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Clean-Time Check In ***Thread***

1. I got discharged from an MMT clinic on June 19th, so i've been off oxycontin for 8 months now. Unfortunately not clean off methamphetamine...

2. Oxycontin, methadone, vicodin and cyclobenzaprine

3. Only about 6-9 months!

4. I was seeking sobriety for awhile, also for my other habits

5. I only went through 1 rehab that treated their patients unfair and there was a lot of blackmail going on.

6. As much as I'd hate to admit it, methadone kicked the habit. How? because the WD's were the worst I ever had (and lasted 3 weeks) that I never wanted to touch either one again. I've had my occasional craving, but very minimal.
 
One year 6 months clean!!!


Im from Pontiac Michigan, as of right now Im sitting in Shelby North Carolina working proclaiming what the Lord Jesus Christ has done in my life. Im part of a Rap group called Elected. They are a Christian Rap group!

Today I thank God for what he has done for me!!


Amen

To God be the GLORY

Im on tour hitting Texas next
 
Exactly 1 week clean from poppy pod tea. And I still yawn constantly and have trouble sleeping through the night (though the sleeping is actually starting to happen again, which is great.)
 
^ Well done! :)

I just realised I'm probably a month clean from meth, although I have been using dexies to help with the withdrawals, so I guess I'm not completely amphetamine-free just yet. Still, I think dexies are the lesser of two evils when compared to meth.
 
Much Clean time do you have?

I stopped using heroin and also came off methadone about two years ago. But I've got to say I loathe the use of the word clean in this context.

What substances you were using?

Heroin & methadone.

How long you were using for?

Heroin for over twenty years. Methadone maintainance for about 15 years. I used heroin all the time I was on methadone.

How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it?

Funny thing is I didn't seek it! I went away for 6 weeks to a remote place and my doctor gave me methadone tablets for the duration (yes, I was surprised too!). At the end of 6 weeks I'd gone from 70mg a day to 30mg. I noticed some changes which made me decide to carry on with it. It took about one year, continuing with methadone tablets (so I had control) and finally moving to a new city.


How many rehabs did you go thru?

Never been to rehab.

And what worked for you?

Having complete control over my daily methadone dose. Moving cities. Having support from my family.

I still think about scoring on bad days though, but I don't have any contacts here and I've avoided putting in the effort it would require to forge new ones.

Darkwing
 
QuasiStoned said:
Exactly 1 week clean from poppy pod tea. And I still yawn constantly and have trouble sleeping through the night (though the sleeping is actually starting to happen again, which is great.)
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Wow I didn't know that about 1 year ago I had been trying to quit poppy tea.

This year I'm doing much better, I've been clean from the same shit since May 30th, I believe it's 46 days now.
 
Much Clean time do you have? 2 Months 2 Days
What substances you were using? Suboxone
How long you were using for? 2.5 Years
How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it? 6 Months
How many rehabs did you go thru? Zero
And what worked for you? Strong taper, exercise, vitamins . Because of that I only had about 2 days of mild withdrawal . Melatonin helped me sleep at night during those days.

Feels damn good to not have to take a pill every day. Have random minor bouts of PAWS here and there but its very fleeting. i feel blessed to be off and to have gotten off relatively easy.
 
I have around 130 days clean from shooting meth and coke. I used for 3 years and spent half the time trying to get sober. Even as I tried to quit my adiciton got worse. If it weren't for a family intervention I wouldn't have found the strength to stop. I never went to any rehabs primarily because I planned on using marijuana to help me quit. Some say I'm not clean since I smoke weed everyday but they can shut the fuck up cuz as long as I'm stoned I'll never let myself touch another damn needle.
 
Much Clean time do you have? None
What substances you were using? Everything under the sun, but mostly coke, marijuana, alcohol, and pain killers
How long you were using for? 12yrs
How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it? Never, although everyone around me is seeking it for me, I have considered it though, but I'm just not ready.
How many rehabs did you go thru? Rehab is for quitters
And what worked for you? I'm never going back to NA or AA :)

Good luck to all you people that decided to quit, one day I may be joining you
 
Much Clean time do you have? 13 days( it would be 30 but i relapsed when i found drugs 2 weeks ago)
What substances you were using? IV heroin and coke, painkillers and alcohol are the main ones
How long you were using for? 6 years ,1.5 years opiates and cocaine
How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it? ~6months
How many rehabs did you go thru? ive been to one IOP a year ago but i needed more research so it didnt work
And what worked for you? Hitting my rock bottom and realizing how badly I fucked my life up. Realizing that drugs were just a symptom of how bad my life was. That drug use didnt cause my fucked up behavior, my fucked up behavior caused me to use drugs. Also NA and AA has helped tremendously. they have made me aware that there are other young adults( im 21) that are sober and that a sober life is possible
 
Much Clean time do you have? No benzos or opiates since Easter. I still puff weed and drink rarely.

What substances you were using? Opiates, benzos, speed, you name it.

How long you were using for? Took my first sniff of dope at 15, just fucking crazy if I really look at things. Daily use picked up a few years later. I stopped at 33. On the tail end of that I had a large benzo and amp habit. Benzos daily for like 8 years. I am surprised I made it most of my friends didnt. What was I thinking? I wasn't, simple. Heroin was just everywhere.

How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it? ugh forever it seems, kinda.

How many rehabs did you go thru? Gosh, a lot is my best answer

And what worked for you? Long term opiate maintenance until I was actually ready to remove opiates/pills from my life.

peace.
seedless
 
Much Clean time do you have?
- a little over 5 months

What substances you were using?
- IV Oxycontin and IV Dilaudid

How long you were using for?
- 3 years of daily oxy/dilaudid/heroin. 6 years E/weed/minor painkillers/occasional oxy/coke

How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it?
- 1 year

How many rehabs did you go thru?
- Never went to rehab but I've been on and off sub probably 6 times for varying lengths each time

And what worked for you?
- Seriously sticking to my suboxone plan. Every time before I was too concerned with tapering off quickly, right now I have no set time I want to taper off by I just will keep using it until I feel comfortable..

This is the longest I've stuck with sub but each day is still a challenge. I had a dream about using 2 days ago and since then I've been seriously trying to convince myself I can take a week off and boost oxy for a few days. I've been trying to rationalize it but it just doesn't make sense, maybe that's a good thing.

Also I still smoke a good amount of weed and drink a few times a week.
 
Day 1 Clean & Sober .. trying to avoid the usual cycle, where I (involuntarily) quit using illicits, and start drinking to compensate. Shouldn't be so hard to avoid something you hate, but hasn't stopped me before.

Already dodging the stalker-cloud of apathy & despair that haunts me most every minute.
I have more reasons to quit now than ever before in my life, however my motivation to do so rings hollow, insincere.
I know I need either a complete replacement for drug use, or a strong support structure to succeed in sobriety ... I've tried to force the former many times, and am completely incapable of obtaining the latter, but despite this I still must recognize the fact that I cannot continue to live the way I have been for so many years.

Who was it that said, "the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result?"
Here's hoping :\
 
Much Clean time do you have? 28 days! totally clean and sober
What substances you were using? Heroin/Methadone (and everything else)
How long you were using for? 3 - 4 yrs (Opiates) 11 years everything else
How long were you seeking sobriety before you accomplished it? 1 year
How many rehabs did you go thru? 1
And what worked for you? Rehab (NA/CA/AA Based)
 
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