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How to learn and become a successful drug addict; advice?

I am a full blown poly-drug addict. Heavily addicted to opiates for the past 9 years. Heavily addicted to benzos for the past 6 years. On and off stimulant binges (sometimes years apart, but once I start I shoot for the moon, which only increases my opiate/benzo consumption), cigarette addict (at least 5 a day), chronic marijuana smoker, and finally a beer drinker to potentiate pills. Along with random MDMA or GHB binges. I have literally had multiple seizures from going cold-turkey. Shit gets real, real quick.

The 20 Poly-Drug Addict Commandments

1) Always have a hustle
2) Never involve family (if possible)
3) Don't shit where you eat (don't hustle your work or family)
4) Plan ahead
5) Know how to mix drugs to minimize WDs and potentiate the maintenance doses you will occasionally have to take, can't get high every single day
6) Prioritize your drug money. Buy what you'll get sick w/o first, not what you are craving (that's for the heroin addicted crack-heads out there)
7) Cigarettes always come last, and can usually be found for free
8) Network the hell out of yourself, you are your brand in the drug world, dealer or not
9) Maintain key relationships
10) Always have a rainy-day stash or funds
11) For the love of God practice personal hygiene, especially oral
12) Stay hydrated
13) Eat healthy
14) Know how your diet will affect your highs/medication levels
15) Don't keep your entire stash in one place, maintain several key hiding places
16) Make sure to fuckin sleep
17) Keep it a fuckin secret. When you're kicking ass at work don't go bragging to your co-workers about how you're a reformed junky or something
18) Learn how to taper, it's a valuable skill and nothing lasts forever
19) Be loyal to your dealer(s), but demand respect
20) Never carry more than you plan on consuming at any given event/location, you'll either lose some or dip waaay too into your drugs in the spirit of the moment.
 
omnipresenthuman said:
lol OP, have you ever watched the Wire? That show, although showing this theme in just inner city Baltimore, basically details every type of drug addict out there, and why some are successful and why some aren't.

The most successful guys are people like Avon Barksdale who doesn't even use drugs but just makes his money off them...he's healthy as a rule, and he rides with his family. What the fuck else do you need, man?

It's like...you're not bringing drugs with you when you die, are you? So what the fuck is your deal, just do some drugs but don't obsess over it.

There are lots of successful addicts in the world, not to be Captain Obvious. Unless it's weed, which won't kill you, you're going to have to exercise moderation with everything else, fucking end of story. You know you'll get burned otherwise.
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Loved the wire. Season 3 and 4 where the shit.
 
RE: Blind Melon's 20 Poly-Drug Addict Commandments:

1 - 9: I couldn't agree more. Regarding #7 (cigs come last), fortunately for me, at the height of my addiction cigarettes were $1.25 a pack! When they hit $4.00 I quit.

11-20: Same as above. Great advice.

As for #10 (Always have a rainy-day stash of funds) while intuitively it makes sense, at the height of my addiction there were no funds left to stash.

I'm being challenged by #3 lately (don't shit where you eat). When I was going at it full bore 25 years ago, I lived in New York with 8 million other people, hundreds of miles away from family or anyone else who actually gave a flying fuck about me, other than my girl, who already knew I was off the hook. Getting arrested for simple possession in NYC meant squat back then. I knew the routine. I was out in 3 days and nobody was the wiser. No name in the newspaper. No shame to the family. Trips to the bullpen were not fun, but at least I didn't have to face family, friends, or people on the job when I got out. Fast forward to today where I'm no longer living in NYC. I'm back in my small home town (relatively) and since moving back 23 years ago (and getting clean, for the most part) have established myself in the community. I have business relationships and personal relationships that would be heavily strained should I get caught out there in some drug related shenanigans. Fortunately a low dose of Suboxone has minimized my cravings to the extent that I'm not prowling the local hood every day looking to cop dope (not shitting where I eat). Admittedly I've made a few runs to NYC, Jersey, and Philly over the last year or two so I guess it could be said that I shit where I don't eat.
 
I think staying healthy is key.

Eating healthy as possible, vitamins, and good hygiene go a long way.

Also I think maintaining several open sexual relationships is a good way to go.

Last but not least have friends that reciprocate.

Don't take shit from dealers and have a lot of sources.

Get medicaid.

Figure out a way to get money.

Don't run out.

Try not to fuck your tolerance as its difficult to lower it.

Be able to deal with CT kicks cuz it happens.

Do everything in your power to stay out of jail and alive.
 
1. Clean shaved and regular cut hair.
2.tell people you suffer insomnia (you will be suprised how many drug effects can be hidden).
3.no tattoos that can't be hidden by clothes.
4.always keep a few spare $$ to eat with fellow employee's when they do lunch runs (you will appear to have finances in order).
5.keep quiet, do good at your job, avoid gossipy groups.
Wearing prescription glasses has worked very well for me too, lol.
 
Limit your dosage rather than chasing a high by taking more and more of the drug. Instead, come up with a dosage that is enough to get you high but low enough to be economically, physical and mentally feasible, and space your dosage out enough so that this dosage still does the trick. So if you find that it's no longer working for you then instead of taking more take a longer break until that dosage gets you high again, and space out your dosing accordingly to allow for this dosage to continue to work.

dopemaster said:
I think staying healthy is key.

Eating healthy as possible, vitamins, and good hygiene go a long way.

Also I think maintaining several open sexual relationships is a good way to go.

Last but not least have friends that reciprocate.

Don't take shit from dealers and have a lot of sources.

Get medicaid.

Figure out a way to get money.

Don't run out.

Try not to fuck your tolerance as its difficult to lower it.

Be able to deal with CT kicks cuz it happens.

Do everything in your power to stay out of jail and alive.
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I like that one. Never have a habit that will keep you from functioning enough to get by if you can't get your fix. This way you won't miss work due to withdrawals if you couldn't cop, and you won't have to break any obligations if you can't get anything that day.

mindseye888 said:
1. Clean shaved and regular cut hair.
2.tell people you suffer insomnia (you will be suprised how many drug effects can be hidden).
3.no tattoos that can't be hidden by clothes.
4.always keep a few spare $$ to eat with fellow employee's when they do lunch runs (you will appear to have finances in order).
5.keep quiet, do good at your job, avoid gossipy groups.
Wearing prescription glasses has worked very well for me too, lol.
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Another good one. People will catch on if you're always broke, and if they work with you they will have a good idea of how much money you make, so having a few dollars on you at all times will go a long way. Also, you don't want to be blowing all of your money on drugs anyway, since doing nothing but drugs is not a good way to live, and certainly doesn't make you successful.
 
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Don't go to jail. Coming up with a job that will pay enough to support whatever kind of habit you're looking for will be a lot more difficult once you get out.
 
I would like to add that its good idea to not use and drive.

So if possible walk or get a ride or a taxi and it is possible one way or another and you know it.

If you drive right after the bar or club closes and are intoxicated you are very likely to be pulled over. It is basically a racket.

You might need to try to be clever in terms of concealing your substances and works.

Its best to hide it inside something inside something inside something inside something else. Kinda like the Russian Dolls.

I really can't at this time give any specific places to hide your stuff.

Also you can get out of a parphenelia charge by informing an officer that you have a needle in your pocket when they ask you "if you have anything that will stick them." They do not want to get pricked and possibly get something along the lines of aids or hep. There is a law about that. The thing is it prevents the spread of disease. Google it.

I am not quite sure the details.

If you are arrested it is vital that your remain silent if you have committed a crime. Also you need to lie about a great deal of things.

You have not been drinking. You have not taken any narcotics. Do not bring up your narcotic prescription that you recieve legally as you can even be charged with a dui from driving after taking your own medication as directed. The only time to tell them you are prescribed something is when they find it and it needs to be in the bottle. You only have what you need with you.

Also if you get a drug charge if you have been prescribed the medication it you may be able to beat that.

Use your right to remain silent because it will be used against you.

I only know of one time a officer that let a person go when drinking and driving. This person was not drunk at all but had been drinking. This person was just underage. This persons car was a piece of shit and the wheel was rather loose. This person had commited a crime which would have been underage drinking and DUI as the official charge had it gone to court.

The officer had said that "he/she believed the person had been drinking and that he/she did not think the person was impaired." This person told him that it would only cause his family financial problems and that it wouldn't really hurt them. The person also told informed the officer the condition of my vehicle.

The officer told the person that they blew 0.0 which I doubt is the truth but the person was very polite and reasonable. The officer was a state trooper.

I guess since this person was rather poor and not drunk the officer did not want to arrest the person for underage drinking. The person was a student and had not had much to drink. The person was just underage but was an adult.

If you deal with the police be polite and cooperative but exercise my right to remain silent and make sure the constantly ask to speak to your attorney.

If you have a gun its legal to open carry if it is in plain sight in some states.

Its best to not arouse suspicion at all. If you are fucked you need to remain silent other than ask to speak to your attorney. When they first take you an it is an interagation. Decline to offer to help them out.

You will further incriminate yourself and if you snitch once you will be arrested and made to snitch again and again. I saw that happen to someone and when he/she told me that he/she was a snitch I cut off communication with this indvidual. Basically when people snitch it is a never ending cycle of being arrested and snitching.

In the long run the snitch will go to prison and or both get killed or harmed. The police will not give a shit.

So you need to exercise your rights and ask for an attorney. Interogations which are reffered to as an interview are videotaped and recorded.

If you get in the system it is very difficult to get out. It is very important to not fuck up your probation and to realize you are subject to warrentless searches.

Usually the best answer is I am not sure and do not know. Being polite goes very far.

If you ever have to go to court I suggest you wear a suit and conduct yourself properly. You are not there to socialize.

The best approach to deal with the police is to remain calm and not be guilty and you will most likely not be guilty. It is imperritive that you deny commiting any crimes. You can at any time say this conversation is over.

Whatever you do: do not go in the official interrogation room and snitch. You will regret it and most likely be charged with more things. Also harm will most likely come to you, your family, and your friends.

So the best thing to do is be polite, exercise your rights, be discreet, clever, and ask to speak to an attorney repeatedly when you know you are being recorded and you are.

Basically the police can arrest you for next to nothing if they feel like it. If they are trying to meet quota they will. They usually do not care. They are not your friend and they are not there to help you.

It is best to pull over in a place that is a safe and level surface if you are intoxicated. Do not speed if you are under the influence.

It is a good idea to practice the sobriety tests. It is easy enough to use google to find out what the sobriety tests are. But It cannot hurt to practice passing a sobriety test.

Also the cops tell you to blow as hard as possible when you take a breathalizer. Don't but make sure it looks like you did. I personally would not let them put a needle in my arm. But I will never put myself in that situation.

The cops are allowed to lie to you. If you snitch and the person you were with snitches too you will both get more time and charges. Snitching really just makes things worse for yourself in so many ways and I strongly advise against that.

Also it is imperative to plan things out so you do not just ride around dirty like a moron. If you choose to do this type of thing it is very complicated.

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice in any way. This is simply my opinion and information to the best of my knowledge.

Usually when multiple charges are involved a plea bargain is offered where you plead guilty to one charge. A DUI is a misdeamnor and you can get it espungded eventually. It can be expensive.

I really could write a book about legal issues but I would rather not. I am done for the moment. Take from it from what you want.

All I ask it that you do not put anyone's life in danger other than your own and I would prefer you do no do that. Driving under the influence when you know you are really fucked up is wrong. Unless it is on private property in the middle of nowhere.... Still a bad idea

I really advise against driving under the influence ever.

Also drinking some water will lower your BA level.

It is never a good idea to give the police information regarding other peoples criminal activity as you will incriminate yourself and most likely come to harm from the whoever you inform on as they have the right to know their accusser. So taking out papers on someone is horrible idea and just I strongly advice against it.

The bottom line is that you have to man up to the consequences of your actions and exercise your legal rights and get a good lawyer and not a public defender. You usually want to plead not guily unless you are willing to take a plea bargain.

Do not drive under the influence. You are putting yourself in danger and the lives of other people. You need to know your limit.

I could go on but I am done for now. Really I could could go on and on forever about how to handle a situation you do not want to put yourself in.
 
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Correct and hopefully with some repsonsibility for oneself and others.

I suppose my main thing would be that I hope that no one endangers another persons life.
 
I like how this thread is just reflective of what we would all tell ourselves before we started out doing drugs or whatever. I'm making this list for younger guys/girls, around college-age. And a lot of these points have already been made ITT, from what I've seen, this is just my spin on it.

1. If you're a guy, wear condoms; if you're a girl, whatever you need to do to avoid pregnancies; if you make this a rule, you won't think about it when you're fucked up and about to hook up
2. At least don't drive when you're drunk/tipsy; shit's dumb; driving under the influence is never recommended though - very actively try to avoid it
3. Stick by the limits of a drug that you impose on yourself
4. You should like, research places that people tell you about ahead of time - don't show up in the ghetto all surprised
5. If you're doing scrips, take the fucking time to look at recommended dosages and actually follow that to a T, because they're there for some reason
6. Understand that being an actual 'addict' is not a long-term goal. It's going to end, due to having to work, getting imprisoned, or just lack of money after a while. If you want to use drugs in your life, your goal should be nothing more than being a casual user of your DOC - you use it occasionally to escape
7. Just think every little thing through all the time...because no one else, honestly, gives a fuck about you

and wherever you're at in life, try to keep healthy and optimistic. If you're deliberately being unhealthy, check yourself. but that's just life so that's why there isn't a number for this one

understand that cops/society are always out there, and despite what you hear in the media about political correctness, everyone can still profile you for being a drug addict, unfortunately. Even more unfortunately, the vast majority of straight people don't know the difference between being a casual user and an addict so, like other people have said, keep your mouth shut, about everything. Everything. You will be judged, you will be profiled, at all times. Just be cognizant of that fact, as Stephen A. Smith would say...I guess the three main checkpoints are: family, your job, and your significant other. And then, cops/society in general follow - the laws of the land...the regular bullshit...
 
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I consider myself an 'abuser' at times with certain things (ball over the weekend here, 100 to 150mg of add there) but i really don't consider an attachment to that. In the same light, I'm also i would say right under a pack a day smoker. I would claim a definite attachment towards boggies.

My main rule would just be to stay off downers, completely. I haven't swam in those waters, but I've seen enough kids i graduated with dead from heroin overdose.
 
Damn lol I can't believe I started this thread. 40 days or something sober now, life's a disaster, facing charges and lost everything. I wish I could slap the arrogance out of the past me. Rule #1 get help for ur addiction and underlying issues.
 
Honestly, to be "successful" at coexisting with using drugs, you have to:
Pay your dues. You will fuck up, alienate friends and family. Destroy your body at some point. Waste an absurd amount of money. Get involved with the bottom of society's barrel and get used, abused and scum bagged. But if you truly pay attention to what flies and what doesn't and genuinely learn from your failures, after a while, things get more tolerable. Striking a balance to whatever substance you call yours is key. For me, speed needs weed. I have been self medicating for bipolar and ADD since I was 19 and now, its apart of my life. My personal mythology/ tales, strengths, my experience/knowledge have been intertwined for so long, its just one of my multi faceted personality. Another word of advice, do not associate with other people who are more down the rabbit hole than you are. You hang with shady tweakers, for example, you will become a shady tweaker. My best friends are exactly at the same level as I am. But this is just my own experience, you'll have your own!
 
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