Cocaine Addiction-rehab Or Not? Posted: 01-12-04 17:12pm
I just recently got over a severe cocaine
problem. I went to see a councellor about
it and she told me that every time you
relapse you do more of the drug than the
previous time. I found this to be true.
Over the two months I was going to
councelling I relapsed a few time. I go a
week using and then a week clean. I have
been clean for about 2 months now. But I
am having cravings. My councellor had noe
experence with cocaine and didnt know how
serious it was. At the worst the last
time I was using I would go through about
10 grams a day and be up for three days
at a time having spend over $ 1300 in that
time. I fear if I relapse I will die
which I came close to many times. Is
rehab the best thing for me?
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hmrjnh
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Aug 2003 Posts: 30
Rehab --- Yes!!! Posted: 01-22-04 14:01pm
I can only tell you from personal
experience that rehab will help you with
your addiction. I tried just going to
counceling and to groups, but it just
wasn't enough. I needed a complete make
over to help me with my addiction. And
rehab did just that. They teach you new
ways to act and think, and I can honestly
tell you that rehab saved my life. I did
a 30 day in patient rehab, before that I
did a three day detox from heroin. After
my 30 days, I went to a halfway house. I
was addicted for almost 8 years, and if I
didn't go to rehab, I would probably be
dead. So it literally saved my life.
From what you have posted, I strongly
recomend that you look into going to an in
patient facility. Insurance sometimes
covers this. They may pay for just two
weeks, or maybe the whole 30 days. But
two weeks is better than nothing. Look
into it. You may be able to save your
life, and then be able to help someone
else and possibly save their lives as
well.
God bless!!!!
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kellie0330
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 17 Location: ruston, la
Posted: 07-04-04 11:08am
I cant voice my opinion on rehab because I
got over my crack addiction without any
help. The way I done it was by
disassoicating myself with anyone and
everyone that had access to the drug, or
any drug for that matter. Yea, I was
lonely for awhile. But I was clean and it
felt great. I have been clean, it will be
6 years on august 31. Funny how you
remember those types of dates.
This is not easy, nor is getting clean.
You will lbegan to see that you are better
than drugs, you are special no matter how
low you feel about yourself. Crack took
everything I had away from me, and I
lowered myself to things that I still cant
believe I done. But being clean is
wonderful!!!
Get away from the places that you know you
are able to buy from, change your numbers,
make it where they cnt find you. Avoid
streets where you have bought from, avoid
places that you have gotten high. I even
moved out of my house because it had
nothing but drug memories and I only liked
7 thousand having it paid for. I am just
now able to stay in hotel rooms, that was
my favorite place to party... I have
recovered well, and people who have got to
now me can't believe I was a dope head,
but I was- recovered and proud!!!! Life
is great, keep your willpower, if you
truely want to be clean then you can be.
Let me know how youre doing!!!!!
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ROBSPACE1
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Posts: 14
to Rehab Or Not- Posted: 11-10-05 21:12pm
Bradley-kellie is completely right-to get
clean and stay that way takes work-and it
means saying goodbye to your get high
buddies-not so big a deal when you
consider you are saving your own life-you
will make new friends and you would anyway
in time as your old using friends start
dieing from overdose or go away to
prison--i am a veteran drug abuser-been
clean from drugs and alcohol for 4 years
and yes; it feels great again to be alive
and my self esteme is back-i went to
treatment and the county paid for it-you
pay taxes for just these kind of
emergencys-use it-it's free if you can't
afford it-tell them you want in-patient
not out-and be serious about quitting-make
a plan for when you come out-alot of
people go to c.A. Meetings and move into
oxford houses-clean and sober nice houses
you share with other people-this is the
best way for awhile to keep you away from
the enemy-coke-with that drug it's a
simple choice-quit or die-and know that it
is much stronger then you'been around a
long time and the prisons and cemetaries
are filled with users-it kills!-good
luck-reach out -get help-
