I'm a recovering coke addict.
I am a second year college student who has been a frequent substance abuser since 8th grade. I started smoking weed and blowing coke my second year of high school. By graduation I was doing a ball a day and smoking every day.
I stopped coke for three months, in part due to my parents intervention, but began using again at college. While it was a much smaller amount, only a gram every few weeks, it quickly built up again. This year I have used basically every day, and this is my second attempt to stop.
I am attending aa meetings (na does not have any near me) and have began seeing a counsler. My friends know I am quitting and are doing everything they can to help.
It's been hard, but i'm making it. The hardest part right now is dealing with those sporatic cravings. I'll be perfectly fine, then suddenly doing a line is the only thing I can think about and i'll do anything to get one. I haven't surrcumb to these cravings, but does anyone have any advice to help deal with them?
I'm also worried about the next time I am exposed to coke. I'm a full time student at a college where cocaine is a very common drug. While my friends have kept it away, undoubtly it will show up somewhere unexpected. Any suggestions on how to handle this?