how can i deal with ice cravings after 1month not using it? any tips?

[silver lotus]

Hi everyone, just wondering how i can kick the putrid desire to IV ice again, i keep thinking about that cough and rush, and literally just blew 300$ on speed that doesnt even come close to satisfy cravings regardless how big of a shot.. i was using IV since 16 im now 20, ice has taken everything i love and i thought i was strong enough to have control over it (200$daily habit) so realistically i had fuck all of an idea how much control i had over it.. its not like the other drugs and its changed me so much i cant stand looking at myself now and i honestly wish i never took the bait.. id rather be dead then go through 4years of chaos again. if anyone has some handy tips i very much appreciate everything, i cant keep doing this shit to myself, i even busted on my first day out of rehab because the thought of the rush is too powerful. thanks everyone

 

[Dresden]

Ice methamphtamine craving is permanent in my experience. I have been using

METHAMPHETAMINE (2-methylamino-1-phenylpropane.hcl)

for 20 years but my teeth are in fairly good shape still nevertheless.

It's a good mental exercise to memorize and reflect and meditate on the simple chemical structure of methamphetamine (above), especially while your on it like me now.

 

[silver lotus]

Thank you Dresden, Quite a handy tip.. ill definantly start practicing during my next meditation!,
i suppose some people like yourself can handle it far better then what i ever could.
Permanant Ice cravings dont sound ideal but i suppose thats the price i pay for such a pleasurable rush over the years

 

[fairyfeathers]

I was addicted to pills (mostly muscle relaxers, tranquilizers and opiates) about 15 years ago, and decided to cold-turkey go off them. I found that when I was craving them, saying to myself, "I am craving pills, but actively choose not to use them." as a sort of mantra worked for me. And still does now - because when I'm really stressed, I still sometimes want them. So like, noting the craving, and then noting that you are the one making the decision for yourself not to use the thing that you are addicted to.

Alternately, I had a friend who had been a heroin addict, and he would wear a rubber band on his wrist and snap it when he felt the craving. He said this helped because it distracted him, and the minor pain from the *snap* became a sort of conditioned response to remind him of why he didn't want to use.