Addiction

Percy Thrillington

Percy Thrillington

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    Have you guys ever been addicted to a substance or come dangerously close to being addicted?

    Right now, I fear I'm becoming dependent on Atrovent, which is basically a steroid compressed into an inhaler. I have Asthma but it's not severe - I can do whatever I want to whenever I want to, but when I get a cold, I have to watch out and make sure it doesn't get into my chest because that could lead to an Asthma attack. So usually I'd just be on your average inhaler, two puffs a day to keep everything clean, but for the last month and a bit, I've had a persistent cough that won't go away. Worried that it'd lead to something, I went to the doctor's and was prescribed Atrovent, which does the opposite that usual inhalers do, but in a different area of the body so it makes it easier to breathe. I'm meant to take it three times a day - I'm keeping up an average of nine. It feels like a crazy boost of adrenaline every puff. Was at the doctor's yesterday and told that if I feel it works, I could be put on it on a permanent basis and that there's no harmful side-effects, which is alright, but at the same time, I don't want to become dependent on a drug.

    Also, during the Summer I had a bout of difficulty with alcohol but managed to get over it.
     
    Last year, I used to smoke multiple packs a day and I loved to do it. I always was bored and any time I went out with my friends, I [used to] smoke 8 or 9 cigarettes in one hour. I was hungry for Nicotine, everyday. I did not stop this habit, but I am smoking less nowadays and I don't feel addicted to smoking anymore in any way.
     
    i'm a huge fan of altered states, i used to experiment quite a bit until i had to settle down. as risky as it was, i never started abusing and i guess i don't have an addictive personality so staying away from these drugs was never an issue for me. ive been given prescription drugs before, and admittedly used what was left for recreation (as a result of giving into peer pressure, how rebellious) but i didn't become dependent. now i'm not sure what would constitute as a food addiction...but i'm a very antsy individual and if i don't have something to fidget with i'm looking for something to eat. i think that's just a habit that stems from being anxious rather than an addiction, because i have a kinda fluctuating appetite and most of the time i'm just not hungry/craving anything.
     
    I wouldn't really call this an addiction, but I was sort of obsessed with fighting and working out 2 years ago. I used to fight a LOT and work out at the gym for like 4 hours a day and when I wasn't there I would do 100 pushups every hour or two.
     
    I wouldn't say I really had much of an addiction. If I had to say, it would probably be the smell of gasoline at the gas station. Now, this isn't something that I have to smell all the time, because I'm not actually addicted, but when at the gas station, and I catch a whiff of the scent, I like to breathe it in because I find the smell a bit, well, addicting? :x However, like said, it isn't something that I desperately need to smell every time like a real addiction might be; I just like the smell.

    On another note, I don't believe the question for this thread is suitable for Other Chat. It's more of a one-answer type question that would fit better in OVP.
     
    Previously a smoker, i quit though.

    Errrrm addicted to anything else? i don't think so.
     
    I was addicted to heroin for.. a year I think. Won't expand on this.
    I smoke a bit, but I smoke less now. Right now I'm addicted to alcohol. Worst addictions ever right?
     
    One of the last times I got dental work done, I was prescribed painkillers. The pain went away to the point where I didn't need the painkillers after only a few days, but I kept taking them anyway. It wasn't so bad that I took more than the recommended amount, but if I had a constant supply I know I would have quit taking them.

    I'm really glad I haven't tried any stronger synthetic opiates or the real opiates, because I would have screwed myself over and have been severely addicted to them.

    Those kind of substances are bad and that's no joke, I've seen and heard of too many people I know messing up their lives over that stuff. :(

    Oh yeah, how could I forget cigarettes? I've been off and on with those since I was about 16, but I've been doing good since I last quit smoking. I'm glad I never really smoked in front of the kids in my neighborhood, from what I can remember. And since I'm one of the last older teenagers in my group of neighborhoods, I'm trying to keep that $%!# out of my neighborhood if possible, so at least they won't have that influence from teenagers as they are growing up.
     
    I wouldn't call this an addiction, but I go online more frequently than I should. Now, for some real addiction, it's to pepper. I used it with almost all my meals, but that's toned down a bit.
     
    I love how this came after my addiction to coke (coca cola) blog entry, which I'm not entirely addicted to yet.

    Anyway, I tend to get addicted/obsessed with certain things often, to the point of mentioning them all the time and being annoying about that. I probably should break that habit. As for what those addictions are, they'll probably become apparent if you look around my posts, or something like that.
     
    インフェルノの津波 said:
    I am addicted to this site.

    And I still am...help me...
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    PC Addicts anonymous holds meetings every Tuesday 4pm, we're always accepting new members.

    Venue is at Poke Community.....oh, wait
    D:

    I'm addicted to procrastination. Whic is why I'm on the internet rather than doing my Design homework. Yeup.
     
    I usually get addicted to certian foods. But they often don't last long. I can remember last Easter, I was a chocoholic which was soon over once I got sick and it came back out the way it came in. XD Cheese was once a short addiction of mine. I can remember watching Big Brother while eating cheese. :D So tasty.. now I just hae it on hotdogs and spahgetti ect. Also, those lolly pineapples they were good,but after awile the taste got boring and I soon disliked them. PC is another addiction of mine that I used to have. I am trying to cut down since I was loosing sleep; believe it or not and It was literally controling my life. Lol; XD

    But as far as I am concerned I will never be addicted to such things like Drugs, Alcohol, Violence and smoking. I think once you're addicted to them, it's pretty hard to stop. It's not impossible, but very very hard.
     
    I honestly don't think I'm addicted to anything.. :/ Possibly the internet.. but.. I can and have gone times without it at all and been fine.
    @_@.. I guess I'm pretty lucky.. :/ I don't like the idea of drugs so I've never tried any.. nor do I want to. And I just find alcohol unappealing..

    *Shrugs*
     
    Never been addicted to anything. I can overuse alcohol and then stop using it entirely without any withdrawal symptoms. Never tried recreational drugs, but I've never been addicted to prescripted drugs despite taking too many of them.

    Not sure if this counts, but I do drink a lot of coffee. If I don't have a coffee, I get a terrible headache. I can stop drinking coffee without craving it or anything, so I don't think I'm addicted to caffeine. Just the horrible withdrawal headache if I don't drink my daily coffee.

    The solution to my headache due to coffee? Drink more coffee. Class it as an addiction if you want, I'm not sure. I can survive without it, I'd just rather not have a headache.
     
    I am so addicted to Coke...
    Dont get me wrong kids, I'm not talking about drugs mmmkay...
    I'm talking about Coca-Cola. I drink it every day/afternoon/evening/night...
    No I'm not exaggerating and Yes, I am drop dead serious.

    I guess I'll stop when I lose my leg... maybe...
     
    Vendak said:
    Not sure if this counts, but I do drink a lot of coffee. If I don't have a coffee, I get a terrible headache. I can stop drinking coffee without craving it or anything, so I don't think I'm addicted to caffeine. Just the horrible withdrawal headache if I don't drink my daily coffee.

    The solution to my headache due to coffee? Drink more coffee. Class it as an addiction if you want, I'm not sure. I can survive without it, I'd just rather not have a headache.
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    I think that does count as an addiction to caffeine. You may not exactly crave it when you don't drink coffee, but the headache usually means your body thinks it needs it. So yeah, if you don't like it, you could always drink less and less coffee, if that's what you want.
     
    well ive never really been addicted to anything that bad...... i used to casualy smoke a joint or do some coke....the only thing that got a lil out of hand is when everyone was on zanax...we just had to have it all the time and it was the only way to be social with other people........well i stoped taking it after i almost killed somebody...and now im 100% drug free....i still enjoy a drink on the weekends tho
     
    Pokecommunity, Mountain Dew, Wendy's french fries, and OTC painkiller (though the latter does seem to stop the pain from my eczema for a brief while, which is why I still take it regularly).
     
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