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Cocaine Do I have a cocaine problem?

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justme6263

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Hi BL, I will try to keep this short.

Recently I've been gettin a lot of hasle from my parents about how much I am doing, it's nothing new and they've gone on at me about it for a few years only this time I am starting to agree with them. As I write this now it's 3am and I am high after doing 3.5g of coke on a Monday, this worries me. Anyway on to the negative impact coke has had on my life since I started using 5 years ago; I dropped out of uni, I lost 3 jobs on the trot as a direct result of cocaine, I blew 6k in two weeks on coke and more recently £1200 on a Tuesday night and then £850 on the immediate thursday after, and I am constantly in debt with dealers. I think about coke and alcohol more or less every waking minute yet despite all this and the fact I know it is having a negative effect on my life I don't want to stop, I do want to but at the same time I don't.

I'm at a loss as to what to do...
 
I think you obviously have a problem and you know it. I guess some type of rehab would be of use. You are obviously blowing crazy amounts of money and you can't live life like this forever. Of course you don't want to stop, but reality is unless you are a celebrity or CEO of a major corporation you can't sustain the lifestyle.
 
You are showing the typical signs of addiction, knowing you should stop but you also want to keep using. You're lucky to have caring parents, so ask for help. Tell them to take you to a rehab center or something. Good luck
 
Thanks for the reply.

I do know it is becoming an issue in my life and when I think about it honestly, I do want to sttop but at the same time I really don't. I don't really kno what to do and feel like I'm just going round in circles, I'm 23 and all of my peers have graduated while I sit at home getting wrecked. I can't look at rehab at this young age.
 
IMO, if you think you have a drug problem, it's more than likely that you do.
 
You think going to rehab at 23 is young? I had been in 5 rehabs by the time I was 23 man and thats not including all the detoxes and out patients. There are many many people in rehab at that age and even younger.

You have a serious problem, that's obvious from your first post. If you're not ready to quit, fine, that's something you have to really want deep down for it to work. But if you keep going, things will only get worse.

Take it from me, you don't want to wait until you hit total and complete rock bottom, loosing everything. You may think you have it bad now, but it always gets worse. Much worse.
 
Rybee said:
IMO, if you think you have a drug problem, it's more than likely that you do.
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Agreed, 100%. Admitting you problem if you have the personal insight to even recognize it is a great step towards your recovery.

Be very careful replacing one drug for another, and just take it slow and easy. Taking Wellbutrin XL 150-300mg has helped a lot of cocaine addiction scenarios, and given the chemical similarity to methylphenidate, Wellbutrin might be able to seriously help you out. It's definitely worth a shot...
 
Why can't you go to rehab at 23? My first visit to a rehab i was 17, i'd strongly suggest going to rehab.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone. I have an appointment to see my doctor tomorrow, presumed this would be the best place to start, and I have spoke honestly with my Mother and Father about the situation and made a concious effort not to use coke yesterday which was the first time in I couldn't even tell you how long. I guess my initial problem was that I didn't feel it was a problem because I didn't feel like an addict, thought of myself as a recreational user, but I now realise it is having a very negative impact on my life atm. Thanks again to the people that posted.
 
How did trying to stay clean yesterday go?

You'll definitely find a lot of peers wherever you go to get help.
 
I didn't touch any cocaine yesterday but I did end up drinking, I guess I need to get out of the habit of replacing one for the other.
 
Rybee said:
IMO, if you think you have a drug problem, it's more than likely that you do.
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I agree with this comment. I got a drug problem.

6k of coke in two weeks is a lot unless you hustling bro. Safe yourself now and quit. It's not like dope where you need a taper plan. You gotta drop it now or you will continue down the path you are heading in.

Godspeed
 
justme6263 said:
Hi BL, I will try to keep this short.

Recently I've been gettin a lot of hasle from my parents about how much I am doing, it's nothing new and they've gone on at me about it for a few years only this time I am starting to agree with them. As I write this now it's 3am and I am high after doing 3.5g of coke on a Monday, this worries me. Anyway on to the negative impact coke has had on my life since I started using 5 years ago; I dropped out of uni, I lost 3 jobs on the trot as a direct result of cocaine, I blew 6k in two weeks on coke and more recently £1200 on a Tuesday night and then £850 on the immediate thursday after, and I am constantly in debt with dealers. I think about coke and alcohol more or less every waking minute yet despite all this and the fact I know it is having a negative effect on my life I don't want to stop, I do want to but at the same time I don't.

I'm at a loss as to what to do...
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Sorry but the £ signs and the sums of money you're talking here have lead me to believe the coke you're buying is very likely to be very poor quality. That's why you're doing so much/spending so much.

I also live in the UK, and have had cocaine problems in the past. Not touched it in a while now but I'm well aware with the current market you don't get decent coke here anymore for much less than no prices a gram, and of the no prices a gram stuff you certainly don't do 3.5g in a night (and I've seen people do 20g of the no prices a gram rubbish in a night). Which all leads me to believe what you're sniffing probably isn't even really coke, which makes the spending even worse I feel.

I used to have that mental addiction where all I would think about was cocaine too, blew thousands on it. I thought I was done with being like that but fucked up on the no prices a gram flake last new year 2012/2013, nearly 2 grand gone in a week of booze/coke fuelled madness. It is a hard addiction to shake round here as anytime I go out drinking it's always there. Even since I quit doing it, it's not because I don't enjoy the buzz, but it's just not worth it to me anymore on the whole, the less cut stuff now and again is ok.

Try finding a hobby like exercising to take your mind off it and release some natural euphoria from the endorphins. Helps me a lot when I'm trying to avoid drugs.
 
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