Tweakerworld is by 37-year-old Jason Yamas. Raised in a supportive, middle-class family in Eastern Pennsylvania, by the end of his 20s, he had a promising career as a multimedia producer.
In January 2016, at the age of 29, he was living in San Francisco and working with a Grammy-winning artist. He tried crystal meth when he was unable to get his usual Adderall prescription.
It proved a rapid downward spiral to drug addiction and dealing.Within weeks, Yamas was regularly taking meth and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate).
Both drugs pose a particular problem on the gay scene. Several surveys estimate LGBTQ+ people are twice as likely to have substance abuse issues than straight people.