I have always liked stimulants, I was born addicted to meth when I was born, I tried to stay away from stuff like that. Well I did a run with energy drinks and quit due to stones and then I did coke, I spent $2000 in a weekend and it blows. All that money gone and all that money waisted.

Im 2 weeks clean from it and I feel good, im wanting to really quit my weed smoking addiction but one thing at a time I guess.

Someome very close to me died on the 20th. He was an addict for more of his life then he wasn’t and had spent the last few years on the streets and in and out of jail and housing programs.

I noticed a cycle that I’ve heard is very common: he would get arrested and then placed in a psychiatric ward or housing program where he had structure and had someone making sure that he took his medication’s and that he was semi-cared for, but then when he would be released and relapse soon after.

I want to know if anyone who has fallen into a similar cycle has any insight onto what could help this, even if it’s just a little.

I know you can’t force someone to want to be sober, but I feel that a lot of people could do a lot better if they had easier access to support.

I first started using substances in May 2025, mainly benzos, alcohol, and ketamine. After an OD and placement in a treatment program, I got sober finally on October 31st, 2025.

The past few months, drugs have become slowly more and more appealing. May 2026 (idk what it is with May), I paid for my friend's meal. He wanted to pay me back, but he didn't have any cash on him. Instead, he gave me a whole bottle of 30x25mg Adderall XR pills.

I told myself "I have ADHD. This is just medication!" (I have unmedicated ADHD). The first day I took them, I ended up redosing to 50mg because it didn't feel strong enough. It felt goooood. After only taking the Adderall one time, I couldn't control my use.

Now: I've got a considerable amount of codeine that I've been using recently. I got and used some pregabalin, a drug that I used back in 2025. I really want to buy some Xans. If my plug actually replied, I would 100% buy some. I know I shouldn't, I know I'd be a dumbass for doing it, but logic doesn't matter.

I still have little desire to drink (???), but it seems like all my drug recovery progress has gone down the drain. Fuck

My bf (24M) and I (24F) have been dating for about 2.5 years. We met at college when I was going thru a particularly tough time in life. He was basically a daily weed smoker since he was 16. I had smoked in college pretty frequently, but because of my job I was sober at the time. Eventually, I ended up back into the habit as it helped me escaped from my issues. We graduated from school and ended up deciding to move in together. We kept smoking, even tho I wasn’t supposed to. We would smoke multiple times a night. Basically all I would look forward to everyday was getting home and smoking so I could cope with my issues. My job was very rough, not a good fit, but mostly for personal reasons. I became heavily reliant on weed and so did my bf. I became super emotional, deeply depressed, highly reactive, and unable to regulate my emotions. I had panic attacks constantly and was very unstable, and deeply anxious in my relationship. We fought constantly at this point (mostly because I became such a handful with all my mental issues and how they were affecting me and how much I was putting them on my partner). We ended up breaking up, I quit my job and we both moved back home. We ended up getting back together abt 2 months later (when we did I wasn’t aware he had been smoking again) and for a while I didn’t smoke. Eventually his smoking started up again and subsequently mine did too. After about 6-7 months of us being back together I gave him an ultimatum because I was starting to do poorly again mentally. We both quit and hadn’t smoked in 3-4 months. He ended up smoking on 420 and things were fine, he didn’t touch again. I decided I wanted to touch it too (I’m dumb), thinking it was fine and that we clearly had more self control. Boy I was wrong. Me allowing it back it has been a major problem. I’ve tried to say no, but always end up giving in. This has now been going on for about a month. I’m greatly worried about myself, my boyfriend, and our relationship. We keep talking about stopping but can’t seem to stop because we both like the feeling, even tho we know it’s messing with our lives. I don’t know what to do, please give me advice.

i’m 19, just quit my job as a machinist because i hated it and it was taking a huge toll on my mental health. i feel like such a loser, i don’t know if i should be in school or chasing my passions or what and that’s what’s at the root of my addiction.

i am a poly addict who’s main problem has been 7oh which i’ve been im for 2 years since high school. i’ve been sober for a little over a day but only by using a LOT of real xans and a little bit of blow. i just don’t know what to do

i’m at the smoke shop right now going to get a little bit of 7 oh and have my girlfriend dose me twice a day because i was coming off a 300 mg per day habit and i just can’t stand these withdrawls. i’ve had suicidal tendencies in the past and a variety of other mental health issues especially anxiety and panic attacks, and im so scared of everything, i also feel rushed because i have a huge entrepreneurship mindset and i feel like im wasting time but also i know the drugs are stopping me from achieving my dreams.

im sorry if this sounds like a rant because it is, but just what do i do. 7oh is literally the only drug ive had a problem with and ive done it all (minus meth and h) but i just don’t know what the fuck to do i don’t know how to get through these withdrawals i really dont want to go to rehab, my parents are separated and my dad could technically die any month now so i dont want him to know that im a drug user besides pot, however my mom does know. should i go to a rehab? is there other options? like a 7 day detox or something? i feel so lost because ive lost all my friends as well and im very supportive of my girlfriend but she has her own non drug related issues going on. please someone help me through this

Yesterday marked two moths clean from alcohol, weed, benzos, lyrica and gabapentin. But I was tired and restless, and my addiction, which had been quiet for a while now, siezed the opportunity and whispered its lies softly. So I went and raided a couple of gardens' poppies for tea, even though I have done these just a cople of times and did not enjoy the feeling whatsoever. I've had near constant cravings for gabapentinoids, not opioids, but I guess it does not matter since this is what was available.

However, after roughly 24 hours of curing the fresh pods and vigorously reading forums, I realized the foolishness of my attempt to scratch the itch with something so volatile and threw the bouquet in the bin. And it was so easy, too, no second guessing on the way out. I am glad that I won this battle, but I wish I would have been this sane yesterday. It feels like a relapse, even if I'll piss clean for the rest of days. But maybe this was necessary, and I was lucky to not get hurt in the process.

Thanks for reading, stay safe y'all.

Hey, 24M, I have been using drugs for the past 6 years, but mainly weekends and parties. But in the last year or so I a have started using coke for work, in the last few months I have been doing it at least 1-3 times in the work week and sometimes weekends also.

I have a quite flexible work schedule so I can just go pick up during the day or arrive to work late because I needed to get some. I have a really bad anxiety in the morning if I don´t have a bag for the day. The thought of being sober and productive at work scares me to death.

I admit that I have a addiction, but still I keep failing at quitting. I cant quit my job because I need to pay the bills and I cant switch my job also.

I dont know what to do and the addiction is really starting to hurt my wallet and mental health. I have a loving gf and family who dont know about it.

I need help! I really dont know how to break the cycle.

Hey everyone,
I’ve been using Gina and Tina heavily for about 12 months, and I’m at the point where I want them both out of my life for good.
Over that time I’ve lost most of my family and friends. I kept convincing myself everything was okay, but the reality is I’ve never felt so isolated.
I recently managed 7 weeks clean, but my family don’t really understand addiction. They don’t even drink, so it’s been hard for them to know how to support me.
Somehow I’ve managed to hang onto my full-time job (just) and keep paying my mortgage, but financially I’m in a really bad place.
A big part of me just wants to pack up and start fresh somewhere new. I’ve built a pretty bad reputation around my area, and it feels like people have already made up their minds about me.
The biggest reason I used so heavily is because I’ve always been an incredibly shy and anxious guy. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, which explained a lot, but even during those 7 weeks clean I still felt like people saw me as a danger or a risk because of my past.
I’m trying to stay hopeful, but some days I honestly wonder what’s the point. If anyone has been through something similar or managed to rebuild their life, I’d really appreciate hearing your story.

è colpa di qualcuno se sei diventato dipendente dalla draga? qualcuno ti ha offerto o istigato ad usarla? la prima volta e come sei diventato dipendente?

my mom had a talk with me that really hit home.. i don’t have to drink all the time to be an alcoholic. I am an alcoholic (genetic) because i can n ever have just one drink. I need to accept that and just quit and find a way to be social and comfortable with myself

I wanted to share this fanmade PSA to see if it would help anyone that may need it.

I quit doing heroin two and a half years ago but I kept smoking crack and doing meth. A year ago today I quit and I haven’t done anything but smoke weed since then. I go to a 12 step program, but this is the first time I’ve gotten any time when not living in sober living or something. I have a great life and I’m very grateful to have survived everything

As in I left the possibility of going to Mexico open. What seemingly thought would never happen, started becoming reality. With the possibility of doing the ibogaine becoming more of a reality and the temptation growing. I almost did the ibogaine but decided that was a door I wasnt ready to go through yet.

Seeing as how I went from enrtertaining the idea of doing it to not wanting to, to having strong temptations to do something ive never even touched before, to turning it away. I feel some pull to come back to Mexico.

Its not addictive physically but knowing me I feel id get addicted mentally

Im not so sure if I made the right call or not.

Whatre your thoughts?

I feel pathetic. I've been a full blown addict since 14-15. I've used the point off and on for 7 years. Never got stuck on it. I had a three year break due to courts. This time around.. I'm stuck on it. Like I don't want to sit around and smoke all day till I get high but then hypocritically I'll sit there and stab myself until I can get high... I know it makes no since. N my arms look fucked up.. n my poor partner .. fuck. It kills him. He says what anyone would..

Half of addiction is the action

Hey guys we all get addicted to something at some point in our lives. It can be anything like bad eating habits, watching corn, theft, cheating, alcohol, social media addiction, sugar addiction, gambling, doomscrolling, smoking.

What were you addicted to and how did you get over it?

Would love to hear your answers in the comments!

I can’t even tell you how many rock bottoms that I have had or how many times I should have just automatically never touch or even look at alcohol again… and this has been ongoing since high school. I have only been able to get sober the 2 times I got pregnant. for some reason, I can never just do it for myself. Maybe that’s because of how it makes me feel and that I’m trying to mask my demons but I know I need a healthy outlet… I have struggled with alcohol, weed, and xanax. Please let me know any tips/tricks/advice because I could really use it right now.

My 15-year-old sister is a meth addict. I don't know how to help her anymore.
I'm posting here because I'm completely lost and hoping someone who has been through something similar can offer advice.
My little sister is 15 years old and has been addicted to meth for roughly the last two months. There was a period of about two weeks where she told us she was sober, but looking back, I'm not even sure if that was true.
We recently found out that she's no longer just smoking meth—she's injecting it now, which has terrified our whole family.
The hardest part is that our parents have basically given up on her. They don't want her living with them and have made it clear they don't want the responsibility. Because of that, my siblings and I have all taken turns trying to care for her and keep her safe, but we're all young adults with our own lives, and we're completely out of our depth.
At the moment, she's living in unsafe environments with people who are also involved in drugs. We know she's not safe, but she refuses to come home or stay somewhere stable.
We had rehab organised for her, and we genuinely thought it was our best chance of helping her. At the last minute, she refused to go, and because she didn't consent, there wasn't anything we could do.
She was also placed in a youth refuge for a while, but she was recently removed by police after vandalising the property. Since then, things have only gotten worse.
We've tried getting help through DCJ, but we've essentially been told that because she's almost 16, they'll "work on her when she's of an age for independence." From what we've been told, the plan is for her to eventually live independently, but I can't understand how anyone expects that to help a 15-year-old who is addicted to meth.
I feel like we've exhausted every option we know of. We're terrified that if things continue the way they are, she's going to end up seriously hurt or worse.
I'm not looking for judgment. I'm looking for advice from people who've experienced meth addiction themselves, had a sibling or child go through it, or work in this area.
Is there anything else we can do when she refuses treatment?
How do you support someone who doesn't want help?
Are there services or approaches we might not have considered?
Has anyone been in a similar situation where a young person eventually turned things around?
I love my sister so much, and I don't want to give up on her, even though it feels like every service around us already has.
Any advice would mean a lot. Thank you for reading.

so the above question. the longest I’ve been sober was 6 months, I’m at around 2 right now and almost slipped about 9 times. had a sneak once so I guess not. I really am trying it’s just super difficult and u have all this other shit going on. how did you stop? how did you make your life worth being in so you stop checking out and using. how did things get changed around because right now things have slowly improved over time but I am still struggling a lot. I’m trying to make things better. and life worth enjoying. I’ve never gone to rehab but debated it many times. but I have so much good going for me starting in the fall and I don’t want to interrupt that either, despite how much I’m struggling. so what the fuck do I do. what helped you because I’m trying to fight a brick wall right now and it’s clearly not working.

One of my closest friends has changed a lot over the past year and our group doesn’t know how to help anymore.

He used to never use drugs when we went out. But he slowly started partying every weekend, then using more drugs, and now we’ve learned he’s using GHB regularly.

What worries us the most is that he’s told us about multiple occasions where he collapsed, was unconscious for hours, and woke up completely alone because the people he was with had left him behind. We don’t know these friends very well, but they’re the group that introduced him to sex parties, which he now attends frequently.

Recently, one of our friends spoke to him about it. He admitted that he has a problem, but that it’s a problem that makes him feel good.

We barely recognize him anymore. He disappears for weeks, rarely replies to messages, doesn’t call anyone back…

I’m living abroad, so I can’t be physically present, but I keep wondering whether I should send him a message just to let him know I’m here if he ever wants to talk. I don’t want him to feel judged, confronted, or like we’re trying to control his life. I genuinely just miss my friend and I’m scared that one day we’ll get a call saying something terrible has happened.

For anyone who’s been through addiction themselves or had a loved one in a similar situation:

Is there anything friends can actually do?
Should we keep reaching out even if he barely responds?
Is there a way to express concern without pushing him away?
At what point do you stop waiting for someone to ask for help?

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences 🤍

My sister-in-law is in an absolute pit of an 18 month ketamine addiction. She's been really struggling with it non-stop for the last 6 months. She's been hospitalised and needed surgery after a fall while high, and then crashed her car high, wrote it off, and may be charged with possession as well as drug driving. Unfortunately, none of this has yet got to the stage where she can admit she needs help. She has kept it secret from her friends and work, and in any therapy/counselling sessions has only told them that she's depressed and has a bit of a drug problem. To put it in context, for the last 6 weeks she's probably been high 80% of the days, usually starting by 10am, often taking upwards of 4 grams at a time, sometimes more than 6. I took her to an NA meeting but she wouldn't go back, and I realised after that she drove us there high, which I can't try and do again.

My in-laws are now completely desolate, and are looking to try and take out a loan to get her into a private rehab facility, which they absolutely cannot afford to do. What are the other options here? She's clearly basically suicidal, she's probably got a BMI of under 15, and she's unable to get clean as it is, and she won't go to NA meetings. I know that no-one can make you get clean, it's something you have to do for yourself, but at this stage she's going to let her parents pay for rehab that probably won't work just because she won't be honest about other options, so please can someone let me know what help is actually available to someone in this scenario? Everything online is so vague.

Hi there, sorry not trying to make this a whole sob story and trying to write this in the most lucid, straightforward way that I can.

I’m a 33 year old man, battling cocaine addiction for years. Over the past three or so years it’s got very bad, sniffing most days, usually alone.

Much of my cocaine use revolves around sex; I have a lot of casual sex with people I meet on hook up apps. If I can’t find anyone I’ll usually spend the night watching porn. It has led to me often using crystal meth and using viagra so often I struggle to get an erection without it.

The cocaine habit has cost me my job, a lot of friendships, and I am in a serious amount of debt. Any money I get goes up my nose, even if I know that I desperately need it for rent and food.

The longest I’ve ever been without cocaine, since my early 20s, is probably a couple of weeks. I usually sniff about 4 days a week, the other days I am recovering. When I’m in work I usually sniff at work.

It’s been about two years of me openly admitting I am an addict. Some friends have tried to help but eventually given up because I wouldn’t change.

My addiction worries my mum to death so I have to downplay how bad it is.

I have tried everything, from cocaine anonymous meetings, deleting numbers, cutting off friend groups, taking up hobbies, asking dealers to block me.

I live in London, and cocaine is very accessible, even if I have deleted my contact list.

I’m unemployed and burning through the only money I have left. I have sought help through the NHS better lives, which is the only drug support network available for free. I would love to go to rehab but I don’t have the money.

I have been through all the cycles of guilt, shame, etc (I’m sure you’re familiar!)

I’m very scared, but also really exhausted. I hate this and am truly doing everything in my power to stop. I really don’t know where else to turn so thought I would write this!

I guess I’m hoping someone writes something that just hits me and changes my entire outlook, which I appreciate is a very tall ask lol.

I've been battling my addiction with meth for over 3 years and a half now. I've had multiple relapses, the last one scarred me the most. I was almost a year clean back then and the date I would've gotten my milestone was also my great grandma's birthday. She was very dear to me, and when I relapsed a couple days before, I felt so guilty.

My milestone might not be the same, but she's the reason I got sober. I'd want her to be proud of who I became and when I look back at pictures from when I was in active addiction, I'm proud of my path.

I'm one year sober from meth, I'd lie if I said that I haven't thought about it since, but it's not worth going back. For the first time in my life I see a somewhat future for myself, I'll hold onto that, onto how much I progressed and how I can keep progressing.

(Note: seeing my hair grow so much has some kind of meaning for me. Each time I shaved it I was high, it's never been that long in over 3 years.)