Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by tshaddox on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:15PM
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I did the same thing. In fact, everyone I know who successfully quit smoking for a long time quit the same way. I’m not really sure that proves that cigarettes were any less addictive for you, unless you’re saying you never had any significant craving or desire to resume.
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Re:I am a heroin user. I do not have a drug problem
by renewiltord on Thursday February 18, 2021 @02:27PM
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Interesting. None of my friends smoke any more, with the last having quit two years ago after a long struggle and then reading Alan Carr's book and working with patches and gum. Cold turkey quitting hasn't been the norm. Most have tapered off.
And no, I don't really even 'want' a cigarette. I know what addiction is, in that I feel this strong pull towards sweet stuff. I must have any kind of dessert, and if I see a novel food, I must eat it. I just must. It's like a fugue state. Try as I might I fall. Also with online validation for comments I write or stories I tell. The dopamine hit from an upvote has a debilitating hold on me.
But with no drugs have I felt this desire. Not even shrooms which I enjoy or MDMA which has been my all time favourite. I have some shrooms and some LSD in my fridge so I can partake any time. I just don't.
I'm amenable to the Rat Park hypothesis too. Maybe it's all Rat Park stuff.