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October 4, 2004
Tina Tweaked
In checking my website’s stat log today, I found that someone had reached my site by Googling the term “tweaked Tina”. For those of you not in the know, Tina is a euphemism for crystal methamphetamine, and tweaked is a commonly used term for someone who is strung out on Tina. When I backtracked and did the same, I found that although Bastique was the eleventh site on the list, I was actually only the third site that had any relevance with “Tina” in the above referenced context.
The particular blog entry that the reader accessed through Google was dated August 23 and can be found here: Trying Times of Tina.
To save you the trouble, the other two were as follows:
# 4. Dear Crystal Meth a “Help Column” found in a 1999 special issue of the Montana Native American student newspaper AIRO Reporter entitled “CRANK on the REZ.” It seems that meth use was already on the rise in Indian Reservations in Montana in the final years of the 20th Century.
#5 Reconsidering the War on Tina, a February 2004 article in DC’s Washington Blade, describing one man dealing with the growing methamphetamine addiction among his friends in Los Angeles’s gay community but accepting those “who are ‘responsible’ users.” At least it’s how I read it.
The crystal meth epidemic is horrifying, and I feel sad every time I find out about someone who can’t quit...there’s quite a lot about crystal meth on the internet, but you have to know how to find it.
While I’m pleased that someone may have gleaned some valuable information on my site, I’m disappointed that any of the more relevant sites didn’t come up before mine, such as Crystal Meth Anonymous (information for those who may realize they have a problem) or even Tweaker.org (information for those who may not). Although I certainly have substantial experience in addiction to crystal meth and drug addiction in general, and have a wealth of knowledge about the subject; there are certainly more comprehensive sites out there. I’ve just mentioned two of them. Another one is Life or Meth.
The crystal meth epidemic is horrifying, and I feel sad every time I find out about someone who can’t quit, how every aspect of some people’s lives involve Tina in one way or another. I remember when I couldn’t get off of the ride, where I had to be buzzing in order to even make it through the day. People with a problem need to be able to find the resources whenever they search for them. Maybe somebody might read something that will make a difference in his or her life. There’s quite a lot about crystal meth on the internet, but you have to know how to find it.
Finally, to the persistent partier…If you invite someone who doesn’t like to party over to your house for a “date”, and you tell that person that you have been partying, but it won’t be a problem, please make sure that you put all paraphernalia and drugs someplace away. This means not under the computer keyboard or up on the little shelf over the sink. While your effort may be commendable, it’s only a half-measure. Try to give this job as much thought as you put into your lighting, music selection and the elaborate Rube Goldbergesque sex contraptions that you’ve created just for these special moments. Your guest will be quite grateful and might even come back again.
Posted by Bastique at October 4, 2004 10:56 PM