Dallas Bragg recalls a man warning him after his first time using crystal meth: calling out of work is the earliest sign you're slipping into addiction. Even one day off can signal the start of a downward spiral.
Let me share with you the best sober advice I ever received from a very unlikely source. It was the first guy I ever used meth with. After hours and hours of, you know, what you do on crystal meth if you're a gay man, I was calling out of work. It was the first time I'd ever used. He knew that, and he took me to the side and he said, this is the first sign: when you call out of work, You know you're already slipping. And he goes, and this is the first time you've used it. Please, please, please stop using this drug. So let me pass this on to you. Have you called out of work yet? The first time you call out of work, that's a telltale sign you're on your way down. It may seem like no big deal, insignificant. Maybe you have the time to, to use. But Tina already has her tentacles around you, and she's pulling you under the water.
