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***nandm*** · 04-03-2009, 04:03 PM

Although I tried drugs a few times there were several reasons I chose to stay away from them:

They interfered with my drinking.....when I smoked pot it put me to sleep....which meant I could not drink as much as I wanted.
In my mind alcohol was ok since it was legal but drugs weren't so it was better to drink than do drugs
The jobs I had did fairly regular drug testing so it was easier to not do them than to figure out how to avoid the drug tests
Didn't want to get caught by the police....figured drugs increased my chances of arrest which could mean the loss of my job.
I am sure there are others but these are the primary ones.
Oh, I felt I still had control when I drank but with drugs I felt that control was gone.
I tried coke twice but found I liked it so much that I knew I had to stay away from it otherwise I could easily give up everything for it.

04-03-2009, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
*nandm* Life the gift of recovery! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 6,580	Although I tried drugs a few times there were several reasons I chose to stay away from them: They interfered with my drinking.....when I smoked pot it put me to sleep....which meant I could not drink as much as I wanted. In my mind alcohol was ok since it was legal but drugs weren't so it was better to drink than do drugs The jobs I had did fairly regular drug testing so it was easier to not do them than to figure out how to avoid the drug tests Didn't want to get caught by the police....figured drugs increased my chances of arrest which could mean the loss of my job. I am sure there are others but these are the primary ones. Oh, I felt I still had control when I drank but with drugs I felt that control was gone. I tried coke twice but found I liked it so much that I knew I had to stay away from it otherwise I could easily give up everything for it. __________________ NOTE: All BB quotes are from the 1st Edition of the Big Book Depression is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of being too strong for too long.