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High functioning alcoholics
Do high functioning alcoholics eventually stop being high functioning or can some people keep it together forever?
Read answer →Marijuana for sleep
I don’t even enjoy weed anymore but I just cannot fall asleep without at least one joint under my belt. I have tried to stop but the insomnia just kills me. I am an elementary school teacher and I can’t just not sleep for a week?! What am I supposed to do?
Read answer →The Dangers of Opiate use for recreation
Me and my friends sometimes use Oxy and other pills. I do not want to get addicted to any of this because I have seen how that can go. How many times can a person use OxyContin before they get addicted to it? I don’t feel at all addicted right now but I have only used like 2 and half times over the last 2 months.
Read answer →DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
MY FRIEND HAS COME TO ME AND ASKED FOR HELP. HE IS A METH ADDICT. I'M MORE THAN WILLING TO HELP HIM OUT. I THINK THAT THE ONLY REASON HE IS ASKING IS BECAUSE THIS IS THIS LAST CARD HE HAS TO PULL. HE WANTS TO GO TO REHAB. HE IS WORRIED ABOUT HIS PAROLE AND HE THINKS IF HE IS IN REHAB THEY WILL UNDERSTAND AND LET HIM BY. WHAT SHOULD I DO ???
Read answer →Heroin: How addictive is it?
My boyfriend does heroin every weekend. He says he has been doing drugs for years and he can keep it under control. We have been together for about 2 months. Last night he convinced me to try some. I snorted it. I can’t describe how good it felt. But after I came down I felt really stupid for doing it. My boyfriend says heroin is not too addictive unless you inject it like junkies do. He says snorting it is ok as long as you don’t do it every day. I am hoping he is right but I liked it so much that it scares me a little bit. It was nothing like smoking a joint, which is the only drug I had done before.
Read answer →Marijuan Effects
Is weed really hard to stop? My friend is smoking weed everyday and he is starting to act really weird. Sometimes when he talks it doesn’t make any sense anymore. It’s like he can’t communicate properly. I don’t know if he is high all the time but he acts weird all the time and he didn’t use to act like this. I have known him my whole life. Everyone thinks he is going crazy but they act like its this big joke. I am actually worried about him but you can’t really have a deep conversation with him anymore. His brain just seems too blurry or something.
Read answer →Self Control
If I was a cocaine addict a long time ago is there ever a chance I will be able to use some drugs (not cocaine or any hard drugs) on a recreational basis? I have not used cocaine for over 5 years now and I confess I wouldn’t mind smoking a joint or having a beer or two every once in a while to take the edge off of things. It’s not a strong desire. If it was like I was craving these things I would be afraid to try them…it’s more like just…why not??? I have played the whole abstinence game for a while but I don’t know if I believe that I am somehow defective for the rest of my life. I feel pretty in control so I think that means I have self control, right?
Read answer →Working Your Recovery While Helping Others
Does working in the recovery field help a person to stay sober? If I have a high school degree but only 1 year of college finished, and that was 6 years ago, what is the quickest way for me to get qualified to help people and work in a rehab or a recovery home or some similar type of place?
Read answer →Drug Testing
Could second hand marijuana smoke cause me to fail a drug test?
Read answer →Using Pot to Quit Drinking
I have some problems in my life with a need to get drunk or high every night. Mostly alcohol, sometimes a little coke. I do not think I am really an alcoholic or a drug addict, but I do know after almost 20 years of using pretty much every day, that I have a real need to end off the day each day with a little buzz. The problem is that my habits are starting to cause me some real problems in my life. I am overweight, pre diabetic and have high blood pressure. I have also had 2 DUIs in the last 3 years. I can see that I am not on a real healthy path but I also know myself that come after work time I will want to take a little something to take the edge off. Without that evening fun to look forward to the days just seem too hard. I think I can make a major change in my life and give up drinking and drugs and I do not think I need any treatment (I’ve already been through DUI classes. What a waste of time.). My plan is to just switch to only smoking pot instead of drinking or using anything stronger. Marijuana is not at all harmful to the body and it can even cure cancer, so it should be a lot better for me than the drinking. All the so-called experts seem to tell me that I have to quit using all drugs and alcohol or it’s not going to work, but I do not understand why a little marijuana every night is going to do me so much harm? Can you please explain to me why switching from something that is causing me a lot of problems to something that just makes me feel relaxed and sleepy is not a good strategy for staying sober and getting healthier?
Read answer →Ecstasy recovery
Was doing ecstasy about once a week for the last couple of years and smoking herb most every day. Found meditation and liked it more than being high. Wanted my clarity back so quit everything in one night 4 months ago. Still don’t feel normal. Can’t concentrate. Feel scattered. Can’t sleep. Can’t remember. Depressed. Anxious. I am very worried. Friends tell me it takes time to feel normal again. I am scared it is not coming. What do I do?
Read answer →Addiction to Anything
Can people get addicted to anything that causes a dopamine spike in the brain? So anything pleasurable at all can be addictive to people with a certain predisposition?
Read answer →Snorting prescribed medicine
I just saw my dad crush up a pill and snort it. He has bad back pain and he gets opiate drugs for it but I do not know what ones. He has alot in his medicine cabinet because he has had chronic pain for about 4 years since a car accident. I have not said anything to anyone because I am not sure what this means. My dad does not know I saw him. Does this mean my dad is an addict?
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