If one were an addict and to drink or smoke cannabis for a special occasion

[Spare Chaynge]

If a person was an addict and were to drink?
I would like to get personal experience from people who were previously addicts and stopped using NA,AA or CA. And at some point in there recovery they decided to smoke pot or drink alcohol for just a special occasion. But after that night or the weekend of drinking with no negative consequence returned to sobriety. How did you do this.. how did you return to sobriety what made you decide to return. Did you work the steps before you decided to relapse? You can also tell me if you decided to use your drug of choice and were able to stop after a day or so.

swim has 6 months with no intention of using or drinking today.. but sometimes he thinks it would be nice to use marijuana or low doses of mescaline at a phil lesh show before he passes on.

[Fight Club]

I tried to quit shooting coke for 4 years while I was still drinking, and despite the fact that my drinking was social, (I didn't get drunk) it always lowered my willpower, and would lead back to cocaine.

After I got went to rehab in March '06, I stopped drinking and I attend AA meetings regularly and NA meetings occaisionally. I doubt that I would have any trouble drinking on special occaisions. My wife and I collect fine wines, and have about 200 bottles of exceptional wine that is 5-15 years old. I have bottles that I bought for our 15th wedding anniversary (4 years ago), 20th anniversary (next year) that look very tempting, but I think I will pass, just the same. Doing anything, at this point that puts my clean time at risk just isn't worth it to me.

FC

[chillinwill]

SWIM is a heroin addict that is coming up on 4 months of clean time....when SWIM relapsed, he would smoke some weed, drink a little, maybe take some benzos and then bam he thought he could handle just doing his drug of choice, heroin, once which turned out that wasn't the case and it turned into another full blown active addiction

for this SWIM, he must stay away from all substances for quite some time for him not to get back into heroin....that's not saying that maybe 5 years from now or even 2 years or so that he can't occasionally trip since psychedelics were his thing before he was introduced to heroin....or maybe that's just wishful thinking??? SWIM will just stay clean from everything for now and will see what happens then

[Spare Chaynge]

Thanks for the good advice.
swim can not think years in advanced at this time in his recovery. he can only think about staying clean and sober for this week or just for today.. He sometimes says that he will use mescaline when he gets a year or two but as he approaches his year its sounds less and less like a good idea.. swim regularly gets calls from people who refrained from this or that but not this. and they are always emotional unstable and asking for advice.. they always ignore swims advice. Such as get some sleep eat something and take a vitamin and stay away from drugs. They settle on drinking a beer or something.

Hopefully swim will get to fight clubs stage of its just not worth it... He kinda is right now for today but when he thinks a year down the road he can not do it.

[MiMoMo]

SWIM relapsed with drink night before last with an alcoholic buddy he hadn't seen in 2 years. After SWIM had enlisted buddy's help with some farm work, buddy's pleas to go out for an innocent beer led to the inevitable, more beers and shot after shot. SWIM's old automatic behavior began surfacing, the giving away of money and possessions. SWIM even bummed a couple cigs and slipped there too.

Most interestingly, SWIM became hyper sensitive to the sight of anyone touching their nose. Many times SWIM believed complete strangers and especially SWIM's buddy were giving him snide signs of cocaine availability or use. Overcome with self disgust, SWIM abandoned buddy, ran from the scene, hid in some bushes and passed out, sleeping until morning. SWIM did not relapse with the cocaine, but its spectre was definitely looming.

SWIM's buddy calls the next day and casually suggests getting together again, as if nothing of any significance had happened. SWIM views this event as a momentous opportunity to review his life and goals. For SWIM, alcohol is the most debilitating substance, bar none. Being that SWIM's most favorite cat in his life tragically died just the day before this incident, SWIM must always remain vigilant as to his emotional vulnerability. Currently SWIM has renewed his narcocelibacy regards tobacco and alcohol, happy to be alive and not incarcerated. SWIM needs to channel his skewed generosity into sober channels of reward. SWIM has been ready to pursue hypnosis and meditation as support activity but has postponed their implementation. Appears that this is a good time to start.