How do I quit using Cocaine?

Question

I started using Cocaine again about a month ago. I was clean for over 6 months. Everyone that knows about it thinks I am addicted to it again. I am too ashamed to tell my family they would completely disown me. But I am afraid that I am too far into it again that I wont be able to get out of it without help. I dont think I have a problem with it but everyone else does. I just dont know what to do. Any advice would help! Thanks guys!

Answer 1

Join Narcotics Anonymous they will help you get off it.
You DO have a problem otherwise you would just stop and not bother asking this question...;

Answer 2

You stated "But I am afraid that I am too far into it again that I wont be able to get out of it without help." and you don't think you have a problem. If you need help you have a problem. I would get into some kind of rehab program and a 12 step program. Don't worry about telling close family and friends. They love you they will support you. Tell the ones you can trust. I know it will be hard, but you need their support. Good luck. I think quitting is the best move you can make. You can do it.

Answer 3

It's a deep problem, in that the first AND MOST IMPORTANT step is that YOU have to WANT to quit. Deep down inside, really want to quit. It comes down to the relationship between you and the powder, as well as the deeper reason for using it.
Whatever feelings you get from coke are part of your motivation for using it. If you can identify those feelings, and figure out how to either create them without the drugs, or eliminate the need to feel them altogether, that's a step on the path.
Get some professional help ASAP.

Answer 4

What Treatments are Effective?



Many behavioral treatments have been found to be effective for cocaine addiction, including both residential and outpatient approaches.



It is important to match treatment to the needs of the individual. A behavioral therapy component that is showing positive results in many cocaine-addicted populations, is contingency management. Contingency management uses a voucher-based system to give positive rewards for staying in treatment and remaining cocaine-free. Based on drug-free urine tests, the patients earn points, which can be exchanged for items that encourage healthy living, such as joining a gym, or going to a movie and dinner.



Cognitive-behavioral therapy is another approach. Cognitive-behavioral coping skills treatment, for example, is a short-term, focused approach to helping cocaine-addicted individuals become abstinent from cocaine and other substances.



Through education about abuse and addiction, self-awareness, and self-help, individuals learn to take personal responsibility to recognize the situations in which they are most likely to use cocaine, avoid these situations when appropriate, and cope more effectively with a range of problems and problematic behaviors associated with drug abuse.



Therapeutic communities, or residential programs with planned lengths of stay of 8 to 12 months or more, offer an alternative to those in need of treatment for cocaine addiction. Therapeutic communities are often comprehensive, in that they focus on the re-socialization of the individual to society, and can include on-site vocational rehabilitation and other supportive services. Therapeutic communities typically are used to treat patients with more severe problems, such as co-occurring mental health problems (e.g., depression), behavioral problems, or criminal involvement.



Remember, it is very difficult to handle this problem without the help of experienced professionals and the support of others.



This is not a problem that passes with time. Cocaine abuse is a life and death matter.

Answer 5

i believe you DO have a problem with it. you are in denial and you don't see anything wrong with it. i think you shouldn't do it all the time. try doing it on your days off from work. and don't make it a habit going to work high. if you are able to do something being sober, such as your job. then i think you are very functional. but, if you can't help but do it everyday, then yes you have a major problem. soon, you will be a hopeless homeless person.

i used to be a meth addict. i would know. i've been 5 months sober so far. i've quit once before for about 5 months and then started again. and yes, i do think about it all the time. but, i don't see a point in doing it anymore.

Answer 6

You need to get yourself to a rehab, but before you do. Change your number so your dealer can not contact you. Find new places to hang out where you know no one that deals or knows you. Change your habits. Find something to do that can help distract your attention. Certain interest that you may have. Keep yourself in good company. Company of people that love you, care for you and that would support you during your time of need. Get rid of the friends around you that you know have a bad influence on you,'cause they will drag you down with them. Also you do have a problem because anything that affects your life in a bad way is not good for you. Try to find a good faith base church that you can go to.

Answer 7

Even being clean you are still addicted,your always an addict no matter how much clean time you have.get to a meeting and face the reality of being honest with the family.The F*ck Everything And Run(fear) theory is not valid if ya wanna get straight.best of luck to ya.

Answer 8

Contact Narcotics Anonymous

Answer 9

Several Options here.

first, you have to WANT to quit. It will not happen any other way.

One option is to check yourself into a rehab clinic.

If you really want to quit, you have to disassociate yourself from everyone and everything you know that has anything to do with Coke.

I had a Meth Problem, lost everything I loved behind it. decided it was time for a change. I moved to another state, closer to family, and started a fresh life, being careful not to associate with anyone in that walk of life. So far so good for me, been clean for several years, and no plans or urges to return to that life style.

Answer 10

You've got to be willing enough to give it all up and get into a program. Counseling or outpatient rehab won't cut it.

Also, cutting off your access to it will help. If you moved to a different town, you'd have to establish a network before you could buy it. That may present enough of an obstacle to deter you from using it.

These are drastic measures, but what do you want - freedom or slavery?

Answer 11

Stop buying that ****! I dont know where you live, but in Austin, TX the good powder goes for $40-$60 per gram. Do you know how much money you could be saving???? You should seek some counseling, and surround yourself with people that DONT do coke! That's what I did, and it worked! Clean for over 1yr!