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Drugs, Alcohol and Addiction Whether you are combating substance abuse or struggling with another addiction such as gambling, this forum is here to provide support and answer your questions.
Re: How long have you been sober? -
July 16th 2010, 08:59 PM
I take pain medication as prescribed. I used to abuse Xanax along with oxycontin and I have been sober for 6 months and I now work as a counselor in a drug treatment center after I got my bachelors in psychology.
Re: How long have you been sober? -
July 17th 2010, 03:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Dustin
I now work as a counselor in a drug treatment center after I got my bachelors in psychology.
That's great. Sometimes people in your position can really help people tremendously. I remember the person who help me the most in rehab out of the staff, was actually an intern who was still in school to become a counselor.
Re: How long have you been sober? -
November 13th 2010, 07:41 AM
A month without alcohol. I don't know if I can keep it up, I hope I can. Jim Carrey, who has clinical depression, once said he stays away from substances because they impact his internal chemistry - same thing here... it seems the longer I'm away from alcohol the more balanced I become. Trying to stay away from the negative aspects of being 'young hollywood.'
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
- JFK
Re: How long have you been sober? -
January 21st 2011, 03:39 AM
208 months free of alcohol, cigarettes, and any substances.
Two and a half weeks free of my own personal addiction.
"Want to know a secret?
You are beautiful.
Black, white, gay, straight, bisexual. Whether you are smart or quiet or impossibly in love with your best friend, someone out there cherishes your smile and gets butterflies when you walk into a room.
Someone out there can't stop thinking about you. You Are Beautiful. Don't ever believe differently."
If you ever want someone to talk to, about absolutely anything, feel free to inbox me!
Re: How long have you been sober? -
February 15th 2011, 01:17 PM
5 months and 4 days off heroin
same amount of time off crack
a while longer then that without alcohol
and with the grace of god and the aa program will never have to get loaded or drink again
Re: How long have you been sober? -
March 21st 2011, 03:57 AM
Where to start off as a first post... I used to use any drug I could get my hands on. Heroin, coke, oxys, pot, anything that was available to me, I would shoot, snort, smoke, or eat. I'm proud to say that I'm almost a full year into my recovery, being sober since April 23, 2010. It's the best decision I think I've ever made.
As for smoking, that's been a little short with only 4 weeks so far, but one step at a time right?
Re: How long have you been sober? -
May 24th 2011, 07:02 AM
4 months sober of cough medicine/other over the counter drugs and alcohol
Everthing I see seems to be a lie. And everything you see in me you think is the truth. But, really all you see is what I'm masking the real me with. You never see me cry. Because I'll never let you. And you'll never see me die because I feel like I already have in a way.
Re: How long have you been sober? -
August 13th 2011, 09:51 PM
Four seconds.
The neon burns a hole in the night, and the Freon burns a hole in the sky.
You can find my kind living right on the fault line, eyes on the seaside, lives on the B-side, kites on the power lines.