| 1987 |
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Response to: Born a druggie
Posted 7/20/2008 9:19:00 PM |
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| Thank you for reaching out to us. Please know that we are here to help, and there are many other resources out there for you.
Recognizing you need help is the first step. Please visit the link posted below:
http://www.drugfree.org/Intervention/GettingHelp
You will see there are many different resources to help you get started. Stay strong and good luck. Remember there are people that want to help you. |
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| 1986 |
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Response to: Not me, but someone I love.
Posted 7/20/2008 7:55:00 PM |
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| Thank you so much for reaching out to us. We really hope that we can help you.
Attached below is a link with a tremendous amount of information that may help you get your boyfriend the help and support he needs.
http://www.drugfree.org/Intervention/HelpingOthers/TeenTeen/
Stay strong. You are brave and extremely kind to research how to help him. Please know that there are a lot of resources that can help you help him. |
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| 1985 |
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Born a Druggie
Posted 7/20/2008 1:42:00 AM |
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| I am only 13, but I love drugs. I need help. My moment of truth was
when I attempted suicide because I couldnt get drugs. Drugs became more than life. Life was not worth living without the high. I take any of these drugs- Meth, Marijuana, Ecstacy, DXM, over the conter, Rx.... but I need to stop and I will!!! |
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| 1984 |
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Trying hard to live clean(er).
Posted 7/19/2008 3:09:00 AM |
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| I'm a nineteen year old girl who, all of her teenage years, has been an on-and-off alcoholic and drug abuser. I've been off of methadone for a good two months and before I relapsed it had been four months. No more pills. Though, last night I got drunk and fought with my boyfriend, blacking out - saying probably the most hurtful things I've ever heard come out of someone's mouth, also punching him, ripping his hair out, etc. Starting today, I'm giving up my alcohol addiction. For good. I've been killing myself. Right now, the only thing I'm doing is marijuana - which, honestly, is the best thing for me besides sobriety in itself. It can be a burden but if used wisely, it can help insomnia and lower stress level. Which are the things I'm most known for. I'd love to talk to anyone who is addicted and looking for help as I am. Keep positive. I love you all. |
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| 1983 |
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Weed and Alcohol
Posted 7/18/2008 6:28:00 AM |
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| Last year, one of my friends that does drugs got me to try weed for the first time. I tried it, it made me feel weird and I felt like I could do anything I couldnt do before. For example, I can't play guitar but I thought I could under the influence and I laughed all the time. Everyone thought I was more cool of a person when I was under the influence of weed. Well, previous to that I did alcohol all the time and everyone thought I was one of the funnest drunks they have ever hung out with. Well, in February or January this year we had a big party celebration for one of the holidays and it was at my friends house. We were playing rockband and everyone told me to take a mixed drink. Someone made me a drink. I drank 2 of them and they had a lot of alcohol. More than a mixer and I smoked 4 or 5 hits of weed prior to that. 12 minutes later it all hit me and my body. I had increased heart rate, anxiety, and i was in a panic attack mode. I felt like I was going to die. I was sweating, I started hallucinating, music and noises scared me, I ran into my friends room, locked the door and shut the lights off and hid in the corner shaking and rocking. I wrote on her wall with sharpie marker because I felt like I was going to die and to take the thought off my mind I scribbled pictures.
I was so scared when I got krunk(under influence of alcohol and weed) for the first time. I do not remember what happened and everyone told me what I was saying the night before. I was saying things like take me to the hospital, call 911, I think i am going to die, and the only thing I remember is that everyone just laughed and said do you want to go outside. |
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| 1982 |
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Alcohol
Posted 7/18/2008 6:16:00 AM |
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| When I was 15 my parents went to work and left my hole alone. I decided that me and my other 3 friends would hang out together, so I called them up. They came over and they brought alcohol and next thing I know I am drunk dancing with a guy that touched me. The neighbors came over and complained about the loud music and they see me drunk. 30 min later I chugged out of the peppermint schnapps bottle with the guy that touched me and 15 min later I had alcohol burns in my stomach. Everyone left when my dad came in. I threw up six times in a row and blacked out on the bathroom floor and didn't wake up for a few hours. I felt so scared when I was throwing up that I asked someone if I was going to die of alcohol poisoning. I will never drink again. |
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| 1981 |
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Drugs
Posted 7/18/2008 2:24:00 AM |
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| I have just read many of the moments of truths posted up here. I have a lot of friends that smoke weed and roll on E. They always go out Friday nights to the mall to get high and roll. I have always wondered what it would be like to try xtc or weed. Sometimes i just feel depressed and insecure and think about trying drugs. I only drink, I will not do any of that other stuff. Recently, my friend got so screwed up and now that stuff just really scares me. I will never start, and I just want to hand that message out. Check yourself before you wreck yourself. |
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| 1980 |
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Smoking Weed
Posted 7/14/2008 2:18:00 AM |
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| When I was 15, me and my friend decided to try weed. For me, I felt I was only going to try it to see how I feel. From there it became every weekend. After a couple of months, it was almost everyday. I was smoking for 2 years. I felt like I never was going to be able to stop. But, now I have stopped because I realized I was letting it take over me. All my friends still do it, and when I am around them now they pressure me. It is hard to say no when I already have been drinking, but you could say I have now been clean for 2 months clean. It is hard to quit. I have only smoked 5 times between those 2 months comparing to 20-30 blunts a month when I used to smoke. Don't let the drug take over you. I am doing this for myself beacause drugs are not going to take me anywhere. I am happy I didn't become like a lot of friends I know. It gets me sad looking at them high when I am sober. It dissapoints me that they feel they need it when they are mad and stressed out or sad. I dont talk to more then half of the people I used to smoke with because it is too tempting. And since they found out that I stopped, they are not there. That shows you who your real friends are. You have to learn how to control your drug use. I am happy that I stopped before it was too late. I have better goals in life instead of sitting there getting high and letting time pass by. It is a waste of time. Get help if you need to... |
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| 1979 |
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Not me, but someone I love.
Posted 7/11/2008 1:08:00 AM |
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| I am only 13. My X-boyfriend is the one who has done coke. He has tried to stop, but every time he has a problem he gets back to it. I have tried to help, but I can't. Please give me advice. I don't want see him go through this. |
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| 1978 |
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Moments
Posted 7/10/2008 3:00:00 PM |
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| A moment of truth is a very complicated thing to actually talk about. How much of the truth really exists when one is truly addicted? I lived the life. I was truly addicted. I was around people who couldn’t take care of their children because every cent that they received from welfare went to the poison of their choice. These “friends” stole my check card, I-pod, guitar, pawned off all of them along with the bulk of my cd’s and dvd’s. My moment was when my now husband came home from Iraq and I was a complete stranger to him… strung out, poor, utilities in my house were about to be shut off… he shut me off. I knew then that if I wanted to be his, and have my life back, the one where I was organized, went to all my classes, and kept the same job for 4 years… I had to bite the bullet… and not to sound cliché… but say no to drugs. I have been completely clean for 7 months… but the thoughts of what I went through and the beauty of his forgiveness will linger in the back of my mind forever. That was my moment… and it will never leave. |
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