56, HIV+, Multi Racial, Has used Crystal
I love crystal. It had a positive effect on me as far as functioning sexually. You know, I'm hot in the pants anyway but it made me five times more that and with all those people you know to service…it went to another level. It just kept me going longer. You know, you don't get tired if you do a line every three hours or so, you're just fine. But then I got HIV, and at one point got sixteen different infections in my body. My lowest point was when I went to a party and my breath was so bad that I cleared the room. That was pretty definitive. When that happened I was so embarrassed.

I was so tired of not functioning and having no control. It finally hit me like Mt. Everest and I managed to get it back together. Now I have a man who loves me very much. We've been together for five years. He has never once judged me. And that's what I want more than crystal, or crack, or any other drug. I just want him.