zzzappa's Posts

Re: The first step

7/20/2007 12:57:56 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Yes the first step is to admit you have a problem. It takes some people longer than others of course as we are all different. It just depends on where they are in their addiction before they understand that they have a problem.

Re: Helping Someone Along

7/20/2007 1:02:56 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Start doing things that don't involve drinking. Go out to fun places and keep him busy doing things that will keep his mind off of drinking. AA would be a good thing for him though as he could go to meetings and meet with people that have the same problem as he does and they could support eachother.

Re: Stay out of the Liquor Aisle

7/20/2007 1:08:54 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Where I live they don't sell alcohol in grocery stores. They have a Liquor Mart or Beer Stores where that's the only thing they sell there. It keeps it out of the sight of minors who may be shopping with parents. Maybe more places should adopt this type of thing for sales of alcohol.

Re: Running a bar

7/20/2007 1:13:13 PM zzzappa
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Bars will have incidents because when too much alcohol is consumed there is bound to be trouble. Bar owners and waitresses should notice when some people have had too much to drink and cut them off.

Drinking Age - 18, 19, 20, 21?

7/20/2007 1:16:00 PM zzzappa
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Where I live the drinking age is 18. I know some places it's 19 or 21. What should the drinking age be and what is it where you live?

Re: AA

7/20/2007 1:20:46 PM zzzappa
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When you don't know where to turn AA is there to help and you'll find the support and support each other as you fight through your addiction to alcohol. If you feel like you don't know what to do just give them a call. I did and it changed my life for the better.

Re: How many durgs have you been on at the same time

7/20/2007 1:27:00 PM zzzappa
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It is very dangerous to mix any kind of drug and it can have deadly consequences. Mixing drugs can cause serious side effects or even death.

DO NOT EVER MIX DRUGS OR LET ANYONE MIX DRUGS!!!!!

Rehab - Is it the best way?

7/20/2007 1:32:00 PM zzzappa
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Is rehab the best way to beat a drug addiction or are there better ways?

I think rehab is the best because it has everything you need to recover and stay away from everything that got you addicted to and dependant on drugs.

Re: What do you do most on the internet?

7/20/2007 1:41:32 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Visiting message boards like this one is something I like to do. It's good to be able to talk to people around the world facing addictions.

I also like to play some games online and I really ebjoy playing games against people from different parts of the world. I was just playing chess with someone from Japan so that was cool.

Re: Playing Games Online

7/20/2007 1:45:41 PM zzzappa
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I like to play games online too but I don't play everyday. I occasionally like to play a game every now and then. It's fun when you can play against people from around the world and I can see how people can get addicted to gaming but I am still able to control my gaming habits at this time.

Re: Can you give up TV for a day? a week? a month? a year?

7/20/2007 1:51:59 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

I could do without TV for long periods. I like camping and usually go camping for a week or two every summer so we are without TV and all the other technology of today.

Re: so how dose some one stop smoking

7/20/2007 1:56:15 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

There are many different ways to quit of course and each person has to try it.

There are people quitting every day and there are people starting every day that's why it seems like it's not working but of course people are quitting it's just that there are new people that start up smoking.

The tobacco companies and the governments are the ones making the money.

Re: Can Patches Work?

7/20/2007 1:59:23 PM zzzappa
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The patch works for some people and doesn't work for others. We are all different and some people use different things to quit. The patch is supposed to help get rid of the nicotine cravings. Therefore if you do use the patch you shouldn't smoke at all with them.

Re: When can you say that you are fully out of your addiction

7/23/2007 5:26:35 AM zzzappa
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All you know is you aren't doing it anymore but you never really know what the future holds. An alcoholic knows they're an alcoholic forever because all it takes is that one drink to put them back on the path to destruction. They may be sober for 5, 10 or 15 years but they still consider themselves an alcoholic.

Keep only healthy foods in your house

7/23/2007 5:48:00 AM zzzappa
28 Posts

I find if I keep healthy food in the house I don't have to worry about junk food because I don't have any. I can snack on the healthy things like carrots or celery. If you do like to have junk food make sure you don't buy a lot. Maybe just buy one thing. One bag of chips or something like that.

How much do you spend on gambling?

7/23/2007 5:59:00 AM zzzappa
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I will spend 2 dollars on the lottery each week but that's it. 52 weeks a year so that's $104 a year on lottery. How much do you spend on lottery or other gambling?

Re: Can you give up TV for a day? a week? a month? a year?

7/28/2007 10:25:41 PM zzzappa
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If you're someone who enjoyed watching television I can see how it would be hard to fill the void. There are hundreds of different channels now but the stations are saturated with garbage programming just to get the advertising dollars.

Re: Addicted to Diet Pills. --- the consequences

7/28/2007 10:30:38 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

As with all types of drugs, prescription included, there are always side effects some of which can be life theatening. When you abuse them that risk increases ten-fold. You need to always consult your doctor and seek medical attention immediately if you have any serious side effects.

Re: Utopia

7/28/2007 10:38:01 PM zzzappa
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A Utopian World would be something nice if it could be achieved. With the way things are going it looks like humans will never learn from their history. Most people are in pursuit of money instead of love and happiness.

How often do you watch or look at porn?

7/28/2007 10:49:00 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

I must admit I haven't watched too much porn in my life but as a teenager I liked to look at Playboy and those types of magazines. How often and how much porn do you watch or look at? Is it everyday? Every chance you get? Is all you think about is porn?

Re: As a frug addict do you want to get out ?

7/28/2007 10:56:08 PM zzzappa
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That's true drugs turn you into a slave to them so you can get that temporary high. Once that high has a grip on you you never want to let it go and you will do anything to get it back when it goes.

Re: Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owners Indicted As A Criminal Enterprise

7/28/2007 10:59:33 PM zzzappa
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If only they would arrest and prosecute all drug dealers. It seems they don't do enough to get all the big fish in the drug industry. Some are better than none I suppose.

When is Intervention needed?

7/28/2007 11:05:00 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

How do you know when you should do an intervention? Does anyone know how well this works? Is it always the best to bring professional help into the intervention?

I know intervention is better than doing nothing but how do you know when to do it?

Re: Rehab - Is it the best way?

7/28/2007 11:10:08 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Yes as with any addiction it's all up to the person who is addicted if they want to stop or not. If they have the will power to do it and really want to stop the destruction of themself then that's the only way it'll work obviously, but is it the best way for someone that wants to do it?

Re: How did you quit weeds ?

7/28/2007 11:13:49 PM zzzappa
28 Posts

Weed wasn't too big of a problem for me and I did use it but it never did control me. I was able to ditch that habit easier than smoking cigarettes. Weed for me just got to a point where I didn't like it no more so I stopped smoking and that was a long long time ago.

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