I think I have a problem...still

[rfprewitt]

I used to be addicted to drugs...I would do methadone and Oxycontin and acid and ecstasy and speed and pot. I gave all that up. But now whenever I go to the doctor and get a new prescription for like codeine or hydrocodone...how do I explain it....i take it more than I should and I take more than i should....and I like it.....a lot. The bad thing is I get sick a lot. So Im on these medications a lot... am I addicted to prescription medication? Is that the same as a drug addiction? Am I a bad person now? I"m so confused. I go to church and I have a good family now. I'm so confused.

 

[cajunlady]

I used to be addicted to drugs...I would do methadone and Oxycontin and acid and ecstasy and speed and pot. I gave all that up. But now whenever I go to the doctor and get a new prescription for like codeine or hydrocodone...how do I explain it....i take it more than I should and I take more than i should....and I like it.....a lot. The bad thing is I get sick a lot. So Im on these medications a lot... am I addicted to prescription medication? Is that the same as a drug addiction? Am I a bad person now? I"m so confused. I go to church and I have a good family now. I'm so confused.

I have an idea, try taking this medicine as prescribed and if you can't then you will know that you are probably addicted to them. If so, please talk to your doctor about this..and to answer your question: YES, it is the same as a drug addiction. May God bless you...

 

[huk]

I'm so confused.

Let me un-confuse you....You are abusing drugs, plain & simple.

I used to be addicted to drugs...

You did not,,"used" to be addicted.
You "ARE" addicted.
get help.......fast

 

[Levi44]

I have an idea, try taking this medicine as prescribed and if you can't then you will know that you are probably addicted to them. If so, please talk to your doctor about this..and to answer your question: YES, it is the same as a drug addiction. May God bless you...

Amen! And please talk to your doctor as soon as you can.
God bless you and keep you safe - Hedi

 

[Harlan Norris]

I used to be addicted to drugs...I would do methadone and Oxycontin and acid and ecstasy and speed and pot. I gave all that up. But now whenever I go to the doctor and get a new prescription for like codeine or hydrocodone...how do I explain it....i take it more than I should and I take more than i should....and I like it.....a lot. The bad thing is I get sick a lot. So Im on these medications a lot... am I addicted to prescription medication? Is that the same as a drug addiction? Am I a bad person now? I"m so confused. I go to church and I have a good family now. I'm so confused.

When one is an addict one always has the desire for drugs.I am an addict.Vicoden is a narcotic.It doesn't matter if it's prescribed by a physican,it still has the same effect as it would if one was getting it on the street.If we desire to be free of our addiction we must live without these things.I had an addiction to opiates.It is possible to live with pain.Exercise,eat right,stay busy.Before you know it you will realise that you don't need any of the drugs you depend on.It just keeps getting better. But as we know addiction just keeps getting worse.

 

[rfprewitt]

Ugh. I can't tell my doctor. They'll hve me committed or something! I live with a good christian family. I go to a christian college with my dad. He's going to be a pastor. I can't tell them this!

 

[huk]

Ugh. I can't tell my doctor. They'll hve me committed or something! I live with a good christian family. I go to a christian college with my dad. He's going to be a pastor. I can't tell them this!

What does all this have to do w/the fact that your a druggie?..........................absolutley nothing!!
There's only 1 question you have to answer.
"What lenghts are you will to go to, to get sober???
That's it....end of story. From the sound of your fears, your a long way from the correct answer which is "ANY"
Make no mistake about this. For active(and you are active) alcoholics/addicts thier Christianity is a sham. It's just a label they want others to see and believe....thiers a million of them....Sounds to me like you just want to want to quit.

 

[rfprewitt]

First off, I'm not a druggie!!!! If I was into the stuff I used to be into, then I would be, but I'm not. I just have a little problem. I don't even know why I posted any of this. It's not that big of a deal.

 

[huk]

You have never heard the truth refered to as the warm, soft truth.....that's because there's no such thing......That's why it's called the cold, hard truth. Because it;s always cold and hard......The truth is , you don't know WHO you are one way or the other. Your living in the problem instaed of in the solution. you are not who you think you are. You are your behavior.

I just have a little problem.

Ugh, there is no such thing as a "LITTLE" drug problem.

 

[LoG]

First off, I'm not a druggie!!!! If I was into the stuff I used to be into, then I would be, but I'm not. I just have a little problem. I don't even know why I posted any of this. It's not that big of a deal.

Hi rfprewitt, it is usually referred to as "substitution" or "switching addictions". I did it years ago by switching from drugs to alcohol because to my mind alcohol was legal and I'd be able to do it socially. Problem was that I liked the feeling of being high so I drank to get the same effect as I used to get from the drugs and eventually stepped into alcoholism.

That sense of ease and comfort when under the influence had a great attraction to me (still does ) but getting it from mood-altering substances, whatever they may be, is a very rocky road full of self-deception.

I ended up in drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs (AA & NA) so that I could learn to live life without their use. I am still very prone to addictive behaviour if i am not careful and even have to watch intake of anything other than mild painkillers.
Such is the nature of addiction.
You could try a different doctor or tell the one you have that as a christian you do not feel comfortable with prescriptions that have addictive components to them. Might also want to check out a few meetings of Narcotics Anonymous. As the name says it is anonymous and therefore you don't even have to tell them your name or any other personal info.

 

[rfprewitt]

i would have to sneak out to go to these meetings. It would totally destroy my family's reputation if people found out I was going to NA.

 

[LoG]

i would have to sneak out to go to these meetings. It would totally destroy my family's reputation if people found out I was going to NA.

It will destroy their reputation more so if you had a drug overdose or reaction that landed you in hospital. Ultimately it is by dealing with your "small" problem appropriately that will protect your family but even more so, yourself.

 

[rfprewitt]

I dunno....I"m careful not to overdose

 

[LoG]

I dunno....I"m careful not to overdose

That is good.... and bad to hear. When the disease of addiction has progressed to a point where someone is being careful not too overdose, they are treading a fine line. But I think you already knew that.

We won't as yet get into how we have a tendency to exaggerate the symptoms of our supposed illnesses to get that little stronger dosage.

 

[rfprewitt]

umm yeah we won't go there

 

[LoG]

umm yeah we won't go there

Is the confusion lifting yet?

 

[rfprewitt]

i have a problem...

 

[chilehed]

First off, I'm not a druggie!!!! If I was into the stuff I used to be into, then I would be, but I'm not. I just have a little problem. I don't even know why I posted any of this. It's not that big of a deal.

rfprewitt,

I've seen both sides of this. I did more dope and more kinds of dope than I could possibly name - I'm intimately familiar with the darkest aspects of addiction. I've also been clean for very nearly 19 years, I've seen people stay clean and recover from addiction with blinding success to the glory of God. I've also seen many people struggle and fail, and die horrible deaths in the process. I don't understand why I'm not one of them.

So please take this in the gentle spirit I intend.

Your little problem can kill you. I understand your fears about what will happen to you and how your parents will react, I've been there. But the longer I'm clean and the closer I get to Jesus, the more I realize how much addiction is a destroyer of relationships. I was always longing, desperate to feel a connection with other people, and my drug use seemed to fill that void. But what really happened was that I isolated myself from all the people in my life who were healthy, and drove away everone who loved me the most.

I can't promise how well your parents will handle finding out about this. But I can assure you that they'll handle it better than hearing that you're dead. And I've never heard of anyone being "committed" for being an addict, unless you mean spending time in a treatment center - and if you have that option, thank God for it!! Kicking the kinds of drugs you're doing can be a real b**ch, and some of them can kill you if you detox without medical supervision. So it's VERY important to tell your doctor about this.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't keep doing what you're doing. It's not a little problem - it's a HUGE problem.

 

[rfprewitt]

i dont know. my parents are gone for the weekend anyways. i'll figure it out later. i dont know how to respond to any of this.

 

[AngelDove1]

First off, I'm not a druggie!!!! If I was into the stuff I used to be into, then I would be, but I'm not. I just have a little problem. I don't even know why I posted any of this. It's not that big of a deal.

lot of good advice....

Said with love....
Girl your in Denial BIG time.

You posted because you know you have a problem.And it is a big deal ...or you wouldn't have been asking for help.Or advice.

Girl there is no such thing as a lil problem (addiction). You admit you like it and you do it all the time.

Thats a 1st step,Admitted
you have a (little) problem.

If it alters your mind,and you take it all the time because you want it. Quess what?
Your a pharmaceutial druggie.

Needing because your sick.
And wanting because of your addiction ,are 2 different things.

Face the truth ,it will set you free. God's word says it.
"The truth shall set you free"

Just cuz you live in a Christian home, and do drugs,doesn't make it any better.

An addict is an addict ...
no matter where you live.
Or how rich you are.

Your in DENIAL Big time. Period...

Get some help....you need it.

"Better you than me"

*Sometimes we need tough love from those that have been there,and have made it...*
"One day at a time"