MN Man Posts Meth Before & After Photo On Reddit, Unwittingly Creates Support Group

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minnesota man unintentionally created a network for those struggling with addiction when he posted a before-and-after photo of himself on meth on Reddit Tuesday.

User "Minnesotapolis," identified as Ryan Hader by WMAQ, wrote a post entitled "I quit meth almost a year ago. It's crazy how much can change" on Reddit Pics. The post shows two side-by-side photos of Hader.

Hader explained he had been sober since April 4 after being in inpatient treatment for seven months.

"One of the greatest things about being clean is that I got to be sober to see my sister have her baby girl. I'm so excited to be an uncle and to be around again. It's so sweet," he wrote in the comment thread under his post.

Within hours, the post had garnered over 2,000 comments and had ended up on the front page of the site.

Many of the comments were in support of Hader, but the post also created a forum for other Reddit users to discuss their struggles with addiction.