I'm sorry I can't be of more help to this thread. I haven't even drank anything with alcohol since 1986, right around my 15th birthday. I'm pretty sure my brother of almost 11 years my junior, had a drug problem at one point. He was a pothead from a young age and still is, then I think he got into some harder ****. I'm hoping he's not into anything harder anymore, as he's still a big pothead and back when he was doing harder stuff, he wasn't really smoking pot a lot. So hopefully that's a good sign for him. My best friend is a recovering alcoholic, started when he was a teenager and I remember him telling me back when it was going on, that he was filling up water bottles with vodka and drinking in class daily and that was back in high school. He completely stopped drinking when he was 21, which shocked a lot of us. He stayed sober for over 12 years, then relapsed 7 years ago. It started with just a few beers one night out with friends and he was fine the next day. Then a week later, he drank a little more and then gradually it had gotten to the point where it was daily. By the end of that summer, he had gotten so f u cked up from drinking, he tried to stop the drinking but then was trying to get high on aspirin's and even bought that fake weed that they sell on the boardwalk in Seaside Heights. One night it took 3 of us to carry all 150 pounds of him into his bed in urine stained clothes, after he pissed himself. And then one day, he just stopped again all on his own. He's been sober for what will be 7 years this September. He does smoke a little bit of weed now, which he wasn't doing during his first run of sobriety, but that wasn't a problem for him. I'd rather see him doing that then killing himself with drinking. That's the closest experience I have with drug addictions.
started smoking herb in 9th grade. Loved it and never found another drug that's as good, overall. Not a social drug (for me, at least), but it's natural, the entertainment value is fantastic and there's no hangover. Did some pure extacy in the late 80s and it is awesome (social, euphoric, entertaining and no hangover)...but I don't like gambling with what may or may not be in powders. Snorted coke a few times...hated the crash/hangover. Did crystal meth a couple times...no crash, but it lasts waaay too long. Ate mushrooms a few times - o.k. in small doses, but I'd rather just do herb. Once again, shroom feeling lasts too long for me. Did acid a couple times. Never had a 100% good time on it and, the last time, I did too much and it was just pure bad trip. No opiates...addictive and I just don't see the entertainment value. Haven't used anything since 2001...not even alcohol (which, imo, is the crappiest drug of all). One day, I just decided to stop (if I did want to do anything, now, it would only be herb).
I just go in and out of the haze, 3 months here, 10 days there. When I relapse it only takes 1 bong rip or 1 beer and I'm back to smoking weed and cigs all day, drinking every night and doing harder drugs. Most importantly drugs effect everyone differently, people can get away with occasional use. Me however I'm a all or nothing type drug user, I excel at everything I do. So knowing yourself is the most important thing to a drug use balance. For me, abstaining from drugs and alcohol altogether is the only option.
So then...STOP doing them. You know the solution so do it, or......shut the fvck up about it. No one really cares, man. It is up to you and you alone. Sorry, but that is "the truth"......
Now, you see, you took it wrong. My point isn't that you suck, but solely that, if you want to get rid of your habits--it is UP TO YOU. No rehab program will work, just sack up and STFU, and do it. I did. And I have lasted now 45 long years. Get to it--you will like being in better health. it is awesome.
wise words. that's all it comes down to,do YOU want to be clean.getting clean because u have to because ur on probation or ur wifes leaving u or whatever,as soon as the trouble ends ur right back to it doing drugs. one day u wake up and say I don't want to be a slave anymore
4 years completely sober and free from drugs and alcohol. I didn't know life could be this good. In the last 4 years I have surfed in 6 new countries, caught the best waves of my life (Morocco, Coxos and Mundaka), surfed better than I did at age 20, lost 20 pounds, advanced in my career, worked less hours and made more money, and met the girl. Like he said, decide that you don't want to be a slave and then do something about it. Easy as that.
I will say that if ya wanna play, the bud is far better way to play than the alkiehol. But, to its their own. Oh... Exceptin for that the law still comes after ya in some states. That's the popo for y'all outside of Texas.