This may be ignored or past over as asinine i don't know but i thought i'd ask.
I wonder if i need to start going to NA. I have an addiction to Codeine. After having a tooth problem I've needed it everynight to go to bed,not to sleep but i change the way i feel. I don't like feeling normal. The one night i didn't have it i couldn't sleep, i couldn't stop moving. So i started taking them from a family member. I go through 4 or 5 a day. I'm up to 2 and half at night so i can get rid of my nervous feelings. I don't have a perfect life but it isn't horrible either. I told a friend and he said that my problem isn't serious enough and I would laughed out of the room.
Your friend is wrong. I have never seen, or even heard about anyone who thinks they may have a drug problem being laughed at. On the contrary, you will probably be made to feel very welcome. You will be among people who wondered about themselves just as you are wondering about yourself. Our literature addressed some of your concerns. "We do not care what, or how much you used, we only care about what you want to do about your problem and how we can help." "The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using." I suggest you attend some meetings in your area. Here is the link to the "find a meeting in your area" website of NA.
Jase991 , If you think you have a drug problem ,you know it's your body and your problem.You have done the most important part,you admitted to yourself,yes I have a drug problem.Now you should address it ,Try and just quit,it's hard but hard ways stick longer,more pain involved.Go to NA meetings,get a support group of addicts.They may have better suggestions than me,but try,you can beat it.I know I was addicted to one drug or another for 39 years,If I could do it anyone can.Keep Coming Back It Works If You Want It.
-- Edited by cdbuckberry on Sunday 21st of March 2010 11:24:26 AM
Welcome to the family!Addiction is not a laughing matter and it affects us in all areas of our lives!!Stick around,whether your shooting dope or drinking cough medicine,if you lifes is controlled by it and you are unmanageable ,grab a seat,your in for the best ride of your life!!!!
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There is no way you would be laughed out the room - My suggestion regardless of what your friends say - trust what you are truly feeling - the idea that there may be a problem - is called divine intervention - take heed and check us out - you may find a new way of life..Peace
Jase991 , If you think you have a drug problem ,you know it's your body and your problem.You have done the most important part,you admitted to yourself,yes I have a drug problem.Now you should address it ,Try and just quit,it's hard but hard ways stick longer,more pain involved.Go to NA meetings,get a support group of addicts.They may have better suggestions than me,but try,you can beat it.I know I was addicted to one drug or another for 39 years,If I could do it anyone can.Keep Coming Back It Works If You Want It.
