Drug Use/Abuse

[Catalinyx]

I smoked pot off and on for several years. It depended on whether the friends I was with had some or not. I never bought any... somebody else always had it. I knew people who felt like they needed it to relax them. I didn't feel like it was a need, but I never passed up the chance, either. Then, at some point, I finally relaized I had to deal with my own crap in life. Yes, I could smoke a joint and do the mental floating thing for a while, but my problems would still be here later. It was better to just go ahead and handle my business. A friend offered a joint to me one night and I said, "No thanks." She looked like she didn't quite believe I was saying no, but I told her I was sure. She asked, "Do I need to put it out?" I told her she could go ahead, I wasn't jumping on the "Drugs are Evil" bandwagon or judging her, I just didn't want to smoke. She pretty much spread the word that I wasn't smoking, but I wasn't judging anybody else for it. Nobody offered, nobody teased... it just wasn't an issue.

Recently, I gave up smoking cigarettes... again. I've tried three times before. Supposedly, it's easier for heroin addicts to give up heroin than cigarette smokes to give up cigarettes. Some scientists think the two may actually work in a similar manner on the brain. I think it's going much better this time, though. I'm not having cravings. My mom runs a business with my dad's cousin, and I notice the smell when the cousin is smoking when I'm there. It just kind of registers as a new smell... one that wasn't there a minute ago. I don't find myself sniffing the air and wishing I could light one of my own. I still want one after a meal or when I wake up, but not as badly as I did the other times I tried to quit. I think I may actually make it this time.  

[[KookieMunzta]]

good luck ^ I know its hard
sounds like you've got some good friends, they understood your decision and went with it
i think thats what it is for most people, a way to hide their problems, just like drinking
just as you said, they will still be there in the morning

 

[Pensakura]

My mom said that when she and my dad were teenagers they would "experiment" xd  

[[kookies]]

i think most people that grew up in the 60's and 70's did experment
alot of kids still do

 

[Pensakura]

It's red ribbon week! surprised This was started after a mexican-ameran agent went under cover and discovered the mexican government shipping in drugs to america. Unforetunately he was totured and killed. emo