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Chapter 1
Kim is a recovering Meth
addict who has been clean for over 5 years.
Her up-coming book, "The Next 24", is a memoir of
her life as a functioning Meth addict and how she was able
to overcome her addiction to Methamphetamine.
What is a ‘functioning Meth addict’?
A functioning Meth addict, or alcoholic for that matter,
is someone who seems to be holding everything together. They
hold down jobs and raise families. They’re soccer moms and
little league baseball coaches. They’re professors and
attorneys and doctors. From the outside, they seem to have
the world by the tail, but on the inside, they’re living
their own private hell. The guilt and shame in addition to
their addiction make it almost impossible to ask for help.
It’s for these people and their families that I’m writing
this book.
There’s so much press about people who are on the streets,
strung out, barely living from one hit to the next. But
there’s been nothing written from the point of view of a
female meth addict, let alone a functioning meth addict.
We’re the ones who are overlooked because we’re so well
hidden. We’re the ones who rarely seek help, and according
to treatment professionals I've talked to, we're the most
difficult to treat. I felt it was time to give people like
me a voice.
Read the
first chapter of my upcoming book about
Meth Addiction
and Meth Addicts
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