Lorrie -
My question about teeth and meth has always been do the teeth rot
because of poor brushing habits or because of the meth?
Annette -
My husband has bad teeth because of meth, he brushed daily,
actually he tweeked out on brushing...it was crazy. But now, they are
so bad, let her know that getting false teeth isn't real easy, he has
no dental, so they are quoting to him about $5,500, by the time its
all said and done. My teeth in back are bad, the ones in front are
pretty good, so I'm taking care of them...I've had a few pulled in the
back... Maybe with her buying the
sensodyne toothpaste, it is making
her realize what she is doing... Just take it as a positive...ya know
what I mean..? I know its hard..just pray maybe she is taking a look
at herself.. Take Care..
stunned -
I think another reason that tweekers have trouble with their teeth is b/c
of the sugar addiction they develop, unless they are lucky enough to
stay constantly high. If not, if there is any lapse in use, most meth
users crave sugar-y foods.
Anonymous -
Ugh, teeth problems suck! also, i clenched my teeth a lot and my
dentist says i have TMJ (some kind of jaw problem) now because of it.
Hopefully once your daughter sees all the health problems adding up,
she'll see the damage she's doing and wanna quit. I know that helped
me a lot in quitting. :)
Matt -
Well, to be snotty you might say that false teeth on a 20ish girl
is rather trashy. DOH! It's not about other people seeing the teeth,
it's that the teeth hurt. I mean HURT. I had half of a tooth fall off
when I was smoking tina one day. Midtoke, just fell right off. Exposed
the nerve, I was a crackhead and had no money... boy was that a bad
few weeks!!!! It was so painful I was in tears and had to start
scoring coke to numb it, and I hated coke. I am about 2 years clean
and it really sucks to eat now. I'm 25 years old and I have missing
teeth in the back of my mouth from my using. And I'm a decent-looking
lad if I do say so myself, so it's kind of humiliating when I'm
meeting someone new, etc... Anyhow, al-anon is a good idea to start
with... it's very difficult to separate care, love, and codependency.
for me, codependency is wanting to change someone. love is helping
someone achieve things they say they want; they have to SAY they want
it though. otherwise it's just codependency. honesty is the key, you
must tell someone why you are concerned. Health reasons rarely stop an
addict. i had aids, staph infections covering my body, weighing 110
pounds, and snuck out of the hospital because i thought the IV they
got in my arm was just the greatest thing ever. i had to feel
emotional pain to stop. by blocking an active addict from feeling
pain, you are enabling and FURTHERING THEIR ADDICTION. stop. love
doesn't live in fear of the future, it lives in care and open honesty
and trust in god for the future in his hands in his time.
