CMA Boston - Do I have a Problem?

Do I Have a Problem?
Adapted from NYCMA.org

Is crystal a problem in your life? Are you an addict? Do you need Crystal Meth Anonymous?
Only you can answer those questions. If you are unsure about whether or not you have a
problem with Crystal Meth, it might help to take a minute to answer these questions:

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Is crystal making you depressed?

Have you tried unsuccessfully to stop or reduce your crystal use?

Do you ever crave crystal?

Do you ever use alone?

Has your use increased?

Do you lie about how much or how often you use?

Are you paranoid? (Do you think people are watching you or there is a conspiracy against you?)

Do you ever use crystal to wake up in the morning or to get through the day?

Have you ever felt like you need therapy or psychiatric help as a result of your crystal use?

Do you ever feel suicidal after using crystal?

Has your use of crystal required you to go to into the hospital or see a doctor?

Do you miss taking important medication because of your use?

Do you need crystal to have sex?

When you use do you have unsafe sex or sex of a type you otherwise wouldn’t want?

Do you need crystal to have the kind of sex you want?

Do you spend more money than you would like on crystal?

Do you need crystal to do your work?

Is your crystal use jeopardizing your job or business?

Do you disappear for days from people who are concerned for you?

Does crystal cause you to neglect your duties to your family or significant other?

Have you lost friends because of your use?

Some of us answered “yes” to many of these questions. Some of us answered “yes” to just a few. How many didn’t matter. What mattered was how we felt inside and how crystal was affecting us. "Do I have a problem with crystal meth?” is a question only you can answer.

Can Crystal Meth Anonymous help you?
CMA is helping a lot of people. Maybe it can help you too. CMA is a group of people who used crystal until it became a serious problem. We support each other in sobriety through meetings and socializing together. We use a variety of techniques to create a safe environment and to stay clean. We use a twelve-step program based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The steps offer a plan for recovery that helps us repair the damage that crystal has caused.

This is a practical program, giving us the tools to stay clean one day at a time. Together we have found that we could stay clean and sober, and achieve a fulfilling life.

What can I do now?
The most important things you can do today are:
• Don’t use crystal today;
• Attend a CMA meeting. There are several meetings every week.

At meetings, you will meet others who have found a solution. You will meet other people who want to help. We have all been through what you’re going through and we’ll help you to stop using crystal.

If you want help, you can find it in the fellowship of Crystal Meth Anonymous. You don’t have to use crystal anymore. You can have your life back.