Her quick smile and sparkling eyes offer no hint of a life once dependent on crystal meth.

“I don't believe I would be alive today if I was still using.” Said Rachel Hamric, a recovered 6-year meth user. At 18 years old, Hamric had already been in and out of jail and Detox four times.

“The longer you do it, the more addicted you get to it, and the fun stops somewhere along the way, and you realize you have a problem and you feel like you'll never be able to stop.”

As much as she craved the high she got from meth, it's the crash afterwards that Hamric remembers most. “I remember feeling guilty, like my body had been through so much physically; you almost have to keep doing more to push your body to keep going, because your body is so sped up, your body crashes.”

It was one of those "crashes" that finally convinced Hamric she was over the edge.

“I was crossing over the Hathaway bridge and all the drugs hit me at one time, and I felt like I was going to pass out, I got really dizzy and I knew I was in trouble, I knew what was about to happen, so I started to press on the gas, and I knew I had to get home, and just thinking I got to get home, that's the last thing I remember, they said the cops found me underneath the red light on Thomas drive, and um when they found me, I was almost dead.”

Hamric was in a coma for six hours. When she finally came to---she was all alone. She had overdosed. Since her family was used to her leaving for days at a time, she laid their helpless and hopeless in a local hospital.

"I almost died and nobody even knew and would anyone even really care? Because of when I had done in my life, it was like I had no purpose."

Hamric went back to jail and Detox for a fifth time, she said it gave her time to think about what she was throwing away...her children, her family...her health.

“I wanted my son back, I wanted my life back,” said Hamric. “It was when I started going to church in jail, and I began to walk his way and not mine, because the way I walked was leading me down a path of destruction.”

At 29 years old--Hamric is living proof there is life after meth. She credits God with deliverance.

“For the first time in my life, I have a purpose……my favorite place to be in the world is teaching at the jail. Because I was there, I can feel their pain, and I want them to know they don't have to live like that, because when you're in it, you really feel hopeless, because you're helpless, the drugs, the lifestyle you’ve created.”

Sober for five years now--her faith freed her from the bondage of crystal meth.

"I want to thank ya'll for coming to the most excellent way tonight. Especially for those who are here for the first time."

She's found a new home as a mentor at the most excellent way, a faith-based support group for women battling addiction.

“Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for Great is your reward to Heaven and the statement that goes along wth that is: I stand firm in my faith that Jesus is in control of all things.”

She hopes to reach the torn and hopeless with her living message.

“Telling my story keeps me sober because it reminds me of what God has done in my life so far,” said Hamric. “You're not alone, there are other people that have walked through what you've walked through and it's possible to get victory."

If you or anyone you may know of that needs help--please call before its too late.