• Welcome Guest

    Forum Guidelines Bluelight Rules
    Fun 💃 Threads Overdosed? Click
    D R U G   C U L T U R E

Which drug addiction made you most functional in a normal life

lifeisflyingaway

lifeisflyingaway

Ex-Bluelighter
Joined
Jun 27, 2012
Messages
164
Location
chicago, IL
As someone who has no access to any drugs at the moment, which really irritates me because i haven't been addicted to anything but have tried every drug atleast once besides like 1 or 2. And when i am on here my mouth gets watery when i read about all these people prescribed to things that doctors would never prescribe me, even though i have seen many and come off as a non drug seeking addict. Either way since i love to study about all aspects of drugs, i was just wondering from some of you which drug that you have been addicted to allowed you to still function in todays society (work, school, taking care of any bills, kids etc). Obviously it is pretty clearly known that a lot of drug addicts become non-functional, homeless, lose their spouse/kids, lose jobs, can't or don't pay bills etc. However their are quiet of people who are functioning and addicted to drugs while maintaining other responsibilities even though it becomes difficult. My classic thought thinks of a woman or man who is an alcoholic and maintains a professional job with spiraling headaches and other issues. Many addicts become non functional but some still are,

1) What drug were you addicted to, were you functioning ^, did you continue to function as described above, or did you end up "losing" everything?
 
I think it's less about the specific drug and more about the individual person, their unique brain and situation, why they use the drug, the way in which they use it, their life circumstances, financial factors, etc.

Moving this to Drug Culture.

BDD -> DC
 
I was very functional on amphetamines until they stopped agreeing with me after a heavy addiction. Then I became depressed, anxious and addicted to benzos and opiates. It was like polar opposites in terms of productivity..
 
I think it's less about the specific drug and more about the individual person, their unique brain and situation, why they use the drug, the way in which they use it, their life circumstances, financial factors, etc.
Click to expand...

^Yeah but some drugs definitely lend themselves to functioning well in society more than others. Stimulants are probably the worst for responsible day-to-day functioning since they sketch you out and destroy your sleep patterns. There can't be that many dedicated meth addicts holding down full time jobs. That said there are probably a whole bunch of multimillionaire CEO cokeheads, so go figure.

On the other hand, I function just fine as a daily cannabis user, and I don't see why the same shouldn't be true for opiates, provided there's a reliable supply. Don't forget how many succesful people are full blown alcoholics.
 
The best grades I got throughout high school were when I was doing Heroin for 6 months, go figure :| Thats about it. All my other habits/binges have all been self-destructing cries for help which always ended with me in a blackout, psychotic, or someone dead. So no, I havent had a functional addiction/habit ever.
 
I have accomplished the most in my life while smoking weed every day. I did attain record sales numbers in a SINGLE DAY while on meth, but i eventually burned out and had a so-so month. MY stimulant addiction usually brought more problems than functionality.
 
Clonazepam. When I had the worst phase of my panic disorder, agoraphobia, anxiety, insomnia, depression, it was with clonazepam that I was able to go into therapy, to keep going to school instead of hiding at home, and to move on with my life as I was meant to, rather than stopping to mourn something that I would be better off with and which would never change. I esssentially became completely functional again, especially as therapy progressed, and I was able to study normally.
 
i was a pretty good functioning heroin addict...until the money required to maintain said functionality become increasingly difficult to keep up with, eventually i was kicked out of my house and lost my job tho loosing my job wasnt directly related to dope it was a somewhat related

i was a decently functional pothead, always maintained a job n was able to keep up with other responsibilities

recently i have begun to use more n more amphetamines to keep up with day to day routine tho even in such a short peroid of time i can see this being more problematic then even heroin addiction, although i wouldnt say im addicted to amphetamines right now, have been able to keep a job n maintain responsibilities tho the mental toll its taking on me has made me want to stop the routine

i would say the daily addiction ive ever had that allowed me to be most functional would prob be weed for obvious reasons, then alcohol, then heroin, and lastly amps n benzos tend to take their toll on me fairly quickly
 
The Amp/Benzo (for crashes) combo made me very productive but I was slowly losing my mind so I quit for good over a year ago. Benzo's allowing keep my anxiety manageable and keep me functional at work but that doesn't last long plus i'm way to scared of benzo addiction. Opiates are the ultimate functionality drug in my opinion if you can keep your habit under control. Once you lose control then everything good that opiates brought gets taking away quick. Ketamine/MXE keep me from getting depressed and motivated but tolerance builds fast.
 
I have to say opiates, I was completely function and ready to work, go to school, do everything but when I ran out its like life stopped lol and your regular day to day responisbilies disappear and you have one task: find some god dam opiates lol. But while actually in them functuality is high because they don't really "mess" you up like benzo's or alcohol, or even weed.
Also they don't have many severe long term side effects, most of them are FDA approved and are generally safe for those who are well accustomed to them, now I guess this could be said about any drug but in comparison to alcohol the side effects are benign (except for of course the addiction part... Hahaha that seriously the biggest problem with opiates.)
 
Last edited:
I can't really say that any drug has helped me to lead a normal life because every time I do anything, even if it's just smoking a joint, I feel a bit run down the next day. I would say that with self-control, maybe tiny doses of cannabis eases social anxiety and makes me more insightful, but I usually end up smoking half a joint or more on my own and get ripped.

In school, of the people I knew who were regular users of something, I was the only one who could not study or perform well on exams while altered in any way. But maybe if stimulants had a greater effect on me it could have worked. I rapid metabolize caffeine... I can drink 6 cups of coffee in a row and feel nothing. I feel like I've missed out in that way.
 
Heroin. It relaxes my nerves and makes me more motivated. Ive been a iv addict for 4 years now, the past year and a half of that have been a functional addict. Coincidentally a year and a half ago was when i quit all drugs except heroin and occasional psychs.

There was a time when i was not doing so well, but i was shooting meth and on special occasions booting coke as well. That is when my life went downhill and i felt i went a little nutty in my mind. Once i kicked the uppers i was able to get my life back in order and acquire everything i had lost to an out of control stim addiction . Now i just go about by ho hum life everyday and i like it being normal and boring, except i still use heroin.
 
Lmao..... none really. I just functioned as I always did because I had to... because I have to. I still got good grades like I always did.... just gave less of a fuck about things especially when I started using opiates and benzos. Benzos do allow me to not freak out about things going on in my life.... so maybe I can say them, but not when I started not wanting to get out of bed cause I was so fucked up. I can't believe I use to go to work high on heroin and benzos. I seriously even managed to pierce people, wtf. Messed up but I did it.
 
Heroin. As long as I wasn't dope sick I was the most productive motherfucker at my job. Always . But we all know how that shit goes...
 
Ho-Chi-Minh said:
This makes sense to me. Opiates/oids make me care about life to the extent that I dutifully do all my work.
Click to expand...

escape20 said:
Opiates are the ultimate functionality drug in my opinion if you can keep your habit under control. Once you lose control then everything good that opiates brought gets taking away quick. .
Click to expand...

YellowNikes said:
I have to say opiates, I was completely function and ready to work, go to school, do everything but when I ran out its like life stopped lol and your regular day to day responisbilies disappear and you have one task: find some god dam opiates lol.
Click to expand...

Amen. I was at my best and my worst when i was/am addicted to opiates. It was/is the funnest and darkest times in my life. It's completely mind boggling how something (a substance even!) can cause such a conflicting feeling in your body. Where there is heaven there is hell.

<3
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top