Ever been addicted to any substnce, food or drug?

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I've been seriously addited to:

milk
strawerries, raspberries, blueberris and blackberries
souvlaki from Kostas Souvlaki
sometime some kins of junk food


That's it! Never any drugs!

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I partyied alot in high school and collage. Never did I get addicted to anything, in fact since then I quit doing all that because I know what I want in life and dont want anything to get in the way.

Except... Something did, it was suttle, but now increasingly it is consuming my wallet and my body. I have been taking powerful pain medication my neghboor sells me because I had horrible backpain. At first it was on occasion, then I took it whenever I woke up (peak of backpain). Then, when the pain stopped (i was lifting wrong i beleive) i kept having to take it, then I took it at social events, then before work, then I even took it whenever I chatted online.

I take powerful perscription pain medication, they are morphene tablets, and only recently did I realize it was an addiction + a social crutch because whenever I needed to be social I took it and felt confident, good, had alot to talk about and most importantly could relax.

I used to pay $2 for them, now I pay $3 and spend around $80 or so per week, and realize its a serious problem, i keep wanting/trying to quit, all I can do is stabalize my consumption, and get sick whenever I dont have the money for them, or refuse to take them .

I deserve it i suppose, for being so stupid about a contoled substance, never b4 did i think about that, and now i have a problem, thankfully it could be worse, others have it harder then I do....

I'm dealing with a food addiction, right now. I'm in the process of finding a hobby to get hooked on.

Hi woodsman,
I really sympathize with your addiction to painkillers. I was seriously addicted to them myself until 6 months ago. That's when I started a medication called Suboxone. It is a partial opiate agonist, which means that it only targets one type of opiate recepter (there are several types of opiate receptors in the brain). Anyway, it "tricks" the brain into thinking that it is getting a lot more opiates than it really is. I swear to you, I did not have any type of withdrawal symptoms at all when I started this drug. It also has an anti-depressant effect in me, and it cancels-out the sedative effect of the strong psych meds I take. It is truly a miracle drug for me and many people I know. My next-door neighbor is also on it. He was addicted to heroin for several years, and it worked equally as well for him. He no longer takes it, but he claims he has never had any problem with cravings, and has been opiate-free for about 9 mos. Not all doctors can prescribe it, though. The doc has to be an addiction specialist, a pain management doc, or a regular doc who has taken an 8 hour class. There is a website you can go to: www.naabt.org - you type in your zip code (if in USA), and the computer will pull up a list of docs in your area who prescribe it. (Im not sure that address is correct - if not, let me know and I will look it up). Best of luck to you, dude.
NO, I am not a pharmaceutical rep, and no one is paying me to say this. (I got accused of that on another board once.)
Cheers,
Martin

Hello, I appreciate both the information and your concern, at this point I feel while it is a problem that it is something I can handel myself. I dont like the idea of telling drs about my issue because I obtain these pills illegally. What I need to do, now that my consumption is stabalized, and their are times where I actually dont take them so thats good, im not dangerously addicted then, but I will start every week reducing my consumption by $3 weekly or the price of 1 pill so that over the course of several mounths i take less and less, but by an insignifianct amount, i may feel it a bit, but I feel I was always a healthy person and while I still am this stuff can take that away from me, not to meansion a good chunk of my income is wasted when it can go to other things like bills, investments, ect... My life is currently in control, i want to keep it that way, and have a plan to reduce my consumption, in fact today I already took 1 less then usuall, so im not outa control.

Thank you, I will address this problem before things go bad for me, I know what I want in life and these pills can take that away, and if im not successful b4 winter time of reducing my consumption by 50% or $40 a week then I will copy and paste your link (which i already have done) to my desktop and will have to accept intervention.

I realize how stupid i can be, and now ill pay for it, but I want to be the one (currently) to fix the problem, if not, then ill ask for help.

Welcome to WP BTW, i did not think you were pluggin anything, i look forward to reading more of your posts.

Hey, I take Suboxone too! I'm actually trying to get off of it after being on it for 2 years. It's incredibly helpful if you have an opiate addiction. The withdrawal isn't that bad if you're on a small amount for a short amount of time (a month or two). But if you're on it longer, or take more than 6mg/day, it's pretty hard to quit. When I was on a fairly high dose (24mg/day), it gave me a drug-induced version of bipolar disorder! Apparantly, that doesn't happen to many people, but the fact that it can happen is something to be aware of. It goes away when you decrease your dose. Otherwise, I think Suboxone's a great thing, especially if you don't like being around many people and are therefore put off by the idea of rehab or any kind of group therapy. (I'm suspicious about the efficacy of those social treatments anyway--it seems like a good way to meet other addicts.)

addicted to my own body's chemicals - namely adrenaline and cortisole and the jolt it gives my system. arguments, meltdowns, anger all rev me up with the substances. downside - have to self medicate to calm down and it's a very stressful habit.

Woodsman,
I respect you for trying to get off of those pills on your own. That sounds like a logical decision. It doesn't make sense to get addicted to another drug unless you're finding it impossible to quit the one you're using illegally.
Kim

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Hi Woodsman,
Good luck with your withdrawal plan. It sounds reasonable, and you have to go with what you think is best. Thanks for welcoming me to the board.
Cheers,
Martin

soda and coffee

I've suffered through withdrwawal from clonazepam (a tranquilizer med) but I don't count it as addiction because I never had cravings or enjoyed taking those things. My body just had trouble adjusting when I wanted to quit.

That's basically it.

caffeine

That ever delightful hot morning beverage known as coffee.

addicted to weed my self try to quit but ever one i no smokes it so i end of smoking and quiting for a week or to and starting back up

yes, thanks for asking.

well stay clean ana54, drugs=overrated and ruin your life. ive been seriously addicted to alcohol and relapse every now and then and have generally found that if i drink it in moderation it isnt a problem for me, only when i overdue it

im typically addicted to micowavable food

chocolate, but who isn't?


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