Dallas BraggFormer crystal methamphetamine user, I help men who have sex with men break free from the addictive patterns associated with Chemsex. Currently expanding my expertise by seeking to become a Certified

Walk of Shame

27 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this short conversational excerpt from the YouTube video “Walk of Shame,” Dallas Bragg and Speaker B discuss the challenges faced by individuals after completing substance‑use treatment. Bragg describes how patients leave a protective treatment environment and are thrust back into the same homes, jobs, and social circles that contributed to their addiction. Speaker B highlights that this abrupt return often leads to early relapse, citing Dutch data that 50‑70% of people relapse within a year, with many relapses occurring in the first month. Bragg adds that crystal‑meth users experience even higher relapse rates worldwide, suggesting that the risk for this substance may surpass that of other drugs. The dialogue underscores the importance of post‑treatment support and the heightened vulnerability of certain substance users.

You go to treatment, you're in this protective space, you feel good about yourself, you're, you know, everything's chugging along, and then you get spit right back into the same environment.
And suddenly you're home alone. Good luck. And like you say, your lifestyle hasn't changed. The people are still there. Perhaps the house, the job, the environment is still the same environment as it was during your problematic time. Not a very big surprise that a lot of relapses happen within the first month. I think the, uh, the numbers, if I get them correctly, are between 50 to 70% here in the Netherlands within 1 year. That's a lot.
And then the, the relapse rate for, you know, crystal meth itself is even higher than any other substance. That's, that's a worldwide statistic too. So I would say that might even be higher for them. I don't know.
Yeah, that, that's a good one. It could be. And, and also the recovery time from such a relapse is obviously Often also longer, uh, before you can get back to where you were.