Cocaine Addiction

Question: Trying to recover from a cocaine addiction, is my friend making it worse?

(Posted by: pokerface0925 on 2009-11-01 06:35:49)

I started using cocaine years ago, my best friend also uses cocaine (she started way before me though) we have been doing it together for a long time and I got very addicted. It's to the point now where I have a love/ hate relationship with the stuff. Mainly though I'm really tired of keeping this up and I dont want to do it anymore. I go a few days without then I do it again...and so on....but so far it has been one week (a long time for me, ok?) and I'm feeling great. The urge is going away and I'm loving it. BUT my best friend keeps getting some...and the kicker is. She tells her husband she's buying it for ME. Now her husband is "worried about me " and she thinks it's funny. She says it's not hurting anyone but I'm really offended. I'm really hurt by all this but she seems to think it's no big deal...what do u guys think?

Posted by: mark n on 2009-11-01, 06:45:08

She is making it harder for you to stay away from cocaine by involving you in her nonsense. If i could give you any advice its to talk to someone who has been through the same stuff you are going through now. I am an addict in recovery and I attend narcotics anonymous meetings. I am not saying you should or shouldn't do this, but at least if you phone up the na helpline you can talk to somebody for five or ten minutes and get another persons input. I hope this helps Mark

Posted by: Co-Co pops :) on 2009-11-01, 06:44:12

Just say stay clean and keep away from people who are still on drugs.Come on your doing well.If you can stay off crack for a few weeks it can turn into forever.

Posted by: Peter on 2009-11-01, 06:50:45

I have worked in the restaurant business for over 20 years so I have seen a lot of people get into coke. As someone trying to be in recovery the only thing you can do is COMPLETELY cut your ties with your friend until they agree to get clean. Not only is your friend fanning the flames of your addiction, they are using you as a excuse for using. Anyone who claims to be your friend and then continually lies about you really isn't a friend at all are they? Also once lying becomes part of the drug use, they are an addict even if they only use it once in a while. They aren't just using drugs, they are using you.

Posted by: JjeJ on 2009-11-01, 07:16:54

Drop that friend NOW! you dont need someone dragging you down. Good for you that you are off and feeling good good luck!