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lostsoul9999

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Posted: 04-10-06 00:30am

Well here goes. I didn't start doing coke untill I was around 27 or so. Now I am 32 and in the last 3yrs I have done coke every day mostly minus maybe 3 months total time. I try to get away, but always seem to easily go right back. The main problem I seem to have is trying to go out and drink without it. I am so used to having coke make me so much better to drive when I get drunk I forget what it was like before I started doing it. I don't even want to drink hardly at all without it because of how good both of them feel together. I know the main problem is I hang out with people who all pretty much do it too. Even the days when I try to relax and stay clean I seem to get wrapped back in. I def do way better than I used to do with it. I went from pretty much 6-7 days a week, and now mostly 2-3 times a week. I think sometimes because I got so used to drinking and doing coke I don't know how to do either without it. I don't even enjoy it at all without booze. I just need to figure out somehow to get away from it as much as I can. I did very well with it for a long time in limiting the amount I would do, and not letting it affect me as hard as others. I dont get the hard "crash" most people get. I just really love how I feel when doing both coke and alcohol, which seems to be the main problem. Well, first time poster here, and just maybe wanted to hear from someone in my shoes. Just really getting tired of seeing the sun come up every weekend.
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yogahoneybunny

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Posted: 03-25-08 14:58pm

If you really want to get clean, you don't have to do it alone. There are people who have gone ahead of you and broken the cycle of addiction and can help lead you to a happy, joyous and free life. If you're really serious about stopping TODAY ... check out Narcotics Anonymous or a similar 12 step program. There are support groups are all over the world.
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CarolDiane

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Posted: 03-25-08 15:25pm

yogahoneybunny wrote:
If you really want to get clean, you don't have to do it alone. There are people who have gone ahead of you and broken the cycle of addiction and can help lead you to a happy, joyous and free life. If you're really serious about stopping TODAY ... check out Narcotics Anonymous or a similar 12 step program. There are support groups are all over the world.


Well said! I was a drinker and user for a long time. Loved taking downers and bloody mary's as a side kicker. I know it's not the same as using coke but, I was really addicted to seditives and anti mania drugs. I went clean on my own. When I was going through it, they did not have NA for me to seek guidence and help. Now you have the chance to use that tool to help you through this. Look how much you have cut back already! Now is the time to stop. Not tomorrow or next week. You can do it! Be clean and healthy.

Carrie
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