Drug addiction experience...either you or loved one?
360829
Addiction is sticky subject.  I went through my own addictions for years, and have a friend who is going through it now. It is tough. My friend is now in an "in-patient" program. That is her way of coping with it. I had to pull myself out of my addictions. Luckily I was able to do so. It was tough, but it does get better. I have been clean for over 3 1/2 years now, and have been leading a happy, healthy life. Confrontation is scary and difficult, but for the most part intervention is sometimes the only way to go. Your son needs to know that you care for him, and that it is not an issue of your feelings being hurt. It needs to be more of a concern for his health, and wellbeing than anything. However, he needs to make the first step and accept the fact that there is a problem and also accept help. It's a long healing process, but it is possible. Best of luck to you!
29067
if your a addict go 2 N/A with other addicts.i'am a addict i'll tell what i did & learned in the porgram you only have 2 change 1 thing THAT'S EVERYTHING!!! yes even old gilfriends.do what u got 2 do 4 u. everything else will fall into place. i have 3 yrs clean & sorbor & a hole new life. yes new girlfriend 2. she's got 2 yrs. we been together two & a half yrs.  JUST 4 2 DAY
1052971
My boyfriend's family is full of drug addicts, so I have lots of experience in this.  They are past the point of getting help.  It sounds like your loved-one is not.  I would tell him right now that he needs to go get help.  I would not ignore the problem.  It only gets worse.  You need to stand strong.  Don't feel sorry for him.  But, do not let him just run- you have to let him know that he is cared for.  Most importantly, DO NOT lend him money (he will only use it to buy more crack).  DO NOT let him use your car for any reason.  DO NOT let him live in your house- he'll steal things from you to pawn to buy crack.  This is out of his control- he's an addict now and he needs to go into rehab.
237996
well you being there helps, but if you can no longer take it you may just have to leave and he might straighten up. I had to attend NA after I was arrested for meth possession. When I started attending I was clean for 3 months already. So the program did not do anything extra for me. My biggest support group was my girlfriend. She always told me I could tell her anything but in past relationships this was always crap. So I was fearful to tell her that I was an addict. She has never used so it was easy to hide. I was damn lucky she was still there for me after I got popped. And she is still here for me 5 years later. Besides I am too damn small to go to prison.
199826
I think it might be a good idea to first find out if she is drinking or using drugs. Usually the first sign of drug addiction is a change in behavior. If you have ruled that out then it might be a good idea to get her into counceling the only way to know for sure is to tak to her. \n\nShe might get so defensive because she feels threatened or confronted. The best thing to do is just tell her you are really concerned for her let her know that you love her no matter what is going on and that you think she might need help. It is important not to make her feel like you feel sorry for her or that you are mad at her because chances are she will close up. If your aproach is one of concern she will probably be more likely to open up.
479560
i was a drug addict a year ago and yeah they do, i slept through the day even wen i was in skool, at about half 3 ish i'd get the bus down to town nd meet the crew n go get pilled up. we then us to mess about between us but when i started drugs i got really bad tempers nd i use to have really bad paranoire. i was in court 8 times in the last year all cuz i was fighting getting caught with drugs nd robbing the gamblers in the arcades i even went to stealing cars..... i was the only girl that hung out wit the lads cuz all the other girls didn't want to get in2 trouble.... a drug addict is a person who likes vandalism,stealing,fighting nd getting high.... a non drug addict is a calm,relaxed,sensitive person.
1142492
excellen t chance - unless it was because of a drug interaction - were you drinking or taking other pills?
1186716
i was addicted to ice and was a major pot head . the ice only for about a year . but i have never been addicted to anything more.\nin my life.with ice it's like speed. and i was in a bad point in my life . i don't even know why i kept doing it at first it made me sick every time i did it. and i mean very sick i wouldn't even be able to get out of bed.i remember i had a bag of it and it sat in mt drawer for like a month. i was doing coke instead. but i would spend like 80 bucks a day and just wanted more . right after i did it it was like i hadn't even done it.so i started doing a tiny bit of ice again\nand all of a sudden it stopped making me sick. at first it wasn't that bad i could give my last line to a friend and not think twice. \nbut the next think i knew not only would i not share but I'd take my \nfriends if i got the chance. even if i had plenty i would still buy more so i didn't run out . i started getting speed bumps all over my face. and i would sit down at the computer and stay there for 2 days only stopping to do a line. and i would fuck up the computer to the point it wouldn't run . and then sit there 2-3 more days until i fixed it. i did not want to talk to anyone i just wanted to be alone . i wouldn't answer the phone .i just rotted away in a big pile of ice . i was seeing someone at the time . who loved me i knew it and loved them to . i just couldn't pull my head out of my ass long enough to care . then one day i found out i was going to be a dad . i was told i would never have kids . and the day i found out i just stoped. no rehab nothing. i was sick i slept all the time \nfor like 2 weeks straight . i just couldn't stay awake. and i would dream about ice all the time and think about all the time . \ni had to stop being friends with all my friend . everyone\nso i wouldn't be tempted. and slowly i stoped thinking about it every day. and the next thing i knew i had a beautiful baby girl.\ni still smoked pot up until right after she was born. and i realized\ni couldn't be the best dad i could be stoned and after 13 years of smoking pot i stoped that too. and thats that.
517935
Yes, I have had numerous family members addicted to these drugs.  They are prescription pain killers that are highly addictive.  My cousin was addicted to them for about 2 years, and they almost destroyed her life.  She finally addmited to having a problem and admitted herself into a rehab.  She was there for 6 weeks.  They put her through detox and weaned her off the drugs.  She had the same withdrawl symptoms of a heroin addict.  The doctors first prescribed them to her when she had problems with her back and she was in a lot of pain.  They seemed to help but only for a little while and she then needed more and more of the painkillers to work.  In the end she was taking about 15-20 a day.  I say that you and your family try to do an intervention on your brother.  It could mean his life.  Best wishes to you and I pray that your brother finds a solution to his problem.
239092
I walked into the wrong hotel room-they thought I was the  stripper they had ordered-I ended up doing that and more-don't tell though-I ended up in full hooker gear and woke up nude in a dark alley...shows where a life of drug abuse will get you- Stay off the crack cocaine kids! I went into rehab after that and then ran away with my psychologist-step-brother Chuck..he has taught me to love life 24/7..drug free.
513164
If its someone you love and care about confront them and take action. Don't let someone on drugs ruin their lives. The worst thing you can do in this sort of situation is let it happen!!
139909
My comment is this...  Drug abuse is but one possible symptom of addiction, one can be adicted to Food or Gambling too... Treat the Problem, not the Symptom, otherwise, it'll just come back in another form...  Drug "adiction" is actualy "Chemical Dependancy", which is a medical problem, not a psychological one like adiction...  Grant it, the two often times go hand in hand, but nontheless, they are different issues...\n\nSpeaking of adiction, something you might findinteresting...\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuwI91iO.Ta5BWoyCzncra_sy6IX?qid=1006022410912\nread the webpage linked to this question, answer if you want, but the link is relevant to this question too...
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First of all, allow me to share my sympathy for you and your wife. I can tell that you’re a caring person and that’s part of maintaining a stable relationship for any period of time. From what I’ve gathered from your story, it seems that you truly care a whole lot about your wife and what could happen if this problem is not stopped, and you need advice handling the issue. \nSecondly, if you stop caring for her she will only get worse. People that become addicted to drugs and alcohol usually have their reasons behind the substance abuse. Since this all started before you came along, you must talk to her and find out when she started abusing drugs and why. She needs to know that you care and love her. I suggest calling a drug abuse councilor and scheduling an appointment with her to get the help that she needs. Don’t let her start a program and quit, you must encourage her in every way possible and keep an eye out for symptoms of withdraws/cravings from substance so she wont be in a situation where she has no control.\nI’m 18 years old but have had psychical addictions to pills since I was about 12. Amphetamines (adderall) are dangerous and it took a really special friend to show me I was killing myself and letting my family down every day. Finally I got off of everything and remain clean for the last 5 months or so. But back to your wife, I really wish you and her the best of luck and PLEASE feel FREE to contact me with ANY questions, comments, or to ask my opinion! Hope to hear back, please inform me how everything goes!\nwebmaster@techbrian.com
575204
I treated addicts for many years.  Pot is the number one drug people seek treatment for addiction for.\n\nYou need to seek treatment.  That's key.  Your best bet is to seek treatment from a doctorate level psychologist who specializes in addiction.\n\nYou should seriously consider mysteriously disappearing from your current social group.  The number one problem with addicts trying to quit is the people who hang around them either unconciously or (more usually consciously) sabotage their attempt to treat their addiction.  No addict wants to hear this but the people around you probably are not nice people and they want to keep you addicted for sinister reasons.  They will lie, extort, manipulate and otherwise coerce you to keep you addicted.  I cannot tell you the number of people who are shocked to find this out about the people they call friends.  A great many people feel rightly betrayed by what these people do when they tell them they are quitting.  Likely, this is going on in your life right now but you don't know it.  Understand that everyone else who is an addict has the same reaction.  Well, that's not me, not my friends (or not my lover or spouse).  When they discover differently...well, it hurts.  It hurts ALOT.  But, it's something you must face if you want to be free of drugs.\n\nThe best way to handle this is to disappear and start fresh somewhere else.  Have a new rule in your life....no drug users allowed.  Also, anyone who in any way evidences a pro-drug mentality must be kept out of your life.  I can't emphasize this enough.  This is probably the number one issue keeping you addicted.\n\nIn choosing a new place to live, find the lowest crime rate area in a place where mostly conservative people live.  You want to make it next to impossible to find a drug source or people who have pro-drug sentiments.
139912
Ohhhhhh, prolly.\nI'm addicted to cigarettes, I curbed an addiction to alcohol once, when I realized I "need a beer" in order to release the stress of the moment.  I mainlined meth for a while.  I've always been a little boy-crazy, and was once addicted to love (I convinced myself that it was there many times before I realized that it was just what I desperately wanted and thought I needed), and yes, I think I'm probably addicted to Y!Answers now, too.  I sit here, and I'm so bored, and I have no questions in mind to post, and am so braindead that I can't even provide a good answer to anyone, and I know what I need to do around the house, but I can't peel myself away to do it, and next thing I know it's midnight.  Go figure.
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as a recovering drug addict i have known sad,bad&ugly.so yes with a clear mindI AM DEFINATLY HAPPY.you feel what you speak.
619245
I agree with Isle, she would have to want to stop using drugs.  Sometimes people don't realize they are acting the way they do when they are an addict.  My mother used to take vicodin like candy for her back and was the meanest person in the world when taking them.  She didn't realize, so we tape recorded her and played it back for her to listen to, it was a wake up call for her.  If she's not vocally abusive to you, there's not much you can do because if you cut and pasted what she said, she would say you could alter it to make her look bad.  I was on narcotics but I wasn't mean, it just made me sleepy.