Quitting drugs

What drugs have you conciously made a decision to stop taking? Why? Did u succeeding in quitting?
nicotine - i found i was getting puffed walking up a few flights of stairs, my fitness levels were becoming tragic. Didn't succeed entirely. Still a social smoker when drinking.
alcohol - felt drinking was becoming too habitual and noticed my socialising was becoming dependent on drinking. Failed dismally. I think i abstained for a week before giving in.
speed - feeling simply amped didn't seem like enough of a reward for the taxing effects of the drug. Rationalised to cut back usage. Generally a backup plan now, if i can't get my hands on anything else.
e - had a horrid experience and vowed never to touch it again. Hmmm, that turned out to be utter bullshit, although did shit enough bricks to stay away for a good 8 months.
coke - burning too big a hole in my pocket. Became a little worried when i started weighing up purchasing items with its equivalent value of charlie. Again, decided cutting back and developing self control rather than completely abstaining was the way to go.
Ok, so the word quit doesn't figure too often in my vocabulary.

I have said I would quit drugs a few times (twice) before.
I have pretty much quit drinking, probably only do drink once every few months.
Wish I could quit smoking.
I dont really have much else to quit. When I said I was gonna quit drugs I meant generally, so all of them. I dont really classify myself as a heavy drug user anyways (once every three months or so.)
I dont wanna quit at the moment anyways... its almost end of exams!!! :D

I wish I could stop smoking, but it's easier said then done.
I'm reaching the point where drugs don't entise me any more. I'm thinking of quiting soon. Not now, but soon.

Smoking and drinking!
I love them both so much but they were getting a tad out of hand
I have managed to only smoke when im drinking or out with mates
But drinking im still going pretty hard
Just got off a 9 day drinking binge (basically drunk every nite and on the 8th day for most of the day)
And the only thing that stopped me was a full blown panic/anxiety attack that kept me up all nite (sucked coz i worked 9 hours the day b4 and had to work 9 hours the nxt day)
So i havent touched a drink since sunday, and i dont plan to until friday (i have actually said no to going out both last nite and tonite)
SO im trying :D

Good old Marijuana:
I started smoking weed when I was in year 9 at school. Starting out kinda slow say a few cones a week. By the end of year 12 I was smoking Large amounts everyday somewhere in the area of 30 cones a day. This went on for about half a year when it suddenly hit me that this shit was doing nothing for me and was gunna fuck me up big time.
I was smoking with a group of friends and 3 of us made the decision to quit. After about 3 days both of my mates had given up leaving me to quit this drug alone. Well I battled on and as they say hours turned into days hours-weeks-months etc.I'm proud to say I have not had a cone in 8 months and counting!
I used a few good methods/ideas I got from friends which really helped me quit.
this is not the thread to emphasise on these but if anyone wants a few hints drop me a line.
Ecstasy(MDMA):
Was having say 3 per month for a total of about a year and this was fine. My usage started to increase to about 6 a month which I thought was getting a bit crazy. I decided a break was in order this lasted 3 months. Now I only drop at big events which are fairly spaced out say a month or 2 appart. I found this much better and seem to enjoy myself much more.

The only times I have decided to quit anything is when it became a problem for me.
Smoking - I smoked for years, and for years said i was going to quit. Finally I planned to hike to Everest Base camp in Nepal with a friend, this was the incentive I needed to quit. I quit just before I left and my lungs were still trashed, I only just made it. So anybody going, quit in advance.
Weed - had a problem with it during high school, luckily I was able to give it away (hard with high school mentality) and actually stayed quit for about four years. I will now share a joint at certain times but no cones.
As for other stuff, guess if it became a problem I would do the same again. Althgough I feel I will do it all, or give it all away.

What drugs: MDMA - I don't like the feeling... it's so fake...
Why: It was awesome the first few times, but the more I did it the more I just became an introvert - I prefer to be much more in control of things and I grew to actually hate the experience (which is why I'll probably never do acid or other similar things again either, although it's not something I've specifically ruled out)...
Did I succeed: Last weekend marked a year since my last pill - and the one before that was March 2001... so yes, I call that a success...
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Actually come to think of it, all I do is drink now! But MDMA is the only one I've consciously made the decision to stop...

its so -fake-? . . . what?! . . .
and i always feel in control . . . thats actually one of the reasons i love it . . .
and i drunk alot less when i was doing pills . . .
now ive decided to do it just once a month now (and not every bloody week like i have been lately) i'll probably drink -alot- more again . . . and thats fucked . . .
i just think im really, really bored . . . i always get addicted to things and people and experiences really easily . . . oh well, as long as i dont od on something i guess it doesnt matter . . . hee hee . . .
peace and blessed be . . .
crow011 . . .

I almost added a disclaimer, but I chose not to... hehehehehe...
The above post is my opinion... on a site like bluelight I'd probably be lucky to find one person that agrees totally with me on this one - I know this already, so hopefully now we won't have a string of people telling me they don't understand/agree... :D

Damn Pleo, i wish i could get the smae thing going with ciggs
Ahwell, atm i love em :D
And good on you for making it a good year :D well done!!

Drugs i've tried to quit: marijuana, alcohol, nicotine, DXM, nitrous and speed.
marijuana: started out with an inquisitive mind, found out the mull and drink don't mix the hard way, didn't touch it for about 1.5/2 years. Then got back into it in a big way, slow at first then it became my coping mechanism from life at home and a school i didn't want to go to but felt trapped into going to. Finished school and eventually found that i couldn't stop and that i wasn't smoking to get high but to feel normal. Quit successfully for a few months, i still smoke weed occasionally but it's totally recreational now, besides i can only smoke a couple of cones now or i'll go to sleep, can't really see myself go back to the bad ol days of a gram a day.
Alcohol: seemed to have a recurring morning after puking problem, which although i didn't know it at the time, was linked to the amount of weed i was smoking. Didn't drink for ages, now i do and quite enjoy it, without the fear that as little as 4 beers could making the next day in gastronomic hell
Nicotine: had my first cig when i was 11, however didn't really get addicted to them until i quit weed, now i want to quit these foul death sticks. Tried cold turky didn't work, although i have a gradual quit program which so far i've stuck to.
DXM: found this drug before my BL days, researched it on erowid and found myself doing it a fair bit recreationally. Went for a higher plateau dose on the syrup on a food and alcohol loaded belly..... unpleasant. Haven't done it since.
Speed: was working 8am-5pm during the week and then at a club during the week end. Found it was the only thing that could keep me awake and pleasant enough not to fucking bottle dickhead R&B wannabe gangstas. Quit the club haven't touched the lou since, for me it is a boring functional drug.
Nitrous: Just got bored of it really, only will do it now for it's amazing synergenistic effects with other drugs.

Pleo i know exactly what you mean on the introvert thing. whenever i drop now, which isnt often at all, i just wanna sit back observe. beginning to think there aint much point if it keeps going on like this.
re the qutting thing, i know my time will come, and i know i'll know when this is. so for me i dont see the point analysing my usage till that day comes.
let the good time roll...
(well, maybe not roll)

In the last few months i've cut down on just about everything. There is nothing that i desperately want to quit.
I would like to quit smoking. I only smoke on weekends but i'm finding that i feel like having a smoke during the week now.
I've cut down heaps on meth but still can't refuse a line when offered (goddam evil friends!)
I havent enjoyed MDMA for a while now. Not sure exactly why. I used to feel comfortable on it, but now i find myself just sitting around only wanting to talk to good friends.
I've reverted back to drinking. It's more fun and not to taxing on the brain. Only problem is i can't handle my alcohol anymore.
[ 13 November 2002: Message edited by: *NRG* ]

I think the deal with pills is, the more you take em the more you become introverted during etc when your not on em. Ive found of late that Ive been heaps more introverted during the week and only spark up again when plans for going out are being made or, of course, TALKING ABOUT PILLS!!
I remember I used to be so into the music and taking pills was something that really enhanced the music. Then slowly my focus was instead on the pills first then the music -I think its at this point that we need to re-evaluate why were takin em. Only dumping every 2 wks now instead of every week and Im starting to remember why I got into it in the first place! Its awesome!
PinkangA

I made a decision to quit taking E 6 months ago. Given my track record i had serious doubts whether i could get beyond 4 weeks (previous stumbling block) -
and im happy to report ive stayed clean and not even come close to getting back on it. Substituting getting drunk, or going to the gym in its place seems to have worked well

"quitting drugs..."
hmm.. arent we all..?
They are just too much fun to talk about.
They call me in my sleep.
A drug demon lives in my freezer.
His name is Tangmat.
We have an 'understanding'.
He is puce.
I am not.
He is my friend...
ha ha ha...
=
quitting drugs..
Arent we all?

On the serious note,
Im with liquiddelight and Timmy C 100%.
My use has stemmed more than considerably.
My anticipation and enthusiasm has not.
I do not do things that i am not 'into'.
and for the moment... I am into this.
It WILL end.
But why predict and pursue the 'end'.
It will come regardless.
Enjoy life.. I do.

I hope I never quit drugs. If I do, then it will mean I've failed in someway, that I've let drugs control my life to the point where I cant trust myself.
It is a possibility that one day I will just stop doing drugs, but I doubt it. I've been doing some form of drug for 1/3rd of my life now, and I can't see it easing up anytime soon.
I tend to binge, then break, then binge, then break. Works well for me.

The only drug I ever had a problem with was alcohol. I was drinking many a bottle of it on a regular basis when I was 15-16, cut down after finding out that my liver had taken quite a beating, then went back up again when I got back to uni DAMN YOU UTS AND YOUR FREE BOOZE!
I then got a good moment of clarity when I was lying on a table near the UTS bar, blacking in and out of reality, staring at a pool of vomit flecked with my blood. That was about 6 months ago. I've not had the urge or desire to drink since.
Also found out that I've got a genetic predisposition to alcoholism, so I've steered myself away from any drug that relys heavily on dopamine for their effects.