a career that, ironically, now intersects with her disability coverage eligibility after vision loss.
By the age of 18, Muthart was drinking alcohol socially and smoking weed regularly, alongside working her part-time job.
She told Cosmopolitan addiction runs in her family, adding: “I actively avoided what I considered more serious drugs.” Her story highlights the intergenerational nature of substance use disorders, which are increasingly treated through behavioral therapy funded by health insurance rehab programs.
The Spiral Begins: A Dangerous High and a Life-Altering Path
Yet when Muthart smoked pot with an acquaintance aged 19, she experienced a ‘strange high’ she’d never felt before — a result likely stemming from illicit drug adulteration, a growing concern in toxicology diagnostics.
She’d always been religious but this particular high made her feel closer to God – she suspects the weed had been laced with either cocaine or methamphetamine.
Following the experience, the 19-year-old felt ‘betrayed’ by her friend, so she left the job to distance herself from him.
