Walter Williams, Executive Director of Synergy Treatment Centers, believes that some meth addicts can recover if they have access to long-term treatment and an intensive aftercare plan. His center has a free, one-year residential program for adults.? Residents work in exchange for room, board, and clinical treatment.

Darrick and Jamie were habitual meth users before getting help through Synergy. Darrick learned how to make meth from his father and started using at 15. He was relieved when he finally went to jail. Jamie recalls hallucinations of “crank bugs” and being up for 7-10 days at a time. He says his rock bottom moment was being strip-searched on the side of the road. While sitting in the back of a police car, he surrendered. Jamie is part of a drug court program where he reports on his status every week for six months. Judge Robert Burch oversees the program and believes it is a powerful tool in the recovery process.

Some law enforcement officials provide a more dismal view of meth users. A detective talks about witnessing the paranoia, violence, and hallucinations among the offenders he has arrested.
David terrorized his family during his years of meth use. When told by his wife that she was going to leave, he decided to commit suicide. He shot himself in the face, and though it did not kill him, it disfigured him permanently. He never used meth after that incident and now travels the country sharing his story.