Crack

What is it about crack that is so addicting, & How do you get someone off of it?

[princ]

You don't get someone off of it. They have to get themselves off of it. I am no expert but the drug from what I understand is made up of substances that your body develops a need for very quickly. I am sure others here can give you much better advice than me about the process of getting off the crack and I think it is pretty intense and not easy. Good luck...

[princ]

[princ]

[january09]

I wish I new the answere to that questions.  I think my boyfriend is secretly using crack cocaine.  I don't use drugs and feel so lost  I don't know how to handle this or how I could prove it

[kris123]

you really can't get some one of crack, i did it and did it so much.  I would pray to god to take the urge away and that is really how i stoped and i got away from the people who could get it and use it.  people  do it because the of feeling it give you - it only last for a second and i would get up and think i got to get crack today - i would go to DC and get it - i went into the projects to get it.  i was crazy about it.  the only way to stop is to get away, you can't make some one get off they have to want to get off,

[uglyfish]

I don't know what it is about crack but most of the high seems to be about opening your wallet. remember that cocaine  addiction is all in the head. Without the first hit, as hard as it seems, there is no real pain of withdrawal, watch for the triggers and they are many. life is so much better when all your money isn't going to people who want you as a piggy bank slave.  good luck keep trying after a while you see the high ***** anyway

[unlikely]

I was a crack addict for about three years.  I didn't get hooked the first time I used it, but the more I used it the more I needed it for the energy boost that it gave me.  But once you take that first hit you need to do more of it.  You will never have enough money or crack and if you have the money and the energy you can do it for two or three days straight or even longer if the cash holds out.  Getting off of it is not physically difficult, it is mentally difficult.  You are depressed all the time because the crack is what has been giving you your happiness, without it you experience the lowest lows and must mentally fight with yourself to get off it.  The easiest thing to do is to remove yourself from your neighborhood and live somewhere else if you can.  People, places and things are the biggest triggers to a crack addict to start using.  Change the people, places and things that they know and you have a good chance of getting them off the drug, otherwise if they know where to get it they will.  However, it is important to know that you can change someone's environment, but if they are not ready and willing to do the work then you will not be able to persuade them to stop.  You can provide structure and support, but they will not change unless they are ready. Best to let them bottom out first and then offer your assistance.

[219angels]

I was a crack smoker for nearly 2yrs when I was 19yrs old. I'm now 30. I wud do nearly anything (nothing sexually though) to get the money to smoke it all night long. Thn I'd go home and feel like crap for doing it then a few days later binge on it again. The only way I was able to quit was to move 3hrs away for a year. It got ride of all my "crack friends" and got me off of it. I have tried it a couple years after, but didn't go into tweaker mode after the first hit like I did when I was using regularly. I didn't enjoy the high the way I use too, so I never touched it again. The good thing about crack is u don't have the severe withdrawl (withdrawal) symptoms tht u do w herion n pain pills. Good luck!

[Peaceangel48]

It is a War to be fought by God for the individual. It is in the spiritual realm where the addict can be set free.If you are on your lowest, hit rock bottom and pray with your God given soul..HE WILL HEAR YOU and SET YOU FREE...!

[Babygirlhope]

They have to want to kick that ugly habit......pray for them.........hopefully by the time you get this message...things have gotten better...than worse.