1
■ rugs, Huxold savs. “I yet up in the
• i ‘min»» do the first three steps. I prav; I
■ m a te.
Miallv 1 do two meetings a
•'i to >tav grounded, i laik to inv
\ nsor daily. Mv life revolves around
recovery. It has to."
reatment is different tor everybody,"
savs Kat Barrett, an alcohol and drug
specialist at Outside In. “I’ve known
lUs who got through without treatment
ecause rhev found the right support svs-
m Bur for most, treatment is a long road,
meiimes it takes vears of work. Bur you
■ n gel ivtrer.
sin indicates. .15 some years ago,
i i re was no recovery groups for gays and
< dsians. Now rhere ire lH-^tep pro-
ams: A A. Meth Anon, lodav there’s a
variety of sup
port systems.”
A S A P s Tri
angle. 1 roject
has gay, lesbian,
hi and trans outreach
programs,
queer
groups and HIV sup
port
groups and
counseling.
Why
gay-specific groups?
“W hat I’ve seen with
gay clients in nongay
groups is that they
don’t divulge much,"
says Lawson. “It’s
very hard to get
clean and sober if
—Charles you have to hide
things.”
IHeth changes
your way
of thinking.
Yen m ust
have a grasp
of your halls
if you do not
want it to
takeaway
your life
pie going into treatment, affirms
Huxold. “Maybe it’s the macho
thing. I’d really like to begin a gay
meth meeting here in Portland. We
Injecting into a vein is one of the most common— and dangerous— ways to use meth. Common “works”
need more gay-friendly options.”
(inset) include syringe and needle; a tourniquet; “cots” used to soak up and filter impurities; and a
“Components of our programs
small metal “cooker.”
are oriented directly toward the
LG BT community,” says De Paul’s Moonshine.
or some of our friends in Portland’s sexual
Wade looks out the window, deep in
"We have a trained staff who are familiar with
minorities community, that healthy life has
thought. "I have guilt because 1 use. 1 have guilt
LG BT issues and aspects of sexual diversity.
not yet arrived.
because of all the shitty things I do when I use.
Addiction is a chronic relapsing disease, but
“I need to quit,” says Wade. “But I want to
And I should stop using. But I haven’t yet.” |H
treatment is effective and cost-efficient. Treat-
get high because it’s really fun. Right now I still
ment works. Everyone has the ability to live a ; use because it’s easy to get. My friend gives me
G l e n n S c o f ie l d W il l ia m s writes prose, poetry,
healthy life.”
what’s left over when he gets high.”
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