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What's Your Drug Of Choice?
Alcohol
Marijuana
Opiates (Heroin, Vicodin, Percocet, Codeine, Etc)
Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, Klonopin, Etc)
Barbituates (Nembutal, Seconal, Etc)
Amphetamines (Aderall, Dexadrine, Methamphetamine, Etc)
Cocaine (Coke Or Crack)
Hallucinogens/Dissociatives (Acid, Mushrooms, Peyote, PCP, Etc)
MDMA (Ecstacy)
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Helly77

I wrote this as an assignment at a Halfway House. After my second treatment for addiction to prescription narcotics

I was born in a small town in Upstate New York. My only memory of all of us sitting down to a family dinner with my Father present. Was when I ...
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Posted 10:42PM on Nov 19th, 2009
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adjyo

Codeine

I started taking codeine recreationally by accident. It was a year ago and my demons had started to come back in full force. I'd...
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Posted 06:57PM on Oct 13th, 2009
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Schulz

I Don't Know, But....

Basically I am scared shitless but something is dawning on me of late. I have been of the typical Irish "sure everyone has a drink in Ireland so I ...
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Posted 07:14AM on Oct 13th, 2009
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everloseing

Unheathy Habbits

I don't strugle with drugs or drinks my strugle is with women and sex, I love all women for who they are not for what they look like and I love sex bo...
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Posted 01:58PM on Sep 28th, 2009
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mysterytome

Heelpme

I struggle with my husband's adicition. Apparently for the past 6 years or more, for all I know, my husband has been addicted to opiates, vicodin, pe...
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Posted 08:04AM on Sep 16th, 2009
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CinderellaDreamer

Addicted to Sad Stories

My addiction is strange, but it's as real as the next guy's. I am very addicted to sad stories, especially those involving divorces/breakups/sepatati...
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Posted 08:28PM on Jul 25th, 2009
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jesscar

Blessing Turned Curse.

Ever since I was young I was an incredibly hyperactive child, I was hyper-sensitive and unable to concentrate and as a result of this I felt stupid...
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Posted 03:59AM on Jun 14th, 2009
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JennaLee

Always Going to Be a Struggle

I had never done any drugs before besides smoking a little weed a handful of times. I was always too scared to try anything else. I was the good girl,...
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Posted 08:03AM on May 21st, 2009
1 comment| Viewed 142 times | 1 recommendation
unicorn218

I Wish I Didnt Like It.

I see and know its around. Sometimes I fall away and regret that, but I do like the ride. It would be so much simplier if I didin't. I like to chan...
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Posted 09:02AM on May 6th, 2009
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EccentricOne

In Recovery From Opiate Addiction.

Hello all. Most of my story is over at the BPD forum, but just to share about my previous opiate addiction... I was an addict for 7 years. Opiates n...
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Posted 10:19PM on Apr 20th, 2009
10 comments| Viewed 508 times | 1 recommendation
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