How do you know if you’re using too much? Take this simple quiz and find out how your crystal use is affecting your life.

• Are you able to pay your bills?
• Are you forgetting your HIV meds?
• How do you feel about yourself?
• Are you paranoid?
• Do you ever feel your neighbors are watching you?
• Are you losing friends or having more arguments?
• Are you missing work, showing up late or not performing to satisfaction?
• Have you lost a job?
• Do you party during the week in spite of not wanting to use crystal?
• Do you sometimes get high even though you don’t want to?
• Are you using more than you thought?
• Have you tried to quit or reduce your use without success?
• Are you unable to stop partying? Have you been arrested?
• Are you skipping P.O. appointments to avoid drug tests?
• Are you screwing without condoms?  Are you ashamed of your sexual behavior?
• While using crystal, have you engaged in dangerous sexual encounters that you would normally not engage in?
• While partying, have you had sex with people whom you would not normally agree to engage with sexually?
• Have you lost important friendships or relationships?
• Have you lost important connections with family members?
• Have you had trouble finding or maintaining romantic relationships in your life?
• Are you ever preoccupied and obsessed with finding and using crystal at the expense of your personal goals and aspirations?
• Have you experienced short term or long term memory loss?
• Has your health declined because of using crystal?
• Have you experienced problems with your teeth? Have you experienced weight loss?
• Weight increases?
• Have you become HIV positive?
• Have you become Hep C positive?
• Have you contracted other STDs or parasites while partying?
• Have you ever caught a cold after a weekend run?
• Are you unable to maintain an erection?
• Has your penis become unhealthy as a result of partying?
• Do you have a permanent prescription for Quell or related medications to prevent or eliminate parasites and/or STDs?
• Do you have questions about self-confidence and self esteem?
  
  If you answer yes to any of these questions, it could mean you might have trouble with Crystal use.
  
  
  
  Tips for Taking Back Control
• Set limits on how much/how long you use
• Tell your friends what your limits are
• Ask your friends and/or your dealer what they think about your use; friends can be very enlightening
• Set limits on spending money
• Have a plan for your money; i.e.: put it in the bank
• Establish a purchase limit with your dealer
• Avoid dehydration; drink lots of water
• Drink cranberry juice to flush out your kidneys
• After snorting, use saline solution or warm water to clear nasal passages
• Increase your vitamin intake
• Avoid sugar; eat complex carbohydrates and proteins instead
• Get some sleep or try some relaxation techniques
• Brush your teeth/practice good oral health
• Use a silicone-based lube for anal sex with a condom
• Periodically check to see if the condom is still intact
• Use a new condom with each new sex partner
• Use your own and/or use fresh, needles/drug supplies each time
• Take time off from using and plan other activities in advance

 
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