Beautiful Boy

And I guess I'm here 577 00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:31,137 because I just want to know all that I can 578 00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:34,140 about all of it. 579 00:40:34,223 --> 00:40:36,726 So, uh, crystal meth, uh, 580 00:40:36,809 --> 00:40:38,645 gives the user a feeling of instant euphoria-- 581 00:40:38,728 --> 00:40:41,230 at least, when he takes it. 582 00:40:41,314 --> 00:40:42,440 You know, but when it wears off, 583 00:40:42,523 --> 00:40:44,275 with a depletion of as much as 60% 584 00:40:44,359 --> 00:40:47,236 of the dopamine, the user has to up the doses. 585 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:51,282 He has to double it, triple it just to feel something, 586 00:40:51,366 --> 00:40:53,493 causing even more nerve damage, 587 00:40:53,576 --> 00:40:57,372 which, uh, increases the compulsion to use. 588 00:40:57,455 --> 00:40:58,957 Horrible cycle. 589 00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:03,169 - What's up? - Hey. 590 00:41:03,252 --> 00:41:05,880 Just doing some research. 591 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:35,076 Hi. 592 00:41:41,207 --> 00:41:43,251 Are you hungry? 593 00:41:43,334 --> 00:41:46,421 You want to get something? 594 00:41:46,504 --> 00:41:49,090 Most guys just ask me for a blow job. 595 00:41:49,173 --> 00:41:52,677 Oh, no. No, I'm just offering something to eat. 596 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,096 Maybe talk a little, if you're up to it. 597 00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:58,516 Meth changes the brain physically. 598 00:41:58,599 --> 00:42:00,935 Here we see the loss of dopamine receptors 599 00:42:01,019 --> 00:42:02,979 in a meth user's brain. 600 00:42:03,062 --> 00:42:05,523 Now, I'm gonna show you something else here. 601 00:42:05,606 --> 00:42:09,318 Do you see, uh, right here there are these two red, uh... 602 00:42:09,402 --> 00:42:10,945 - large, red spots right here? - Yeah. 603 00:42:11,029 --> 00:42:13,740 Okay, what that shows is hyperactivity in the amygdala. 604 00:42:13,823 --> 00:42:15,700 And the amygdala is a region of the brain 605 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:18,202 that is linked with anxiety and fear. 606 00:42:18,286 --> 00:42:20,329 Here the amygdala is screaming. 607 00:42:24,167 --> 00:42:26,169 What this shows us 608 00:42:26,252 --> 00:42:28,546 is that there is a biological basis, 609 00:42:28,629 --> 00:42:32,341 uh, that meth users may be unable-- 610 00:42:32,425 --> 00:42:34,469 Not unwilling, but unable-- 611 00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:37,764 To participate in normal treatment programs. 612 00:42:37,847 --> 00:42:39,265 I was in rehab, too. 613 00:42:40,475 --> 00:42:41,934 Three times. 614 00:42:42,018 --> 00:42:44,437 Ran away every time. 615 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,939 Why? 616 00:42:47,023 --> 00:42:49,150 It was hell. 617 00:42:49,233 --> 00:42:51,569 Wanted to die. 618 00:42:51,652 --> 00:42:53,571 Why was it hell? 619 00:42:53,654 --> 00:42:56,449 All that God shit. 620 00:42:56,532 --> 00:42:58,451 Also, you just don't know how good it gets 621 00:42:58,534 --> 00:43:00,453 when it gets good. 622 00:43:00,536 --> 00:43:02,580 It's hard to explain. 623 00:43:02,663 --> 00:43:04,499 Feels like cocaine 624 00:43:04,582 --> 00:43:06,084 but multiplied by, like, a thousand. 625 00:43:06,167 --> 00:43:07,835 Or, like, a million. 626 00:43:07,919 --> 00:43:10,463 What does this mean for Nic? 627 00:43:10,546 --> 00:43:12,465 Look, Mr. Sheff, I... 628 00:43:12,548 --> 00:43:15,426 I don't know who promised you what, 629 00:43:15,510 --> 00:43:19,430 but the success percentage is in the single digits. 630 00:43:21,432 --> 00:43:22,725 Okay. 631 00:43:24,852 --> 00:43:27,605 What about your parents? 632 00:43:27,688 --> 00:43:29,816 - What about them? 633 00:43:29,899 --> 00:43:32,652 - Don't you think they're worried about you? 634 00:43:32,735 --> 00:43:35,154 Shouldn't you... 635 00:43:35,238 --> 00:43:37,490 let them know that... 636 00:43:37,573 --> 00:43:39,826 - They don't care. 637 00:43:39,909 --> 00:43:43,162 - Well, I think they do. 638 00:43:44,288 --> 00:43:47,208 What the fuck do you know? 639 00:43:54,090 --> 00:43:56,008 I gotta go. 640 00:43:56,092 --> 00:43:59,178 Oh. Okay. 641 00:44:02,557 --> 00:44:05,059 Thanks. 642 00:44:22,743 --> 00:44:25,496 - Hey! - Hey! Hey, now! 643 00:45:22,595 --> 00:45:24,013 God. 644 00:46:52,852 --> 00:46:54,729 I'm gonna try some Klingon on you. 645 00:46:54,812 --> 00:46:55,855 Ready? 646 00:47:04,530 --> 00:47:06,657 - You know what I said? - May I have a Coca-Cola? 647 00:47:06,741 --> 00:47:08,326 Exactly. 648 00:47:08,409 --> 00:47:10,202 That's it. 649 00:47:10,286 --> 00:47:12,204 That's exactly what I asked. 650 00:47:12,288 --> 00:47:13,664 Can I have a Coca-Cola? 651 00:47:13,748 --> 00:47:15,583 All right. If you ask me in Klingon, 652 00:47:15,666 --> 00:47:17,585 maybe I'll get you a Coke. ...