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Which drug addiction made you most functional in a normal life

as was said earlier, I functioned well on heroin until the money ran out. then all other life priorities went out the window as the sole life goal at that point was to get more... if by some act of god I came onto a lifetime supply of h, I'd probably start using again...
 
From pills to dope and back again opiates just fit into normal life even when I'm high I can function. I'm functional and successful even though I'm only 20 n got kicked outta my parents house. I picked up an addiction but manage to pay rent go to workk and get high.

Hopefully ill join the army nxt year when I'm off probation n get off the dope but that's a year down the road.
 
benzos for me. They unlock some sort of special power that make me function better than a normal person would, from my perspective at least. I sure as hell function better than the anxious mess i am without them. They are a blessing and a curse. The first few months on them are the best, after that, it just kind of keeps you not anxious and feel more like a maintenance drug than anything else. Kratom is also conducive to productivity and functionality in day to day life.

Opiates make me too irritable and usually too many side effects plus they cost a lot in most cases especially compared to benzos, great for the odd time but not for day to day use, not for me anyway. Other than that, caffeine, ephedrine and nicotine keep me focused and functioning normally. I agree it all depends on the person though. Some people function fine on amps, i personally would lose my shit on them. I guess i can add cannabis as well, i get high everyday and it makes me more productive at times and doesn't affect my daily life at all.
 
lifeisflyingaway said:
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?
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I suppose I worded my thread wrong because this thread asks a nearly identical question I posed in a thread I wrote today/yesterday yet I have no responses. Curious. Maybe I need to write in single paragraph and keep it short?
 
I would say amphetamine.

I don't believe it to be an addiction for me as I've only been using it for a matter of months, only on occasion and for no longer than 4-5 days in succession without taking an equally long break (where I have no cravings to take more)...but hypothetically, if I WERE addicted to it, I'd still most likely consider it to be the most "functional" drug I use, considering the whole reason I take it is to get shit done. Its functionality as a brain enhancing drug in unparalleled comparison to anything else I've tried (especially in contrast to methylphenidate, which is as equally taken for the same purpose but I found to be nowhere near as effective for reasons I can't quite describe).


I will also add that, opiates (and opioids like Kratom) for me have an effect somewhat comparable to the "I'm not REALLY more motivated or energetic but I'm too high to care about why writing this dissertation sucks" feeling I get from stimulants and I can get more done on them than usual, but it's just nowhere near as effective as speed.
 
I've been on various drugs since I was 15. I've also had times where I drank ridiculously large amounts of alcohol. I've also worked since I was 15. Always. And not once have I had a day off sick. I have a home, a horse, and consider myself functional. I'm 32 now. And a heroin addict since 2009. Before that - anything and everything. Though when I picked the pin up, I put the bottle down. There's never any spare cash obviously, but I look after myself and don't owe anyone anything. I absolutely do realise how lucky I am, and by no means wish to make this post self righteous and 'hey look at me' I'm saying it how it is.
Of course I am aware that things can change rapidly, especially with the notorious 'H' being my DOC now, but I am lucky that I have strong willpower, and my priorities, for now, are where they should be.
 
weed helps me function (not be a raging dbag) at work, not because I am high at work, but because it calms me after
 
K88ABY said:
I've been on various drugs since I was 15. I've also had times where I drank ridiculously large amounts of alcohol. I've also worked since I was 15. Always. And not once have I had a day off sick. I have a home, a horse, and consider myself functional. I'm 32 now. And a heroin addict since 2009. Before that - anything and everything. Though when I picked the pin up, I put the bottle down. There's never any spare cash obviously, but I look after myself and don't owe anyone anything. I absolutely do realise how lucky I am, and by no means wish to make this post self righteous and 'hey look at me' I'm saying it how it is.
Of course I am aware that things can change rapidly, especially with the notorious 'H' being my DOC now, but I am lucky that I have strong willpower, and my priorities, for now, are where they should be.
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funny you have a horse and your drug of choice is horse aka heroin lol. sry to derail thread, i like horses.
 
thats tough benzos and weed. Severe anxiety and insomnia / borderline agoraphobia. These are necessary to me, so is suboxone but that is because of my own regrettable decisions and I don't believe it makes me more functional. more functional than when I had to score every day but not "more functional"
 
Definitely amphetamines, but second would have to be heroin, surprisingly enough.

But, then again, when we don't have any dope and we're withdrawing, well, then we're not so functional. So, maybe it's not so much that heroin makes me more functional or most functional but it makes me as functional as I normally should be...
 
RodJonse said:
I would say amphetamine.

I don't believe it to be an addiction for me as I've only been using it for a matter of months, only on occasion and for no longer than 4-5 days in succession without taking an equally long break (where I have no cravings to take more)...but hypothetically, if I WERE addicted to it, I'd still most likely consider it to be the most "functional" drug I use, considering the whole reason I take it is to get shit done. Its functionality as a brain enhancing drug in unparalleled comparison to anything else I've tried (especially in contrast to methylphenidate, which is as equally taken for the same purpose but I found to be nowhere near as effective for reasons I can't quite describe).
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If you're actual usage of amphetamine is what you say it is, then I gotta say your reply doesn't quite fit the theme of this thread because it sounds like you've been using amphetamine (somewhat) responsibly and more along the lines of it's intended use rather than abuse. I'm not trying to flame you or anything, I actually congratulate you on your responsible use of a drug that many (myself included) find intensely habit-forming. I just wanted to point out the difference between amp use and amp addiction because the results when it comes to functionality are drastically difference.

Like you, I started out using amphetamines responsibly for functionality/productivity and reaped the benefits. When use turns to abuse, however, amphetamine takes on a devilish nature and you slowly go from a highly motivated, functional super-human to a sleep-deprived, malnourished, sketched-out individual, and the worst part is it's hard to have the self-awareness to realize the shift at the time. One clear sign IME was the transition from taking 20mg of d-amp and cranking out 6 hours of high-quality work for university classes to taking 60mg and spending hours watching porn, chain-smoking cigarettes, reading about ways to enhance the amphetamine high and getting maybe a couple hours of scatter-brained work done.
 
I was extremely functional on Methadone and Cannabis. For many years. What brought me down was simply too much bad luck piled ontop of more bad luck. A man can only plan for so much. When the Levee Breaks...
 
I've heard from a lot of die-hard opiate users that poppies are the way to go. Never tried one myself. How do they compare economically to pharms and street opiates? Obviously they are cleaner and you get a more "complete" opiate package.
 
If you can grow your own, it is very inexpensive. Just be sure to plant at the right time for your location. I would say anywhere from as little as $5-8 to over $50 per day at current prices if you buy them - depends on tolerance and how strong you want it. They used to be cheaper than that.

There is a chemical called AH-7921 which is an opiate that is almost as potent as morphine for less than xxx/gram. Never tried it, so I don't know how it works. I also don't know if that is a reasonable price for something like that but I will be trying it later regardless.

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I mistakenly put a price and removed it - that is why it says xxx
 
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I am in my mid-40's and my use of kratom has actually made me the most happy and balanced ( I recovered from a serious opiate addiction after major surgery a few years back )

I have come to terms with it this way: I try not too 'over-use' too much, but liken it to having a beer each day after work.
it does not impair me in any way, really. It relaxes me, and overall, I feel great and have no major health problems or serious side effects from using kratom. So I am not even worried about it - and don't plan on stopping anytime soon. To each his own !
 
HighestWhenLow said:
If you're actual usage of amphetamine is what you say it is, then I gotta say your reply doesn't quite fit the theme of this thread because it sounds like you've been using amphetamine (somewhat) responsibly and more along the lines of it's intended use rather than abuse. I'm not trying to flame you or anything, I actually congratulate you on your responsible use of a drug that many (myself included) find intensely habit-forming. I just wanted to point out the difference between amp use and amp addiction because the results when it comes to functionality are drastically difference.

Like you, I started out using amphetamines responsibly for functionality/productivity and reaped the benefits. When use turns to abuse, however, amphetamine takes on a devilish nature and you slowly go from a highly motivated, functional super-human to a sleep-deprived, malnourished, sketched-out individual, and the worst part is it's hard to have the self-awareness to realize the shift at the time. One clear sign IME was the transition from taking 20mg of d-amp and cranking out 6 hours of high-quality work for university classes to taking 60mg and spending hours watching porn, chain-smoking cigarettes, reading about ways to enhance the amphetamine high and getting maybe a couple hours of scatter-brained work done.
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I have been addicted to methamphetamine on and off for years, I find it starts off functional like you said but also ends up watching porn and doing unproductiv things. It's very hard to keep the use of something so powerful in check. I have very strong will but have yet been able to kick my addiction completely or stopped using in it's entirety.

As for fully functional, meth for me when I am able to put the pipe down and not dose when I have responsibilities to take care of. Though sooner or later something happens. So in regards to the question asked it's not 100 percent functional, but has ruined my life less then any other drug I have used besides pot of course but I wouldn't count that.
 
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