It seems that Jodie Sweetin has kicked meth for motherhood. The former sitcom star played Stephanie on Full House struggled with an addiction to methamphetamine for several years. Jodie Sweetin is not the first child star to suffer from drug addiction. It is a well worn road by so many Hollywood child stars.

Many childhood star like Jodie Sweetin seek refuge in ritzy Hollywood drug rehab centers. But, few kick the habit before their careers are ruined. Fortunately for Jodie Sweetin she found motherhood. It appears that, at least for Jodie Sweetin motherhood was the driving force behind her being able to kick the partying lifestyle. Sometimes life changes are more potent than a drug rehad center could ever be.

Although Jodie Sweetin was able to find solace in motherhood and kick meth not everyone can have such fortitude. Meth addiction has spread across the country like aplague. Drug rehab centers, public and private, are over run with meth addicts. Unfortunately, it takes years of counseling for meth addicts to truly break the habit. And even then they can never consider themselves truly whole again.

Addiction to methamphetamine (meth) is described as being worse than addiction to crack cocaine. Addicts are hard pressed to find resources available for their rehabilitation. Few math addicts have the resources of a child star, so cannot afford better rehab programs that may make rehabilitation easier and potentially more successful. As the meth epidemic has spread across the country funding for public rehabilitation centers has decreased. If a meth addict is lucky the have family and friends that can help them a long through either interventions or helping to pay for private drug rehab.

Hats off to Jodie Sweetin for being able to kick her addiction to math for motherhood. Unfortunately, for so many other Americans caught in the insidious trap of meth have not found the life changing event to help them kick the habit. Sometimes drug rehab is not the answer. Sometimes its just the unwavering love of a newborn child.