Please don't, it kills

[LastPoet]

I'm so sorry, GC.

There have been a rash of heroine users here locally who have passed away, and while I didn't know them personally, I knew their friends who did their best to lift them up. I can't fathom the pavin. I hope you find peace.

Sometimes one just has to find the strenght to help himself. Most of the time for little reward but that is how it is. I still dream about it. I still crave for the confort it gave me... 14 years.... Seems like alot of time.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm an addict, GC -- my DoC is alcohol -- and while I've tried all my life, and succeeded much of the time at being compassionate, I find myself moreso now in recovery. I'm in a secular program.

If anyone here wants guidance or assistance in finding secular recovery resources for addiction of any sort, feel free to PM me. You don't need god to be good.

[LastPoet]

I'm an addict, GC -- my DoC is alcohol -- and while I've tried all my life, and succeeded much of the time at being compassionate, I find myself moreso now in recovery. I'm in a secular program.

If anyone here wants guidance or assistance in finding secular recovery resources for addiction of any sort, feel free to PM me. You don't need god to be good.

You only need to gather the will to stop. Sounds simple. It is not how it is. God ir no god you have to fight it yourself. A little help is needed ofc as support. Meh. What do I know?

[Crossless2.0]

I'm coming to this thread a bit late, but I am truly sorry for your loss GC. Meth is a terrible drug. I've known many people who were dragged down and ruined by it. You did what you could, for whatever comfort that may bring.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I'm an addict, GC -- my DoC is alcohol -- and while I've tried all my life, and succeeded much of the time at being compassionate, I find myself moreso now in recovery. I'm in a secular program.

If anyone here wants guidance or assistance in finding secular recovery resources for addiction of any sort, feel free to PM me. You don't need god to be good.

You only need to gather the will to stop. Sounds simple. It is not how it is. God ir no god you have to fight it yourself. A little help is needed ofc as support. Meh. What do I know?

Well, there are physiological responses to addiction and withdrawal that will can do nothing about. There are plenty of tools to help deal with those responses, plenty of avenues.

But in essence you're right. As a friend of mine at a sobriety forum says, "You have to want to be sober more than you want to be drunk."

[CapnAwesome]

So sorry for your loss. Addiction is such a terrible epidemic right now. Even when it doesn't kill, it ruins human beings and human life. It's also incredibly hard for so many people to come back from once they go down that path. Being from rural America, I literally used to see the meth epidemic everyday. Hopefully some young person will hear your story and take warning.

[KevinM1]

Sorry for your loss, GC

As a diabetic myself, I can say that swings in glucose levels can impact how you feel mentally. Whenever my glucose levels are high (180+), I feel sick. It's like having the flu, but even more frustrating because there aren't any other symptoms. I just feel messed up in my head. So, I can understand why a kid/young man who had just lost his role model, and who likely felt even worse on top of it due to illness, would want to self-medicate.

It's sad, and it sucks. And I wish more young people would seek legitimate help rather than what comes in a bottle, pills, or needles.