Why Do I Feel High

by Brittney
(United States)

I’ve smoked weed everyday and I’m usually high throughout the day, but I’ve been trying to quit. I haven’t smoked in three days yet I felt high for a few hours today.

Why do I feel high even though the marijuana should be completely out of my body by now?

Comments for Why do I feel high, if I haven’t smoked recently?

Pot can have as many as 400 different drugs in it.
by: Debbie WickerDear “Confused need help understanding”,Each of us is different and have unique brain chemistry. Because pot has up to 400 different drugs in it, we each react differently to it’s effects. Also, pot is commonly laced with other drugs, which also may be effecting you.I HIGHLY recommend that you see a doctor, preferably a psychiatrist so they can assess what is happening with you. Working with a doctor and having a complete medical check up should rule out any medical issues that you’re having and help you get correct treatment for anything they discover.Gook luck,DebbieDebbie

I’m confused need help understanding
by: AnonymousIt’s been 6-7 months of being sober (from weed) and I’m still bouncing in and out of reality. It’s kinda scary sometimes and I’ve talked to my parents about it and they said that they would take me to a doctor, but we never got around to it. So I went to my guidance counselor and she had no idea either, so we googled it. We still can’t figure it out, there’s nothing on the internet that useful. If anyone has actual info please let me know I’d be very thankful I might also just call idk yet?

Whoever says weed aint got withdrawel haven’t got a clue!
by: AnonymousI’ve been a heavy skunk user for over 15 years, smoking 6 joints a day making 3 joints out of a 20 bag so I’d class myself a heavy user. I’ve stopped smoking for almost 4 days now.Whoever says you don’t get withdrawal, they clearly haven’t got a clue what they’re talking on about. I’m living it and going through it as we speak. Anything i eat i want to throw up. Shaking in my arms and hands. Mood swings, one min being on top of the world, the next being drained like a zombie. Sweating so much at nights i have to change me sheets twice. Can’t get to sleep whatsoever so I’m having to take natural sleeping remedies. Loss of all appetite and sweets. I look as pale as a sheep. I have very bad anxiety. I never had any of these issues while smoking skunk.So please, if this isn’t withdrawal symptoms then in lighten me to what it could be. You should only post if you have a clue what your talking about. If not, then leave it to the people that are living it.

I’m not the only one
by: AaronI’ve only been smoking for like 4 years and I’m 19 now, I only started smoking a lot for the past 3 months! Like I’d wake up to a fat L-J sitting next to me in the mornings would smoke another before work and hit up the eye drops to hide the heck that I’m melted. I think i was contiously addicted to it, I just loved being in that state where I’m high. Until I realised I got anxiety from it.I realised I had anxiety was when I went away on a 6 day holiday with my friends and didn’t touch a bit of weed during those times and I ended up getting acid reflux from drinking far to much and eating. Every time my heart went I started getting more and more scared each time and I had a panic attack once cause I couldn’t handle thinking that I was getting a heart attack which I wasn’t!!I swear if you knew me before you’d know I wouldn’t care about anything, I was super laid back until the holiday.When I got back home I smoked a j and the same thing happened and I ended going into the hospital and told them everything that happened on holiday and I was told that weed shouldn’t effect acid reflux. They said that I had been so accustomed to weed and missing it for even 6 days my body was getting withdrawal from it. Then, with the anxiety finally kicking in as well I shocked my body and my mind wasn’t prepared for it.After that I literally had to teach myself how to smoke weed without freaking out. But now that I’ve stopped for 2 weeks it still feels like I’m high or hazey and just not focused. But I found something that might have a connection to people why they continue to be hazey or high even when they don’t smoke and it’s called “DEPERSONALISATION” and what it is is that you feel like you’re just watching yourself do things day to day and it could feel like you’re kinda high but check it out.Depersonalisation usually has a connection with anxiety or even depression but usually is caused by trauma but it doesn’t need have to be trauma. People can get depersonalisation even if you’re a non weed smoker. And if weed has a connection to anxiety then that has a link to depersonalisation,I’m trying find solutions to this feeling cause and I hope this helps and all the best to those who feels like their head is bad after stopping. Good luck lads.

I’m just blowed
by: AnonymousIt’s okay people. Just toke up or choke up or something like that. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Each of us unique
by: Debbie WickerIt shouldn’t surprise us that each of us withdraws from marijuana uniquely. From recent research, we’re finding that marijuana has at least 400 different drugs within it. Therefore, each of will respond to those drugs differently based on our different brain chemistry.Hopefully, your negative symptoms will reduce over time and eventually the brain chemistry will revert back to how it was before any marijuana use. But the younger we are when we begin to use, may make it more difficult for that transition to happen quickly. We just don’t have enough research or information to know the answer.Hang in there and hopefully, as time goes by, you’ll be completely back to normal, but give it some time.Debbie

Same
by: AnonymousHey man, I’m going through the same thing but it’s been like 5 months since I quit and I still feel high?

You gotta want truly want it.
by: AnonymousHi all, started smoking weed aged 17. Had a major stroke at 30 (drs blamed it on weed). Began smoking weed again 3 months later when allowed home. Because it i was forced to stop, and didn’t really want to.I am now 50 years old and have been weed free for 4 weeks. i still feel stoned sometimes, have headaches, and sleeping problems and my husband says i am a grump to my family, (it’s because i won’t let everything simply wash over me anymore).But on the plus side, i have much more energy and the will to do stuff, people have complemented how i look better and my slurry speech has improved. I feel like i have another chance at experiencing life.The mind is sooo powerful. Maybe there are no physical withdrawals, but if you believe that you’re going to have a hard time giving up you probably will. Good luck to all who embark upon this…..once you have done it for a few weeks you will never look back, but only if its your decision to stop in the first place.

Oh boy, oh boy!
by: AlexFunny you guys are trying to get clean. I’m having fun out here getting baked out of my mind. Bro I got acid and weed and shrooms man I never wanna leave this shuff behind. These are the best times of my life. Y’all are stupid.

Each of us is unique and experience marijuana withdrawal differently.
by: Debbie WickerDear gurrrrl,It is going to take some time for you to begin to feel better. You’ve smoked a lot of weed so it’s likely to be at least a month or two before you will not longer feel the effects as severely.When we smoke weed, it changes our brain chemistry so that we adapt to smoking it. When we quit our brain chemistry has to re-adjust and that’s where your withdrawal symptoms are coming from. Usually, your brain is able to re-adjust on it’s own and over time you will begin to feel like yourself again.Because you started using before you’re brain was fully developed, some effects on IQ and motivation many be irreversible. That is at least what recent research on marijuana use is showing.Just continue not to use weed to allow your brain to re-adjust back to the way it was without marijuana in your system.Debbie

THC
by: AnonymousThe thc of the weed is a lot stronger then what it used to be and haze is a lot stronger than blues.There should be more help with weed!

gurrrrl
by: AnonymousWeed is highly addictive, I smoked about 30/40 dollars worth a day at a young age to try it, then i started using everyday for about seven years when i spending any money i had on it. I thought i have to stop now.I am on my seventh day today and i have had headaches i have constantly sweating, been hot and cold, major anxiety feelings in my stomach(feeling worried).I also have a family member that smokes it and it’s ruined his life. He doesn’t want to work or even leave the house, he has been sacked from various jobs and has no motivation because that is what it makes you feel.Recently i have been feeling like i have smoked a joint and i haven’t i just wondered does anyone know when i will be fully clear and feel better again?

2 weeks sober almost
by: AnonymousRecently I have had a very minor mouth surgery so I decided to quit smoking weed. I have never smoked a cigarette or consumed any illegal drug(besides weed in my state) mid 20’s I have been a regular smoker for a little over a year 5-7 times per week.Typically, only at night I would smoke. I have had 1 joint in the last 2 weeks and when I smoked it I passed out and hit the ground face first. I would contribute this from drinking 3 beers, being out in the sun sweating, and grilling.About 10 minutes after smoking is when I passed out. Weed has effected my daily life minimally. It did make me a little lazy the next day and slow moving and on occasion I would catch a bad vib and have little panic attacks.Reality has set in after my collapse. I’m basically 2 weeks in I still feel kind of high. My vision is hazy and I’m still a little slow. I wake up soaking wet with sweat at night, I’m having crazy dreams, I feel lazy, very tired, weak, and shaky.I had no idea weed had withdrawal symptoms. So I thought I had some kind of sickness like the flu or mono. Then when I read about it I saw it was normal. I don’t believe I was addicted what so ever, I loved smoking it tho.It hasn’t been hard to quit at all. I sit on the couch in the evening and I think to myself I would like to have a few hits but it no problem for me not to do it. I have papers and a stock pile of weed too. I even pass up hits with friends.I can’t wait for this haze to go away, I will never be a regular user again. Once this withdrawal feeling goes away I wouldn’t care to hit a joint with a few friends every now and then.

Don’t use stupid blog to diagnose yourself
by: Mason The withdrawerYou can feel high even if you didn’t smoke. Don’t self diagnose using this stupid blog. Go see a doctorYou can have withdrawal pains in the body. Once again go to the doctor.

Britney, I belive it is dehydration.
by: AnonymousI haven’t smoked in years and i must say today i am experiencing that high sensation for the last few hours. I have been living with Ms for over twenty years and occasionally stress, dehydration and the lack of sleep triggers this for me…it is really about understanding your body… smoking may or may not help relieve your stress and help you sleep… Whatever works for you.

A different view on your physical ailments
by: AnonymousWould it not be safe to say that you could possibly just have a high blood pressure without smoking? Smoking marijuana does indeed lower your blood pressure, which is one of the ways that it can be used medically. Same idea can be used for insomnia and physical pains.Seeing as this drug can be used to cure insomnia and minor physical pains, I do not see why you would not have a “physical withdrawal” when you decided to quit. You say you are heavy smokers and pride yourself in smoking since you were a young age, but you do not put into perspective that life has been continuing since you were 11 (or whatever age).I bet every person in the world has gained some sort of chronic pain or a disorder since they were 11 if they are currently 25+. I bet a survey of 100 people of your same gender will have the same results or similar and they haven’t smoked a day in their life.Although you have the experience as a marijuana smoker, please refrain from drawing conclusions that can easily be discredited by using common sense. You are not the control of the experiment.

A lot of misinformation
by: AnonymousHello,12 year, heavy smoker, on a everyday basis here clean for a few days.Withdrawal effects are 100% physchological and do NOT have any physical withdrawal symptoms.Interpret this as you like, but if you’re thinking you’re going to have a physical symptom from withdrawal, chances are it’s going to happen.Been a health nut for the past three years, great physical condition. I also consider myself somewhat intelligent and read very often. The worst symptoms I’ve faced from being clean a few days is a reduction in my patience, I still am craving a toke somewhat, but by NO means any of the BS posted previously.It is possible as in exercise everybody is different and some may react in a different manner than others when it comes to quitting.Reading the few posts though I felt I had to contribute to the topic. Neck and body pains from stopping? Not likely.Hard to sleep? Exercise and live a healthy lifestyle will fix that.

Headaches? Make sure you’re drinking plenty of water and eating healthy and incorporate exercise into your life.

I’m sure there will be posts downplaying my comments, but I was a HEAVY smoker of high % of THC green, and I’ve not exhibited any major side effects from smoking or quitting.

Stopping smoking is not that hard! As with anything in life if you WANT something bad enough you’ll make it happen.

 


JOKE
by: AnonymousI bonged hit every hour or so, well at least I used to. Don’t tell me you know about withdrawal on weed. IT SUCKS. Please go smoke more than a 1/4 a day for 7 years and try quit cold turkey. I couldn’t sleep, concentrate, talk to people normally without getting massive anxiety.My whole brain chemistry was so out of whack. People who believe withdrawal from weed is non- existent are people who think they are heavy users but actually aren’t and think smoking a a couple joints a day is ”HEAVY” usage. HA, or just plain ignorant and stupid.

Are we here to help or bully one another?
by: Jon DollazI agree with the above poster. Bullying and belittling someone because they have different political views is actually the sign of a low intellect.For the record, Trump, who is personally anti-drug and does not even drink, is pro-legalization, as it should be a states rights issue. Meanwhile, Hillary is owned by the big pharmaceuticals and big banks that profit from the counter productive war on drugs.

Need to smoke now
by: AnonymousWhy do people bring Trump supporters in something that isn’t even closely related. Should I talk about Hillary the should be felon? Should someone be over looked when others have time stripped from their lives and others not because of power and social popularity?This post has nothing to do with the subject I apologize but i mean come on leave the political bs somewhere it belongs!

Stopping pot is hard!
by: AnonymousTo the last writer that is trying to achieve his degree in math thank you very much! I too started smoking at an early age, 13 to be exact. Like you I am 28 and have also been clean and sober for two weeks now.The first week my body was physically hurting. I had aches in my neck and could not turn my head freely without feeling a slight discomfort. Although I am not a medical professional I am a realist and assume this is due to the fact that when I smoked I would hold the smoke in as long as possible in my respiratory system before exhaling. This was my method since the first day I got high so naturally I assumed there would be some negative repercussions on my body.After the end of a long two week clean and sober streak the discomfort in my neck has gone away, however I am noticing it is hard to stay asleep the entire night. I usually will wake up around 1 am without an urge to smoke but finding it impossible to go back to sleep.I too have stopped smoking for the same reason you have. I am pursuing my college degree and decided the only way to give it a fair and honest try was to do so with a clean mind. I smoked almost everyday for the first semester and got through it with good grades but as the material becomes more involved I found it harder to learn and retain information.I have put in place what I think to be a decent daily exercise regimen. I have picked up an old beloved hobby of mind, skateboarding. I skateboard to and from work everyday. My job is also very physical I work at hospital basically as a mover of heavy medical equipment and supplies so I incorporate that into my exercise routine as well.I have been trying to eat better. I no longer buy fast food as routinely as I used to for breakfast and lunch. Instead I will bring something from home for both meals and will cook something basic for dinner. I admit I need to lay off the sugar I get from sodas but quitting all my vices at once I felt would be too much for me to overcome so I am hoping that after a month of sobriety my diet will fall in line.To anyone that may wonder, although I smoked weed almost daily in the form of papers or cigar leaves I never was a huge cigarette smoker. The only times I would buy packs of cigarettes was during my previous attempts of quitting weed. Although I would not get high, i was constantly chasing the nicotine buzz to help alter my mood even if for a minute or two. Although this never really helped and I would usually find myself reverting back to weed after about a week.I’ll close by saying its late and unfortunately I am writing this at 3 am but I am thankful for giving myself more distance from my old behaviors. I go on vacation at the end of August and I admit on one hand I am consumed by a fantasy about buying a bag and just really relaxing. However, on the other hand the hard truth i find dumb to ignore is that this would only set me back and completely derail any progress I made until that point.

To any one struggling I sympathize with you. Marijuana does effect our brain patterns and behaviors especially if you are like myself who would smoke whenever a free moment would present itself throughout any given day. Good luck I hope it gets easier!


Jason is a knob
by: NickDon’t take random people’s advice too seriously, often writers of these comments have the intellect of Donald Trump supporters.
Marijuana is equally addictive as any other mainstream drug commonly consumed by people these days. I can say personally in my history that getting off hard drugs such as cocaine or methamphetamine can be done with less effort than nicotine or marijuana.
For me it was easier to stop as one doesn’t typically wake’n’bake on cocaine, then head to school or work. Marijuana is an all day everyday drug, widely accepted in society. I smoked everyday, in every spare moment since I was 11 yrs old, I am 28 now and off the weed for the first time. Two weeks sober and done for good.I have ache, pains, blood pressure through the roof, can’t sleep, can’t eat, extremely irritable, quick to snap and numerous other symptoms of withdrawal. I still feel perma-fried. I can focus better and have been exercising everyday, but still feel stoned.It is no surprise as my brain and body are hardwired for the weed. When i stopped freebasing cocaine I mourned the loss of that sweet sweet high but moved on fast physically. I had more trouble mentally keeping myself away from accessing it but physically i was ok.Cigarettes i stopped cold turkey and am 6 weeks off the cigs. Much much harder than cocaine. Much much less so than weed. Marijuana is an awesome way to calm down and has too many medical uses to be treated the way it is but honestly that’s what makes it so hard to stop. There are minimal negative effects.I stopped because I couldn’t concentrate in math class as i am trying to better myself and attain my degree in science. Even if i didn’t smoke all day i still couldn’t concentrate enough to understand differential equations or functions and vectors. Math needs a clear mind.Two weeks later of not a puff and I’m rocking 100% on my tests and assignments, still feel baked though. I figure the real issue is strait up in the brain and the way it is wired. I have (high) hopes of staying clean but read this blog as i do many blogs for support and had to chime in.Don’t kid yourself about trying to down play the effects of long term marijuana use. I wish all the great people out there who are tying to quit all the best.

Truth
by: CounsellorThe previous comments are uneducated. As an addict of much harsher drugs turned counsellor, allow me to clarify.Marijuana is NOT physically addictive. It doesn’t change the brain, it may alter perception, which is wholly psychological.Marijuana IS psychologically addictive. This can be said about every substances, action, etc. known to man kind.Marijuana can only affect adolescent brains, permanently. And even then it is only bringing forward underlying issues that were already there.I’m pro-marijuana as well because I know the facts and myths.Marijuana has the potential of being detected up to 3 months after ingestion via the high end urinalysis I’m required to administer to my clients daily. Stop living in the days of no internet and research before spewing garbage and misinformation.

SMH
by: RobClearly, you’ve been a long time daily stoner. There are symptoms of withdrawal from smoking, you obviously aren’t a true stoner. Like any substance or even food, once you stop using or consuming it, you’re body will naturally crave it.I’ve stopped smoking for about two weeks and I still have moments when I feel a little stoned. Also, if you ever actually were a constant stone you’d know that right when you stop you’ll get headaches every once in awhile and it can also be hard to fall asleep.This withdrawal isn’t as serious as other substances but it’s still there. Obviously I’m very pro weed and I also believe it’s safe but you’re just being ignorant.

Quack job
by: JasonDebbie,There is no such thing as withdrawal from weed. Never has happened. Sure, if you run out and want to smoke, u maybe like “this sucks I want to get baked” but you won’t be on the floor on the fetal position in pain. Not gonna happen. I take it up you have never smoked Mary Jane before? And yeah it takes 30 days or so to completely come out of the system but you not going to feel high for days on end. A few hours at best and then it ends. That’s why it’s a safe drug. No one has ever overdosed and died and if you smoke too much than u only need to wait a little bit till u come down.

Withdrawal takes a while because the marijuana is still in your system.
by: Debbie WickerDear Brittney,Because it has been only three days, you can assume that the marijuana is still in your system.According to Marijuana Anonymous: “Unlike most other drugs, including alcohol, THC (the active chemical in marijuana) is stored in the fat cells and therefore takes longer to fully clear the body than with any other common drug. This means that some parts of the body still retain THC even after a couple of months, rather than just the couple of days or weeks for water soluble drugs.”It is recommended that you increase you exercise and water intake to avoid dehydration allowing your body to get rid of the marijuana as quickly as possible.Just like with alcohol, once your body becomes used to being high everyday it may naturally go into that state even if you do not smoke. If you’re able to go a month without smoking then these effects should subside. But if you relapse even once, you will have to go through full withdrawal all over again.Marijuana attacks the brain and changes it, so that once you’re addicted to it, any amount of pot will change the brain back to the way it was when you where using every day.Hope that helps and good luck with your sobriety, taking it one day at a time if often you best approach.Debbie

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WOMEN DRINKING MORE THAN MEN AND PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK

by Mark Bryce-Sharron

(UK)

According to a global study, alcohol consumption in women has gradually caught up with that of men- causing health implications for women as an end result.

Alcohol consumption habits of four million people were studied for over a century. It was discovered that although alcohol use and disorder have been historically viewed as a male phenomenon, the increasing number of women consuming alcohol faults this assumption, calling for the need for alcohol related public health efforts to focus more on women.

The study was carried out by analysing drinking habits between men and women from 1891 to 2014, collating the results of 68 international studies since 1980. The analysis looked at how the ratio of male to female drinking had changed over the years, based on 3 broad categories: any alcohol use, problematic alcohol use and alcohol-related harms. It was discovered that the alcohol consumption gap between men and women is closing rapidly.

WHAT HAS CHANGED?

Considering that alcohol abuse has always been associated with men, the discovery that younger women may be out-drinking men indicates that some things have changed. The study was carried out by researchers at the Australian NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the US. They mostly investigated how the trends (of alcohol consumption between men and women) have changed over the course of the period under study, and not why these trends have changed. A lot of the suggestions as to why have been put forward by independent experts.

The researchers, however, indicated that because more women are working now as opposed to 50 years ago, they have an independent income and can socialise more easily without relying on their partners. They also suggested that better education of women and increased age of first marriage could be contributory factors- in addition to broader social, cultural and economic changes.

There are other reasons why the consumption of alcohol by women is rapidly catching up to that of men. Over the years, marketing campaigns for alcoholic beverages have targeted young women and girls by creating sweeter products that appeal to them.

In addition, as a result of drop in prices, alcoholic items such as beer and wine have become a regular part of everyday life. Alcohol is cheap, more readily available and accessible. This has contributed to an increase in alcohol consumption at home, as a habit rather than for pleasure.

According to the Office of National Statistics, almost 1 in 5 higher earners drink alcohol at least 5 days a week. This includes women in management and professional jobs, who, in addition to obtaining jobs that used to be dominated by men, have also adopted the after-work drinking culture.

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?

Alcohol use prevention and intervention programmes have often been framed around the assumption that men are more susceptible to alcohol use. Following the trend, the study observed that men born between 1891 and 1910 were twice as likely to consume alcohol than their female peers, and more than three times as likely to be involved in the abuse of the substance. Of the men and women born between 1991 and 2000, the rate of consumption and abuse between both sexes has almost reached parity. This discovery brings to light, the need to consider a reframing or restructuring of these programmes so that efforts should also be targeted at young women to reduce the impact of the substance and related harms.

The danger attached to drinking too much, is in the mental and physical health problems that are attached to it- especially as it is easy to go over the recommended limit of 14 units of alcohol a week. A deliberate campaign needs to be carried out to make people aware.

Alcohol tolerance levels for men are higher than that of women. Fat to water ration are higher for women than for men, which results in an inability to rid their systems of alcohol as quickly as a man’s body will get rid of alcohol. This implies that the alcohol in their system remains more concentrated. In addition, women have smaller livers which makes it more difficult for them to process alcohol safely, than men.

CONCERTED EFFORT

Katherine Brown of the Institute of Alcohol Studies indicates that there is a deliberate effort to entice women into drinking more. This is embedded in the range of alcoholic beverages and advertisement campaigns targeted at them.

This is a calculated approach. Drinks specifically designed with young women in mind usually taste sweet and fruity. The ads have catchy phrases giving the impression that these beverages are ‘girly’ and are made to project personal style and taste. The advertising campaigns also target TV programmes aimed at women which are sometimes sponsored by makers of alcohol beverages so that their adverts are run when these programmes are shown. This is an attempt to sell to women.

There are, however, side effects as a result of which there has been a call for a mass media campaign so that mandatory health warnings are indicated on alcoholic products.

CALL FOR ACTION

Based on the study, there should be a focus on adolescent and young adult sex-specific trends in substance use. This is because trends in alcohol consumption indicates that adults begin to use alcohol earlier than used to be the case.

More importantly is the need to re-examine alcohol use and prevention programmes. The results of the study have implications for framing and targeting of these programmes. As a result of the closing gap in alcohol consumption between men and women, efforts should be targeted at reducing the impacts of substance use and related harms in women as well because, it is apparent that alcohol use and its related disorders are not a male phenomenon anymore.

Although the study has some shortcomings, which includes the fact that it was not able to give specific reasons why there has been an increase in alcohol consumption by women, there is no denying the fact that the discovery made will be beneficial for targeting alcohol abuse prevention programmes.

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by Ned Wicker

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In 2009 the death of pop star Michael Jackson was a major news event and set off a media feeding frenzy, round-the-clock updates on cable television and of course coverage of all the entertainment personalities that knew the singer over the years.

The tributes centered on his enormous talent and that is how most will remember him. The legend will live on in the hearts and minds of the people, while the man himself is gone.

I was never a big Michael Jackson fan, but to deny the man’s accomplishment as a singer, song-writer and dancer, is to claim that the Gettysburg Address is just another political stump speech. In a way, I joined millions of others who mourn, but my thoughts and feelings were not likely shared by many, as they address the tragedy of his life. In the absence of God, we turn to other things to fulfill our desires and take away the pain of life, both physical and emotional.

He seemed to have everything!

The past stories run by network television news programs, like 60 Minutes, show a flamboyant Jackson, buying expensive furniture and decorations from his favorite store in Las Vegas. Then of course there was the children’s amusement park and all of the accusation and speculation that surrounded his relationships with children.

Like Elvis, he had his entourage of hangers-on, who were there to provide “support.” There was all this “stuff” in his life, as he kept adding “things” and as the legend and mystery of his life grew, it just got bigger. In the end, according to news reports, there was nothing much left of him, other than a few undigested pills in his stomach. One story says he had a faint pulse when he was found, about all that was left of his humanity.

Turned to drugs for answers

Drugs are the American answer to everything, and for Jackson, according to the news reports I’ve been read at the time, drugs were an important part of his everyday routine. It doesn’t matter which drugs. What matters is that he felt it necessary to take them. I always ask “what hurt” or “what was missing” when I read these kind of stories.

The American myth of “drugs, sex and rock’n’roll” is just a lie, a smoke screen to excuse bad behavior and hide the fact that we are all seriously flawed individuals in need of God’s love and compassion. But we turn to drugs, not to God. We turn to getting high, not to solving problems. We turn to anything but God. Pills give us relief. God desires a relationship, a two-way street approach to life. We want it now. God wants forever. We want what we want.

God wants what He wants us to have. That is why we turn away. There is not necessarily an immediate response to our desires that is in keeping with our accepted solutions to the problem, and we are not necessarily willing to even examine and understand the alternatives to our own thinking. We know better.

No answers but God!

Michael Jackson is just another in a very long list of “bigger than life” personalities that could not find the answer to the basic questions of life. People who are strong in faith are not nearly as likely to resort to drugs for every function of living. Happy people do not die the way Jackson died. People whose spirit is strong and who know the direction they are taking do not search for such unhealthy approaches. They want relief to get through the day and it doesn’t matter that the treatment is potentially terminal.

The emptiness of drug use is what breaks my heart. It’s like the addiction forces people to turn their backs on reality and live in a haze. It’s ironic to me that Rev. Jessie Jackson was there as the family spokesman. I do not have any knowledge of where Rev. Jessie is spiritually, but given his background as a Christian pastor, I would hope that he had shared with Michael and his family that which was most important to him. Even if Michael and Jessie had a long-term relationship, it is apparent that Jessie’s faith in God had little impact on Michael, at least as it related to self-care.

Somewhere along the line, the person that was Michael Jackson got lost in the legend of Michael Jackson. Drugs killed the person, but we can rely on the multitudes to always remember the legend. There was endless platitudes, remembrances, and people who only know the celebrity and the legend cried endlessly and lament how their lives are forever scarred. What hurt?

Why wasn’t God allowed in?

What was so overwhelming that God was not allowed in this man’s life to bring comfort and healing? The legend does not matter to me, because the legend is not real. The abuse of drugs has caused celebrity deaths in the past and drugs will continue to be the downfall of many to come. It is the individual torture of the human soul, in both the celebrated and the forgotten, the navigation of the human experience to or away from God, that is the ultimate meaning of life.

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My daughter, Jennifer 22 yrs old, has always had addiction problems. I had her in Pine River Institute for 15 months but that was four years ago. Since then her sister has died of cancer (they were not close siblings) her brother left because their sister had died.

Jennifer has gotten worse since she was introduced to Poppers. She is heavily in debt, is not taking her prescribed anti-depressants and is very angry at me, her mother. There is suicide on my maternal side and I am worried about her.

I really need support in giving me guidance as to how I am to deal with her and her addictions. I am not including Jennifer for Christmas 1) because this is her brother’s first Christmas after her sister’s death and 2) Jennifer simply wants to fight with us. She told me to leave her place last week before she hit me.

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She sounds like she needs mental health support


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Dear Linda,

Jennifer sounds like she is struggling and would benefit from increased help for her mental health issues.

Even though she and her sister weren’t close, the death of a sibling causes grief, which can make other mental health issues worse. Because of her anger at you it may be difficult for you to help her, but from what you’re describing she needs to be in counseling and maybe a grief support group as she tries to work through her grief and depression.

If there is anyone she is in contact with, maybe you can call them and ask them to help her to get the support she needs.

You’re in a difficult spot but don’t give up on her, there is always hope.

Debbie


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by Rod

(Georgia,USA)

I am a 45 yr old man and I got addicted to narcotics at the age of 22. Now I hear from some recovering addicts that now that they are clean and have been clean for a year or longer that they are no longer an addict well in my opinion once an addict always an addict.

My addiction started off simply enough when while at work I asked my then wife if she could bring me something for a headache and she decided to crush up some hydrocodone and put them in 2 goody wrappers. She served them to me and I can remember after about 15 mins thinking WOW this stuff is amazing I was totally clueless of what hydrocodone was and what it did.

My wife was in an accident a few months prior and the Dr.s prescribed her some hydrocodone and she thought she was doing me a favor by tricking me into thinking I was taking a Goody powder. It got where I was only taking 2 hydrocodone 5mg at night cause it made me feel good and sleep better and would never take them during the day.

Well that lasted about a year and then I had to have them during the day everyday!! I was up to 20 10mg hydrocodone a day and some days more. I have been in and out of rehab 3 times and each time started back within a month.

I eventually lost everything divorced my wife and got remarried. But the pills took that marriage over and got a divorce and lost everything again all I had was some clothes and my truck. Checked into rehab for the 3rd time and a few days after checking out started back again, so after a few months decided to move far away from all the people I knew. I took the advice of some counselors to change playgrounds.

I left with 1 hydrocodone and took it on my trip. I got clean and found a good job and met a wonderful women I started a new life and was CLEAN!!! Got married and we decided to buy a home I was rocking things were great.

After 3yrs clean I had done worked my way up to GM of a company, built me a lil shop out back of my new home and things going great when the monkey jumped on my back and I couldn’t shake it and started back using.

I thought I could control it since I’ve been clean for 3yrs but boy was I wrong!!! I started doing things that was insane. Stopped spending time with the family in all areas then turned to taking from my work to support my habit.

I knew I was going to get caught but that didn’t stop me I got worse. Dec. 2011 It finally caught up with me and I got fired and now charges are brought up against me for theft. I have been clean since the wake up but now can’t find work because of a felony charge on my record.

I still have my wife but it hasn’t been easy. I’ve just about pawned all my stuff from when I got hooked again and now loosing my home. I have turned to God for help and He has helped me so much. I still have trouble sleeping and I think about pill seems like everyday.

Every morning when I get out of bed I say out loud I will not use today. It really is one day, one hour,one minute at a time and I can’t say that I will never use again but I can say that I won’t use today.

I still have a long way to go with my recovery and along way to go with making things right with my wife and family but it is worth the fight. I pray everyday sometimes 4 or more times because I do believe in God and He will see me through. I know I can’t do it by myself or my way cause as you can see my way don’t work.

I haven’t attended a NA meeting but I am planning on it and I do believe attending a meeting a week will help during recovery. Addiction is something that you will take to the grave but it don’t have to be an active addiction, IT CAN BE BEAT!!!!

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I agree!


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I agree that once a person has an addiction they always need to be aware that they can’t use again or the addiction will start again.

I encourage you to start NA, AA or perhaps Celebrate Recovery. We are made by God to be in relationships with others and support groups can be VERY helpful in solidifying addiction recovery.

Keep up the good work and thanks for being honest about what opiate addiction is REALLY like.


Let me clarify


by: Rod


When I say once a addict always an addict my meaning on that is You can be an active addict ( still using ) or a Recovering addict. I know a lot of NA members don’t believe that but in my case if I take another pill I know I would start that miserable cycle all over again because I am an addict. I don’t mean to offend anyone this is just my opinion. God Bless!!


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by Jerry

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Hello, my name is Jerry. It’s been a while since I last shared, but some of you have… I’m 44 years old with teenagers and young men. My oldest is 27 and youngest is the only girl is 16.

That being said, I sit here a reflect on my life. The only thing that I can say is, WTF.. happened to my life? Where did the YEARS go? Seems like yesterday I was holding my new born baby girl!!! I was on top of the WORLD…

I’ve been an addict for over 25-30 years. I was in my early 30s working my ass off to make sure my family is taking care of.. Loved every minute of it. I was a functional addict for years no problems.

Then in 2008-2009 when the economy crashed I brought home $35,000 in 2008, switched jobs in 2009 making better money I messed up my back and now 8-9 years later I’m a opiate addict/junkie. I never one time did I ever say I wanted to be an opiate addict. I haven’t ever seen or heard about oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone. Never got into the pills until then, and only after someone showed me how to shoot them,….. Don’t really remember to much after that.

I’ve gone to rehabs prison county jail and detoxed and felt just fine didn’t touch anything when I was locked up. It didn’t bother me till I was free to run and do what I want do… I have kicked the physical withdraws many times.

The psychological side of addiction kicks my ass Everytime!!! There may be hope… I saw online the FDA is trying stop sales and manufacturer of oxymorphone… But, I’m sure something else will take it’s place… Stay strong keep y’all’s heads up and take ONE DAY AT A TIME!!!!!

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Dear Jerry,

It’s good to hear from you again. It sounds like it’s a very frustrating time for you. As you have described previously, you’ve had an awful time with addiction throughout your life.

We’re each created completely uniquely, and the way we experience and recover from addiction is also unique. No one can give you a quick-fix for your addiction, but getting support from others can help.

I’d like to invite you to join our new online support group, which begins on October 7 at 9:00 am CDT. Being in a community with others who can listen and hear what you’re feeling and experiencing can begin to help you decide where you are now and where you’d like to go in the future. Here is a link to register:
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You need to register with Learn-it-Live to attend but it easy, and we encourage you to join us.

You’re certainly worth more than WTF and we look forward to meeting you on the seventh.

Debbie


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by Bethany Johnson

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So today was a WAY better day for me, I went to my First AA meeting. && I loved it, && I'm going back Monday((: thanks to all the help of this website. It helped me out a lot. Feeling really Blessed!

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Try to find another meeting this weekend too!


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Dear Bethany,

All thing are possible with God and I'm THRILLED that you found a meeting and went to it. The 12 steps will draw you closer to God and teach you how to allow Him to help you to end this terrible disease you have.

Consider finding a weekend meeting you can go to, there are often WONDERFUL meetings on Sunday morning that will encourage you to continue your sobriety. The more good meetings that you can find the more support you will receive during this very difficult transition.

I will continue to pray for you and your entire family!

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