ve been using meth every other weekend, acid as well and a lot of pot on a daily basis and after almost ten years of it I still have a job, a house, a family, friends. I’m not the only one able to perform such a “hard” thing, it only takes discipline. Quit complaining about drugs, complain about weak people that fuels the governments enough reasons to spend stupid amounts of money to “save” people from drugs and give the chance to violent drug dealers to have huge income. BTW I was not looking for this site, stumbled on it.
NonMethHead
December 2, 2008 at 12:48 pm
@Ashly Lorenzana:
Ashley-
I really hope that is a fake name and picture. How embarrassing. Not only did you brag about your habitual daily use of meth, but then you actually went on to say how great your teeth, skin, and ethics are? Give it some time, and I am sure you will be just as crazy as the people in those ads (you probably are pretty close already, based on your ridiculous comments).
i lived it
December 5, 2008 at 12:29 am
Having lived with a mom that has been a meth addict for 3 years now i can tell you all how devistating meth can be. the pain of seeing my mom with half a face everyday is more then i could bear. i have lived with my mom my whole life till about 6 months after her addiction started. i can’t express how scary it was never knowing where she was or what she was doing. oh and when she came down from a high it was like she was a totally different person she tried to commit suicide somewhere around 6 times. she hasn’t had a job in 4 years and isn’t interested in getting one. she has been homeless and living with various boyfreinds for 2 years. i don’t know how she survives. she says she is getting better but how will i ever know when i live 5 thousand miles away. i love my mom with all my heart but she chose meth over being a mom. enough was enough. this is harder then you know to talk about but i am hoping it will help at least one person out there. i love you mom…and i always will. get better and i will come home soon.
Dan
February 11, 2009 at 8:24 pm
For all out there dreaming that meth is fun or it is ok, its only once, or what ever you want to think just one thing get help please!!!!!!!!! my wife and I are raising children that are not ours, we have 2 great kids from a mom that loves meth and thinks it ok and thinks that its everyone elses fault that nothings wrong with only doing it well ya know only once,twice,maybe once more,,,,,ect..ect. Blah blah I will have no remorse for some one who does its sells it or what ever. here is an eye opener Its not us its the drug until you sober up you will never see it may you get the help you need and lead good lives an prosper.
Dan
February 11, 2009 at 8:54 pm
good for you but you shouldnt expect people to change over night@Dan:
MoJo JoJo
February 18, 2009 at 12:45 pm
@Ashly Lorenzana:
Ashly, Ashly, Ashly…
First of all, the site was asking intelligent contributors to society, who actually care about making this world a better place, their thoughts on the message of “Anti drug use”.
It’s not Ashlys My Space page so get over yourself.
The second point is you are a fake. 2-5 times a day and still a fine upstanding citizen. I think not. Chipping heroin, possibly, meth, no. While working in the field of street medicine as well as running convicted felon work crews I can spot a liar and a phony. You are either an educated poser trying to be controversial (Ohhh, she’s bad) and get the rush off the feedback OR You have used or better yet, know someone who has used and are making a pathetic attempt to fool people into believing you are a tweaker and somehow still hold it all together. I won’t give it any more thought as I find you trite and boring.
Concerned
October 2, 2011 at 4:57 am
You found it so boring you decided to publicly attack her? For someone trained to seek out bullshit, you should know better than to put together your own holier-than-thou lie.
I’m all for your point of view, really I am. But I find your condescending tone and overall message a little hypocritical. Be intelligent, don’t fuel your arguments with emotion.
Don
March 22, 2009 at 4:40 am
Ashley,
I do not believe you, you’re shitting us.
Don.
pdxkissfan
April 15, 2009 at 6:05 am
Well, I have to say, I know Ashly personaly and she is far from a liar. You may not agree with her lifestyle, or what she has to say, but she is a very honest person. I know she is not glamorizing drug use, she is just being real about it, and these ads are rediculous, wheather you do drugs or not. Do you really think these ads are going to deter anyone from drug use? especially kids? It was no different from when i was in school, and we watched that movie about drugs in health class, you know the one that was spliced 40 times, telling you the dangers of smoking weed and other drugs? Then guess what, we get out of school, go to a party, everyone is getting high, getting laid, having fun, hmmmm..not sure about you, but when i was a teenager, im pretty sure im going along with the having fun and getting laid senerio. This country will never win the war on drug, mainly because of the stupid misconceptions and stereotypes . So Mr mo jo, you really arent too good at spotting a liar are you
Concerned
October 2, 2011 at 4:59 am
These ads deterred me. They scared the shit out of me, and I’m 20 years old. As a kid, I would have been terrified to even be around the stuff. Your argument has been nullified.
Ellisa
May 13, 2009 at 12:26 pm
As a former meth addict these were very hard to watch. I think its intense and it doesnt sugar coat the harsh reality of meth use. I believe these videos should be played for high school students and middle school students around the country. Its a very serous epidemic and its killing children around the country. As a new mom i will do whatever it takes to insure that this will never happen to my child. Raising awareness is only the first step.
Nater
May 18, 2009 at 8:53 am
@Ashly:
Ashly, your not too smart are u? Do u think slaming any drug all day or once a day is cool? You act like your addiction is under control. I can care less if you quit or dont quit when you grow up and see how much real addiction sucks, but you sound like your promoting meth. I love drugs. Used almost every thing out there. Countless times. Then I tryed meth at about 18. It dosnt inslave you with one hit but it inslaves you. Im 27 now. I never stayed up for more then 4 or 5 days and a month brake every month or two of partying. My little brother started shooting to get higher then he could from smoking. Thats when I knew I messed up. Almost 2 years ago I lost the one thing in life that made me care to quit smoking dope. My brother Ty. I told him to try some with me if he wanted. 5 years later his heart stoped in the shower. You could be lying like some say. I dont care if you are. In your picture you do have that young tweeker look and a dumb ” Im 21 and know more then everyone.” look. You must have a good income in a job of little skill or drive. Try herion next. Its fine to slam 4 or 5 times a day too. Have fun now becase hell is gana start in the next ten or so years and we should kick it and be hipacrits together. im in san jose CA on the south side. see u soon and until then stay safe and give my love out to you cat and snake.
Z
August 13, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Not really interested in this subject but don’t ask why im even bothering to comment about it to be honest its because in this world there is so many people like you guys out there that think you know it all when really you don’t. WOW just carefully read what Ashly’s saying, NO shes not saying Meth is grate Meth is normal its ok for the whole world to take a part of it. What im readying is someone telling the truth about there experience and telling all you haters out there that people with strong personalty’s still exist in this crazy world. Im sure she has a really good understanding that what shes taking (METH) causes allot of damaged to her life but obviously she had a reason somewhere in her life that made her try it and also making her take it till this day. You Mr MoJo JoJoNo please before talking about this sight being something to change this world to a better place try change you self first because your words to me is someone over rating his self by saying ”I can spot a liar and a phony” That indicates how uv over rated you self because i know and you know there’s always someone better then you. I don’t know how you want to make this world a better place because you have just called someone you don’t know fake so i wounder how fake you are??? Also you NATER it really shows your on this argument because off your actions in the past a lost brother could mean the whole world but shows you got him into it and you hate towards the drug makes you sit and talk bad things about it all your life because your clearly said to Ashly ”i could care less if shes on the drug or not” so please stop being ”fake” your just talking to the drug for what you’ve done wrong not Ashly, face the truth and start worring about your own problems. I
Z
August 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Not really interested in this subject but don’t ask why im even bothering to comment about it to be honest its because in this world there is so many people like you guys out there that think you know it all when really you don’t. WOW just carefully read what Ashly’s saying, NO shes not saying Meth is grate Meth is normal its OK for the whole world to take a part of it. What im readying is someone telling the truth about there experience and telling all you haters out there that people with strong personalty’s still exist in this crazy world. Im sure she has a really good understanding that what shes taking (METH) causes allot of damaged to her life but obviously she had a reason somewhere in her life just like you guys that made her try it and also making her take it till this day. You Mr MoJo JoJoNo please before talking about this sight being something to change this world to a better place try change you self first because your words to me is someone over rating his self by saying ”I can spot a liar and a phony” That indicates how much you have over rated you self because i know and you know there’s always someone better then you. I don’t know how you want to make this world a better place because you have just called someone you don’t know fake so i wounder how fake you are??? Also you NATER it really shows your in this argument because of your actions, you have the past and the hate towards this drug in your heart for ever even if you don’t smoke anything till your dieing day.A lost brother could mean the whole world but shows you got him into it and you hate towards the drug makes you sit and talk bad things about it all your life because your clearly said to Ashly ”i could care less if shes on the drug or not” so please stop being ”fake” your just talking to the drug for what you’ve done wrong not talking to Ashly, face the truth and start worrying about your own problems. Its amazing that you could never know what people feel or really think and people like you guys still think you know it all and start saying your point of view. Try give others a chance to share what they know is right for them Ashly if what your saying is true it dose not effect you as much and you cant quiet then don’t just do less. ANGER, DEPRESSION, ETC are in our life’s weather its METH or not. Those kids and grown ups in the videos could be some Innocent kids with no families for all types of reasons if you guys really want to change this world then focus on your own kids and families not come on the net and put others down all of you are no one more special from anyone. If we want to count the dangers in life there will be a never ending list to right, To start of with even living is not good for you because you end up dieing…MAKE YOUR CHANGES FIRST THEN CHANGE OTHERS DON’T JUDGE OTHERS BECAUSE OTHERS FORGET WHAT YOU SAID IF THEY THINK THERE RIGHT NO MATTER WHAT…Cant handle drugs then stay away from them end of the day the choice is yours same time its others choice. (Ashly there’s to many haters)
Concerned
October 2, 2011 at 5:02 am
If it’ll make me sound like you, I don’t want to touch the stuff. Did the meth melt your brain cells? Learn to spell and punctuate and use grammar properly. MY GOD. I wanted to rip MY skin off just reading your comment.
Z
August 13, 2009 at 8:25 pm
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Z
August 13, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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kat
October 30, 2009 at 2:18 am
@Ashly Lorenzana:
you are a complete and total LIAR.. for someone to claim to use like you do.. for one even if you dont pick like u claim.. my brother dont even use to the extent you claim to and has only used for a few years he and his gf i might add and others i know, and they dont even look the same.. it ages you, even if it doesnt mess up ur teeth right away or all these other things, it ages you big time, u can spot a meth user a fuckin mile off.. your a complete a total liar
kat
October 30, 2009 at 2:27 am
as for her being so educated on what all is in it.. ffs u can get a list of the shit off the web or anywhere.. nice 1980′s pic as well .. now lets see one of your real now self with your so called nice teeth and unpicked face with no infections lol
mattt
December 15, 2009 at 2:29 am
@Anonymous:
u ar crazy 2 think meth cant do dis my bes friend did dis and got twisted didnt even reconiz him what da hel are u thinkin he got da bugz and pealed his face off ov hiz bonz!! yall dont understnd the power ov the addiction
Nick
December 23, 2009 at 3:31 am
Ive grown up around meth, I have tweakers in my family, I lost my wife to meth. I would say all these adds are accurate in one way or another. Its gotten to a point for me that euthanasia seems to be the only way to end the suffering of these creatures and to farther the safty and tranquility of society and all mankind. Tweaker values= LIE, CHEAT, STEAL, RAPE, MURDER. There is no rehabilitation. These values can be suppressed but never cured.
darrion
March 31, 2012 at 1:48 pm
agreed but i feel the commericial doesnt serve a purpose to the ppl who have done it before when the add says “math dont try it not once”
porquiqui
May 6, 2010 at 8:49 pm
these would be better if they were, you know, true. i know many people in my high school that have done meth maybe once or twice. truth is, theyre really pretty normal. of course meth is nasty but these ads assume their audience are a bunch of idiots. which makes them comical. very similar the the reefer madness of the 1960s. i laughed more than i cringed.
when are they gonna figure it out….
Kaylynn cook
August 10, 2010 at 9:04 pm
I think its good that people are trying to reach Teens with this message but I am very strongly against the airing of it on tv because my little sister saw this commercial and has slept with me since. She is absolutely terrified. It’s ridiculous that she was exposed to that. These need to be in teen magazines and on teen channels like MTV only. My poor sister was exposed as a five year old and that is ridiculous.
Beard Trimmer ·
November 12, 2010 at 1:08 pm
bathroom towels should be maintained with a good fabric conditioner so that they will last longer :,;
Rotten Smile
November 25, 2010 at 1:34 am
I just ate a toast and my tooth fell out.
HAHHAHAHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHaaaaafdklgkl;ahkja
I started smoking meth when I was 13. Trauma made me want to find an escape.
I’m 20 now, I quit last week… my skin is fine, but my teeth are really very very bad. And my brain is frieddddd.
Quitting is hard because I think about it all the time. I want it so bad. SO f$#%$#@ BAD. You don’t understand until your there. I smoke cigs every second and eat so much. I smoke weed too. The trip is never the same.
I regret starting with it. I could have chosen a better path.
My family hates me, I went to jail, I went through the hardest time. But it’s not worth it.
DON’T DO IT. really… I’ve seen and been and done it. It’s not worth it. Go get an education, develop yourself, dont LOWER yourself in life. You live once make the best of it… the smart way.
the videos are creepy. Shit. I never done that to my skin. But yeah my teeth are bad. vERRRRRYYYY bad. Falling out bad.
ANYWAY DON’T DO IT. IT’S THE WRONG CHOICE. YOU WILL REGRET IT. EVEN IF YOUR IN PAIN OR JUST WANT TO BE COOL. DON’T DO ITTTTTTT!!!
Eric
December 1, 2010 at 1:51 am
so i did speed once, in an E pill, gotta say it was lots of fun, but I haven’t done it since, nor have i cared to go out to my local black market and pick up a gram for myself. Believe me, I’ve had plenty of chances to do it, I just don’t. It’s not about whether you make it your life or not, strong people don’t do drugs to the point of addiction. I’m only 19 years old, I’ve done my fair share already, but the point is that I, nor any of the people I associate with, have been addicted. I’m not saying it doesn’t happen, but these campaigns are a tad overboard. Hopefully people learn the true life of the drug user, not abuser.
Legalize Marijuana
May 12, 2012 at 9:14 pm
“Meth… Once will probably be okay, but don’t do it a bunch of times or you might get addicted and do fucked up things”