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

What’s been your experience with life after meth? Tell us about your experience in the comments!

5 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this personal testimonial, the speaker recounts their first encounter with crystal meth, describing a 'shotgun' method where another person blew the drug into their mouth for inhalation. They explain that this initial use led to a loss of inhibitions, resulting in their first condomless (bareback) sexual encounter that same night. The speaker emphasizes that this event was not the point at which they contracted HIV, but highlights how methamphetamine use impacted their self-care and decision-making.

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And so basically my first experience was not me pressing my lips onto a glass pipe. It actually wasn't. My first experience was actually, it was what we call shotgun, right? Yeah, yeah. So this person, because I didn't know what I was doing and I just didn't wanna be responsible for burning anyone's shit, like, 'cause I didn't know what the hell was going on. So he's like, I'm going to blow this into your mouth, you know, and just suck it in. And that's it. So my first experience with crystal meth, methamphetamines, was me inhaling someone else's It carried on to different experiences. That same night, I did explore other ways, but that was my first experience. It's not where I caught HIV, but that was my first time that I did bareback. I did— I had my first without-condom experience. And because of crystal meth, like, I feel like that's where I lost all care, you know, all inhibitions. I lost the care for myself. Like, I wasn't focused.