Question:
ive got a question here that hopefully wont cuase me be flamed,or cause
undue controversey.As some of you know i gave up smoling on the 7 of july,i
had one of those so called easy quits,i just did not suffer that much,in
fact i found it relatively easy so im not going to start boasting how easy
it was because i realise ie been so lucky.I used the Alan Carr method,i say
method but realy its not a method but a way of looking at what smoking
realy is,realising that giving up will be pleasurable and not painfull and
that anyone no matter how many packs a day are smoked can do it.
Well here goes ive been a heroin addict for 20 yrs im convinced that
nicotine led to heroin,that howver is not my point,since 11 yrs ive been
taking methadon the so called substitute drug,the fact that it is over 20
times stronger than heroin leaves a lot of room for serious
thought.Sometimes i have the feeling that ive swapped my street dealer for
one in a white coat with a license to deal,i know that getting off methadon
is going to be the hardest thing ive ever done.Do you think that usuing Alan
Carrs principles plus what ive learnt from quitting,i could somehow appy
that to my methadon addiction? ive heard he has written books on this but
cant find them,has anyone here had expereince of methadon addiction,id so
love to hear from anyone who would or could help me
Answer:
I'm sure that all experiences can be put to use in dealing with a number of
situations. I'm also sure that what works for one will not necessary work
for another. personally I would strongly suggest that you join a group under
supervision. I think you should look at why you would prefer to use a book
rather than a real life group in trying to deal with your Methadone
addiction? I think it can be difficult to assess how successful you have
been at beating your smoking addiction when you have the affects of other
drugs to take the sting out of the tail!
