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any former cocaine addicts? how'd you kick it?
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the nature boy
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are you talking physical addiction, like doing it every day, or are you talking about those that used to do it every weekend? I was of the latter group.
Jimsbbc
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My friends liked to party a lot so it was around. We did big fat lines all the time. It was kinda like party favors for any night we went out. They are also the biggest bunch of alcoholic lush drunk motherfuckers i have ever known. Too many fucked up nights to even start thinking about crazy shit we did. I eventually went my own way since my 3 best friends were becoming more selfdestructive and pissing away any chance of building a career and having a life. I had several close girl friends who got really fucked up on coke, started dancing.... Two had to hit bottom before they could want to get sober again. These were girls that i grew up with so it was hard to watch. You can't help someone who doesn't want help. That's why i let go. I don't have as many friends now, but at least i'm sober and not fucking up anymore.
The Nature Boy said:
Physical addiction. Anywhere from 1-2g a day.
I'm asking for a friend by the way. he asked us to help him and we did by taking his money and keys from him but now he's back on it and it's causing alot of problems with him, his gf, and his roomate. a few of us are considering calling his family and suggesting getting him in rehab.
I was about the only guy selling the shit in high school, so I made lots of money. I also got more into using the shit as time went on. Got pretty bad at one point. Eventually I developed anxiety and physically couldn't do the shit anymore without feeling like I was having a heart attack. It was for the best tho. Anxiety sucks, but not as bad as a cocaine addiction. I have a lot of friends that do it on the weekends still, so i just don't go out anymore and stay away from that shit. I don't even like the thouight of it anymore.
That's a pretty decent habit...
He's got to want it for himself and he has to be willing to do it himself. Friends and family can help but they can't do it for you. He has to make up his mind that he will walk thru the fire of withdrawal period, not open to negotiation and accept that ANY coke at all will only prolong the process and make the craving worse. He can check himself into a rehab center or he can do it himself...if he keeps it up eventually he will die or the criminal justice system will do it for him. I know that sounds harsh but that is pretty much the way that it is. BTW, I've been clean 17 years.
He's got to want it for himself and he has to be willing to do it himself. Friends and family can help but they can't do it for you. He has to make up his mind that he will walk thru the fire of withdrawal period, not open to negotiation and accept that ANY coke at all will only prolong the process and make the craving worse. He can check himself into a rehab center or he can do it himself...if he keeps it up eventually he will die or the criminal justice system will do it for him. I know that sounds harsh but that is pretty much the way that it is. BTW, I've been clean 17 years.
the nature boy
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mylife said:
rehab is pretty much the only way. if you care for this person, do anything you can to get this guy some professional help. of course, he has to want to be helped (as temple01 said) otherwise it's a waste of time. sadly, people usually have to hit rock bottom before they want help.
crimson coal
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I was doing an 8 ball a day about 10 years ago....Ya know what stopped me? I hit bottom when I got arrested on my wedding anniversary. I spent the night in jail and the next morning my whole family came to get me. I went to diversion and put good use into what they said and taught me. I havn't touch the stuff since and my life is so much the better. I love the things in life that coke robbed me of. You start losing interest in all the things that matter to you when you get on that shit. I didn't even care about sex. I only wanted to get my next line. I turned introverted and locked out all my friends. I spent night after night looking out my windows thinking I heard the police or someone outside my windows. I hallucinated and wasted thousands of dollars on that shit when I could have used that money for so many better things. That shit sneaks up on you and ends up running your life... I know...I lived that fuckin nightmare and am so glad it's over.
