What are your personal 'drug use' limits in terms of time?

[Dtergent]

I am blessed with highly addictive behavior, which I have tried very hard to change over the past years. I have been mostly successful. Sure, I slip into binges every now and then (fairly recent, in fact), but I can pull myself out in a week or so.

The guidlines for me are the ff:

*Staying in balance, while aiming for clarity in mind with peaks of "blissfulness" or "numinous feelings" without the use of drugs. This has definitely gotten me to appreciate different states generated by the mind without the use of external substances (thus, without crashing or physical repercussions). I used to routinely use "non-invasives" (incorporated into the workday) downers to float on, uppers to get energy, and alcohol or weed to cure boredom. With a proper diet, the energy and clarity I get are amazing, and have exceeded altered states brought on by drugs. Deep slumber is better for me than a hazy drift into sleep.

*Putting context into my trips. This means hallucinogenics will not be taken carelessly, and I try to make the most out of them. Some mental and physical preparation is involved. As a rule, I no longer take "soft landing" tools (downers, marijuana) when I descend from my trip-- except massages, but those don't count. It teaches me to respect substances and create a learning environment for each trip.

*Listening to my body. I was discussing this yesteryday with my boyfriend. I'm really not sure if I'm more affected negatively by drugs now that I'm older, OR I don't use other drugs to cover up the crash, OR I'm just listening to my body more. At this stage of my life, it's unusual for me to vegetate in my room for a whole day, whereas as a younger person I would crash out and wake up a full day afterwards. Listening to the little aches and pains, the digestive disturbances, headaches, or mild imbalances allow me to make informed decisions. If I do a drug, I would really have to WANT to (and I do-- more often than people think). It would have to be worth it, because I never resort to painkillers or other things to "erase" the after-effects.

That whole lot being said, I don't have set limits, I go with how I feel. The time and place are both important, as are what I have to do that week. I dunno, now that I'm older, there have been numerous times that I am unwinding after a trip and thinking: I could have spent those hours gardening or just enjoying being alive I hope to stick only to the natural stuff this year.

 

[Cohesion]

Top limit

Most>Least frequent :

Nicotine : 4/day (1/3 cig each time)

Cannabis: 4/day

Adderall: 60 mg/day and 2x month binging

Klonopin: Not going to refill this med anymore

Mushrooms: 1/every 2 years (approximate)

LSD: 1/every 2 years (approximate)

 

[MynameisnotDeja]

Marijuana less than half of the week. I want at least 3-4 days a week SOBER. When I do smoke I try and smoke a small amount and really make it a special, positive experience.

No alcohol or any other drugs.

 

[OXYChopper]

Hello bluelighters!



LSD/shrooms/truffles - Max every 2 weeks
DXM - once every month
Any kind of sleeping drug (benzo's: Temazepam, Clonazepam): No more than once every 1-1,5 week
MDMA - Once every 7 months
Methylone - Once every 1-2 months
Ketamine - Once in 1-2 months
Amphetamines - once every 1,5 week in very a low dose
Spacecake/smoking joints - No real limits (but I have no real tendency to use it often and neglect my daily activities)
Alcohol - No more than one consumption a day, like, one glass of beer or wine. No great drunky nights (7-10 consumptions for me) more than once a month.

 

[777xog]

These are the limits I put on myself as a guide. In practice, I do it less than this, but that's mainly b/c the opportunities only come up now and then.

Typical Psychedelics - Once/month average
Methylone - Once every 2-3 months
Cannabis - Once every other week or so
Alcohol - Not regularly at all. Generally don't drink unless I happen to be at a party.

 

[OXYChopper]

that seems heavy to me specially in the old party drug fun,
jays/blunts/spidermanabiss-everyday day in and out love the fruits of nature and will always be a fav
suboxone-every day for the past two years...minus a few days of opiate relaps

MDMA- a few times a year when the raves are bitchin

methylone- i use it sparingly and IV it try to make it about a month or two between uses, i stay up along time and it takes it outta me i like downers...something about being able to fall asleep is comforting...as a back up plan if shit goes arye

heroin- did it for a few years to help me make it threw highschool and collage...its what got me outta bed in the morning lol, i would perfer to not do it anymore as shit goes downhill real quick stat...i really did enjoy the time that me and the tare lady spent together, but once a captain of heroin, you always seem have a "syringe" somewhere stashed

trazadone- when im havin a hard time sleeping which is maybe around 1-2x a week

THA BOGEY-cigarettes thats right the neat lil soilders of death ...the procrastinator's suicide,
i smoke about a pack a day depending when i buy them, im a true slave to these Marlboro Lights i have kicked H and i quitting smokin is simply outta the question.....bury me in smoke

thats pretty much it i mean i have downed most of whats out there and these are the ones i come back to....except that crack, Methylone dangerous and what a thrill, like a super model with AIDS that gives you the ride of your life and then hits you the face with a baseball bat and takes all your money, i reallly like it for being a stimm but only cause the rush to me is somewhat worth the horrid comedown and no sleep

 

[OXYChopper]

I have no exact limits. I'm addicted to meth, so I'll do that as often as I can. But with most other drugs, I'm happy to wait till I'm in the right mood and the right situation. I'll only do weed if somebody shares some of theirs with me - I don't enjoy weed enough to go buy it myself.

so im sorry if this comes across as being pretentious, im just curious, meth is a heavy as fuck stim have you or your people that are close to you noticed your meth addiction? i was addicted to black tar i was motivated and i felt good, much like meth unless i was in wd, but the great thing was that i could be high as bobby brown and know one would give me a second look unless they saw my terrible tracks, i know that most meth users "think" they can pull it off but the truth is that its super rare to see a meth addict that was a high functioner, i have only met one the guy that was truly a high functioning addict
(and i live is the boonies of the NW US...it was around everywhere very pure very cheap)
this old ass dude could shoot up before he crashed out for the night he had a full blown appetite and even looked healthy for the most part he had been using meth for like 35 years everyday for the most part i was just wondering if you consider yourself a high function meth user? i mean stuff thats constructive...not taking apart stuff and setting up closed circuit video surveillance cause your convinced there is black op rangers in the maple tree across the street...im just being funny nothin personal lol...i was terrible at being on H and being even close to a normal person function

 

[lostNfound]

Booze - fuck that shit, I never do it, I watched my father drink himself to death
Pseudoephedrine - can get it OTC (

in Australia as sinus and nasal relief, comes in packs of 20 pills each one 60mgs, 3 at a time gets you rocking but it's so close to speed that I try and really avoid it, I guess I will have a fling with it 3 or 4 times a year, but only get one pack so after a few days its all over.

And trying to get high on pseudo?


YUCK

 

[Jblazingphoenix100]

ganja - maximum 2 days a week

Mushrooms, LSD and any other psychedelic (excuding DMT) - once a month max

MDMA - once a month max

DMT - couple of times a week, max

Opiates - 4/5 times per YEAR maximum

Stims (methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine, and MDPV (sooooooon)) - maximum once every 2 months - possibly stretch it to once every month...not sure - we'll see.

ALcohol - 1 day per week MAX.

AM I forgetting anything?!?

Oh yeah - caffeine - once every 2 days max
Tobacco - once or twice a year in the form of a cigar.

 

[Bearlove]

This changes the longer you have been using (IMHO)

If I told myself that at the start of the year I could only use ket 6 times this year it would kill me - I would automatically start thinking that I 'needed' ket - I really wanted to use ket, ket next month, ket this week,khole, this would be funny on ket, ket, ket, ket, ket and ket.

Once you have found your balance then you will take your desired drug of choice as and when you wanted (unless you have a problem).