Experiences with Speed, Ice & Other Stimulants

Dean began taking ice and GHB in his early twenties with sexual partners.

Ethan grew up in what he describes as a ‘very religious and restricted’ household. In his late teens he began a relationship and moved in with his boyfriend.

Eva first tried ice when she was a teenager with some friends, thinking it was speed.

In his late teens Jason started taking ecstasy and speed every few weeks with his friends and partner at the time.

When John was in his twenties, he started taking ice to enhance the experience of sex.

Melanie started taking ice in her early twenties and after a while she began to feel like her consumption had become ‘problematic’.

During her teens Renee smoked cannabis daily with her then partner. The relationship ended when she was in her early twenties and it was around this time that she began taking ecstasy and ice.

Scarlett first tried ice in her early twenties but didn’t take it again for a couple of years. Then she started taking it with her partner every couple of months.

Tiffany took ice regularly in her early twenties to help her manage full-time work and caregiving responsibilities for her children.

Zoe began taking ice occasionally in her late twenties and over the next year she says it became part of her daily routine.

When he was in his late teens Brad was prescribed a ‘very mild’ stimulant for ‘mood enhancement’. He soon began taking more than the prescribed dose.