Crystal Meth Addict interview-Maxim

Summary

Maxim shares his journey from growing up in Tula, Russia, to becoming a crystal meth addict living on the streets in Los Angeles. Adopted by an American family, he faced a challenging upbringing defined by 'tough love'. Dropping out of high school, he found himself immersed in drugs at 15, leading to a life of prostitution and homelessness. Despite his struggles, Maxim dreams of working in the entertainment industry and seeks stability and emotional fulfilment.

Highlights

• Maxim originates from Tula, Russia, before moving to the U.S. with his adoptive family. 🇷🇺➡️🇺🇸
• He describes his adoptive family as loving but also disciplinary, which shaped him to be independent. 💼
• Maxim dropped out of school but secured a GED by grade 12, marking his shift from academics to street life. 🎓
• His life in Los Angeles highlights the harsh reality of drug addiction and survival through prostitution. 🚨
• Despite ongoing struggles, Maxim harbors dreams of getting into professional filming or TV shows. 🎥

Key Takeaways

• Maxim's life took a sharp turn at the age of 15 when he started using drugs, ultimately leading to his addiction to crystal meth. 🌪️
• He was adopted by a family in Colorado, where although he faced 'tough love', he was encouraged to be independent. 💪
• Living on the streets of Los Angeles, Maxim now survives through prostitution and relies on kindness from 'sugar daddies'. 🏙️
• He dreams of working in the entertainment industry and hopes for a stable future where he can apply lessons of responsibility. 🎬
• Maxim reflects on emotional challenges, aspirations, and the harshness of his current lifestyle, showing resilience in adversity. 💡

Overview

Maxim's story starts in the industrial town of Tula, Russia, where he was born to a pair of very different, yet equally complex, parents. After being adopted by an American family, he moved to Colorado. Here, he experienced an upbringing filled with the paradox of 'tough love', learning self-reliance and independence from a young age. This duality of nurturing and discipline set the groundwork for his later life choices.

By the age of 15, Maxim was introduced to drugs, a defining moment that drastically altered his life's trajectory. He didn't complete high school and instead opted for a GED. His adoption to American lifestyle saw him exploring paths that took him to Los Angeles, where he succumbed to a life dictated by addiction—specifically crystal meth. His narrative is marked by the harsh realities of homelessness and the difficult means of survival.

Despite the adversities, Maxim remains hopeful. He dreams of transitioning from his current precarious lifestyle to stability, with aspirations as grand as entering the world of entertainment. Maxim's reflections convey a longing for emotional healing and growth, grappling with his sense of self-worth and destiny to break the cycle of his lifestyle. His journey is a testament to resilience in facing life's toughest trials.

Chapters

• 00:00 - 01:30: Introduction and Family Background The chapter titled 'Introduction and Family Background' follows Maxim's early life and family roots. Maxim originally hails from Tula, Russia, where he lived until the age of three. The conversation reveals some information about his family, hinting at a special mention of his biological family and particularly his mother.
• 03:00 - 05:00: Education and Early Drug Use The chapter titled 'Education and Early Drug Use' begins with a description of the narrator's admiration for someone characterized as very pretty, gorgeous, fun, and classy, with amazing style. The narrator then talks about their biological father, describing him as a boxer engaged in fighting, specifically mentioning feedback punching, which is a type of boxing training. The narrative briefly cuts to discussing the narrator's adoptive family, particularly mentioning their adoptive mother.
• 05:00 - 09:00: Current Lifestyle and Experiences The chapter discusses the family background of an individual focusing on their adopted parents. The adopted mother is highly educated, holding a PhD, and has spent a significant amount of time in academia. The adopted father works in the banking industry. The narrative indicates that the adopted family played a key role in bringing the individual to the United States.
• 09:00 - 13:30: Personal Reflections and Future Aspirations The chapter consists of personal reflections and future aspirations of a person who worked as a financial planner at a bank. It begins with a conversation about the person's journey to the U.S., where they mention arriving in Windsor, Colorado, with an adopted family. The conversation likely explores the individual's experiences, challenges, and goals, providing insight into their life and future aspirations as they adapt to a new environment.

Crystal Meth Addict interview-Maxim Transcription

• 00:00 - 00:30 all right Maxim Maxim where are you from originally where'd you grow up I from ages uh from zero to three um if I'm sure it was older she's three years old I grew up in Tula Russia really yes tell me about your family um I will have my biological family um my biological mother Mother Russia
• 00:30 - 01:00 she's very um pretty gorgeous she's super fun very classy yeah she's amazing style and then my biological father is um you know he uh I guess uh fights just boxing uh you know being back [ __ ] right you know you know those feedback punching whatever um and then My adoptive family uh my mother
• 01:00 - 01:30 um adopted mother is uh she's a PhD she went to a lot of college uh went through a lot of schooling uh and uh ah whoa is the adopted family what brought you to the U.S yes yes she um oh she's wearing the education career field and then my adopted father um he is a banker
• 01:30 - 02:00 Bank as a financial planner what city did you come to when you came to the U.S I came to uh Windsor uh a uh a cow in winter in what state ah in what state Colorado Colorado with a adopted family
• 02:00 - 02:30 ah it's a very good uh they did a really good job raising me um the kind of like tough love people kind of kind of people uh you know it doesn't raise me to be uh like kind of operating on my own um uh all right ah are you still in contact with you with either family
• 02:30 - 03:00 yeah I caught up with My adoptive mother the most how did I ever out of all blah my favorite Wall family members your childhood you you would describe it how uh you know Ava tough love what was that a book um I hate you don't need me
• 03:00 - 03:30 I have not I don't actually write the book but um you know my daughter's mother uh brought brought that up a lot um okay were you in high school I did not graduate high school uh I got my GED in 12th grade uh halfway through 12th grade I got my GED uh and uh yeah drugs came into your life when fishing life ah get ready for it
• 03:30 - 04:00 I'm sorry 15 15. oh did that change your life yes you know yes I can't imagine a life sober why do you like getting high so much uh oh no oh
• 04:00 - 04:30 I can't really become a different person you know it makes me a lot more confident when I'm high is there anything in your childhood that you're trying to forget about or escape from uh no no not necessarily your parents your adopted parents do you do well yeah why did your biological parents are very they're very they're very classy they have a lot of class why did you repeat
• 04:30 - 05:00 themselves very well you know they're clean people like so that's great why did your biological parents lose you uh uh both you know they're pretty I see they're pretty narcissistic people this is 100 but you know I don't know and crystal meth is your has been your drug since since you were a teenager yeah
• 05:00 - 05:30 yes uh no not since you're off I picked up my Christmas I don't mean addiction um uh I'll probably uh oh how about 8 18 18 yeah when was L.A that's when you came to La yeah where you've been staying how did you know uh 22 22. you've been on the streets for how long
• 05:30 - 06:00 something female uh this is 18 and a half but yeah uh this is each and a half yeah yeah how do you make money no I like money through um like prostitution yeah you may you probably make a good Buck doing that
• 06:00 - 06:30 yeah days and stuff you know that's what I said like prostitution of course what kind of um who kind of Ben pick you up are they married uh sometimes yeah have you been in love before uh
• 06:30 - 07:00 huh yeah I I don't know if not necessarily I don't think so no not right now uh uh no I I was trying to consider everyone a relationship you know everyone like I kind of I need something from them you know what are your goals you're still a young man what would you like to see happen
• 07:00 - 07:30 ah you know I definitely uh I want to try to just I want to you know do more professional like filming you know maybe maybe for a TV show or like uh a bug company I mean a magazine
• 07:30 - 08:00 actually doing photos of me and you know something they're like promoting uh or uh a commercial or something you know is living on the streets rough life for you ah have you had bad things happen to you like
• 08:00 - 08:30 uh yes it had I had some like pretty bad sentences but you know those are wrong you know being works for her so I have to run you know uh so I have to actually be like responsible and mature what was the last time you slept ah it is now Knight 2D2 I'm sorry
• 08:30 - 09:00 this is day two when I'm asleep uh 19 was sleep I think see it's like 48 hours and no sleep yeah I think so what's the longest you've gone without sleep probably like a week less than a week six days what happens to you after going without sleep for oh we're gonna turn around I get really tired tired of having a garage yeah I got really tired and I crashed and then you get everything stolen from
• 09:00 - 09:30 you at that time I really didn't know how much yeah and you're you're basically just existing with what you what we see here on camera kind of not at all not necessarily either I feel like I I have a lot more now you know where do you have it uh for people who help me out shopping so you have people holding your stuff sugar daddies oh I said seeking Arrangements do you have do you have
• 09:30 - 10:00 some sugar daddies that are regulars yes yeah yes how much money do they pay you typically the uh you know only 200 uh or drugs how much 200 they're in drugs or in like you know helping me out with like a place to stay shower hang out uh chill it's nice I don't know
• 10:00 - 10:30 does your biological mom know where you are currently the life that you're living ah yes what did she think of it uh uh I'm sure she's proud of me for like you know just staying like strong there's some weird chat what's the hardest part of hardest part
• 10:30 - 11:00 of this lifestyle for you finding a city that's like the best for me I'm sorry I didn't see you know kind of stay in that's like that's the best way also you know really figuring out what I needed and like figure out what I need you know emotionally what do you go through uh if you're depressed or have fun I'm sorry ah emotionally
• 11:00 - 11:30 a sadness I'll uh uh being sorry are you ever lonely no no a lot loneliness how do you meet men to uh to go out with huh uh
• 11:30 - 12:00 in person in person yeah because people will drive by and see you yeah yeah what's your biggest fear what do you worry about at 22 years old living on the streets even if you're uh uh you know maintaining to see a lifestyle
• 12:00 - 12:30 uh-huh yeah you're living a very unstable lifestyle now I'd say so probably not what you're adopted parents had going on at home yeah yeah no I think you know um I think I think there's a little more progress needs to be done on my part you know um some genuine work I guess you don't like
• 12:30 - 13:00 really good what would you say is your greatest strength ah strings ah um oh I see you know we we go there for people
• 13:00 - 13:30 being there for like human relationship with you know ah attentive or what's your favorite memory from your from your life uh uh my favorite memory uh probably uh
• 13:30 - 14:00 oh God huh uh I don't know um five or Twenty too many uh you know Christian Iran and Lucas style uh Katy Perry dab where would you like to be in five years
• 14:00 - 14:30 uh I would like to be uh in Pacific Palisades that's a really nice place yeah Maxim what would you say is the most important lesson you've learned in your life ah
• 14:30 - 15:00 I was maturity would be being responsible and there's a responsibility taking responsibility for you're just not using what you've learned yet ah early 2000s pop hey Siri Okay Google play religious pop
• 15:00 - 15:30 [Music] oh wait all right Maxim thank you so much for sharing your story I wish you lots of luck out here all right thank you thank you