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Old Apr 03, 2012, 08:56 AM
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pluto, it's suggested to ask yourself would i rather stay clean or would i rather remain drug addicted? the cravings you speak of are symtomatic of early recovery. we've all stood at that crossroad. we do have a choice-drug or don't drug.
ok another list(s) might help. draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper:
one column-what benefits are there for returning to using?
other column-what benefits are for staying drug free?
look at how those lists look. weigh the consequences too.

weigh both lists and decide what you want to do. in AA we have a saying-"stay sober for 30 days and after that if you decide to return to drinking, we'll gladly refund your misery." sounds harsh but it is true. misery it can be. it's easy to not recall how bad it was. when one does that they are headed for relapse, imo.
my own experience seems to show what happens-i kept negotiating with my addiction. the end result was i returned to it. all the bad stuff very quickly returned. fortunately i lived to return to a sober life. many do not. later i realized and learned to commit myself to being drug free rather than my sitting on the fence. the committment was far easier in the long run than the other choice.
it's good you are posting your dilemma. the cravings will cease. it took time for you to call yourself drug addicted. it will take equal time for you to recover.
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Thanks for this!
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