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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 686124" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>How do I feel about booze and pot? At the moment, I think it's not the best idea. A lot of people view a drug addiction as a problem with a single substance that the addict just cannot do without. That is usually not the case. There is a saying that goes something like "I may not have the drugs I like, but I like the drugs that I have.". Basically, I would prefer strong opiates to ANYTHING else. Oxycontin, ideally. However, if I could not get that, or anything resembling that, I would turn to booze. Sometimes pot, though that was never really my thing. Used it a lot during some withdrawal period, but it never actually helped. I didn't do meth or coke. But if I was out of my drug, I would do those drugs. Nobody stops being a drug addict. That is a difficult concept for a lot of people. Addicts have proven that we have very poor impulse control and self control. It is a part of who we are. Early in a recovery, everybody would advise that you stay away from ALL mind altering substances. Forever, ideally, but at least until sobriety becomes the normal. This takes different amounts of time for different people. Drinking particularly lowers inhibition. And we don't have a lot of it to begin with. It is very risky early on. </p><p></p><p>Whether I think pot or booze is "wrong" is something else entirely. As far as morality, I don't believe so. Not on it's own, at least. Many people do legitimately benefit from THC, and it has it's practical purposes. Drinking is generally a social behavior. I don't think it is impossible to control for the rest of life, but the more clean time we have, the less of a risk it poses. We really NEED to change what we consider normal. Sobriety must be the new normal. Simply replacing one drug with another is very common. It's a tight rope. I occasionally have a drink here or there, but I am not out raging like I was a few years back. For awhile, being sober was like a high in and of itself. Like truly experiencing things you spent so long not caring about at all. That only happens when sober is our normal, and that takes time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 686124, member: 20267"] How do I feel about booze and pot? At the moment, I think it's not the best idea. A lot of people view a drug addiction as a problem with a single substance that the addict just cannot do without. That is usually not the case. There is a saying that goes something like "I may not have the drugs I like, but I like the drugs that I have.". Basically, I would prefer strong opiates to ANYTHING else. Oxycontin, ideally. However, if I could not get that, or anything resembling that, I would turn to booze. Sometimes pot, though that was never really my thing. Used it a lot during some withdrawal period, but it never actually helped. I didn't do meth or coke. But if I was out of my drug, I would do those drugs. Nobody stops being a drug addict. That is a difficult concept for a lot of people. Addicts have proven that we have very poor impulse control and self control. It is a part of who we are. Early in a recovery, everybody would advise that you stay away from ALL mind altering substances. Forever, ideally, but at least until sobriety becomes the normal. This takes different amounts of time for different people. Drinking particularly lowers inhibition. And we don't have a lot of it to begin with. It is very risky early on. Whether I think pot or booze is "wrong" is something else entirely. As far as morality, I don't believe so. Not on it's own, at least. Many people do legitimately benefit from THC, and it has it's practical purposes. Drinking is generally a social behavior. I don't think it is impossible to control for the rest of life, but the more clean time we have, the less of a risk it poses. We really NEED to change what we consider normal. Sobriety must be the new normal. Simply replacing one drug with another is very common. It's a tight rope. I occasionally have a drink here or there, but I am not out raging like I was a few years back. For awhile, being sober was like a high in and of itself. Like truly experiencing things you spent so long not caring about at all. That only happens when sober is our normal, and that takes time. [/QUOTE]
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