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"With chronic use, tolerance for meth can develop. In an effort to intensify the desired effects, users may take higher doses of the drug, take it more frequently, or change their method of drug intake."

National Drug Intelligence Center, U.S. Dept. of Justice

Age: 15
Gender: Female
Location: Helena, Montana

"I myself have never done meth, but my best friend did. She was a 4.0 straight A student, honor roll, cross-country team, basket-ball team, the works. After the first time she tried it, she had to have it more and more. Her parents kicked her out, and she was living on the streets, stealing, and lying just to get meth. She was always paranoid, picking at herself thinking there are bugs on/under her skin. Then she decided to start selling her body to get the drugs she wanted. She ended up hospitalized for a month because of this drug. Now, she's living in a meth house with her ""friends"" and still selling her body. Her little sister found the meth in her room, and decided to try it, now she's dead. My friend didn't go to her funeral; she was too busy getting meth. I don't speak to her, we're not friends, and she's in the hospital again due to an overdose. I really hope she can find the strength to give up this horrible, deadly drug. "

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