I am a cocaine addict, 14 days clean today.

I ued to smoke about a pack a day, but the last 3 days it has been more like 1 1/2 packs. Are there any smokers out there recovering?

Has your smoking increased during early recovery? Does it return to normal?
Does being clean make it easier to quit altogether? Not planning to try that until at least a year clean but gathering info.

Gr8,

Congrats on 14 days. That was a tough time for me.

I remember going up to 3 packs a day for quite some time before I was able to quit completely (also one day at a time). As with my other addictions, I found it difficult to reduce or control (unless I ran out of money).

Several years after I recovered from crack & alcohol, I applied the steps to smoking and haven't smoked in years. It was harder actually because smoking had not made my life nearly as unmanageable as crack. In both cases though, I had to be honest, open-minded, and willing.

I still drink a lot of coffee and eat a lot of sweets, though quite a bit less than the early years. I also am a bit of a lead-foot in the car. I'm far from perfect but have made much progress as a result of AA.

Hope I get the chance to converse with you more.

Thanks for the info SS.

I check in pretty often during the day. Would appreciate your experience, strength, hope and courage.

But be careful, I can be moody and have this thing about requiring paragraphs :dizzy:

I'm a smoke too. I've noticed that I am not smoking as much.. :confused:


P.S. I can attest to the paragraph statement Gr8 made.
Be afraid, be very afraid. Oh, heck, just be alittle scared............


Marilyn

Hi Gr8,

Glad to offer something of use.

Moods & paragraphs--I generally have both and also dislike the absence of the latter so, although I don't get on here nearly as much as I like to, I think I'm going to like conversing with you. I'll try to make a positive contribution where ever I can.

I relate to your story quite a bit and will try to find where else here you mention it.

Meanwhile, I hope you're enjoying your schmokes as much as I did in early sobriety. I couldn't very well say goodbye to all of those old friends at once.

SS

When I quit the meds I quit the smokes to. I smoked for 27 years, however I was a light smoker, like 10 a day maybe a pack a day on occasion. I would try and quit for sure once your through the coke w/d's and icky feelings and don't push it when ewver the time is right for you, you have so much going on now it would not be wise.

I feel so much better being off the cigs and I know I am a much healthier critter now. I was starting to get High blood pressure and that scared the dickens out of me so I stopped all together, I will always miss the cigs but for now I am cig free.

I tapered and that worked so good for me. at the end I was smoking 1 cig every few days, I could never succeed my smoking quit with cold turkey but cutting back worked wonderfully..

good luck to you!!

ive been smoking more than usual..approx-a pack a day..i feel like if i don't quit im gonna die from this..
Its serious..
Good luck to everyone...
ggrl :angel:

Quitting smoking was very hard for me.
I quit on Feb 14, 2005. sitting here typing brings back memories of smoking while typing out chats and what not. The withdrawls get easier everyday and even now somedays I have no withdrawl ;)
My new task is to evict the extra pieces of chocolate cake that seem to have found a warm home in my body. :nono:
I don't know that next year I will not be a non-smoker.
For me, for the next ten minutes, I am a non-smoker. then repeat. :bouncing:

good luck, you can do it! :blob_fire

I quit smoking on March 6 of this year. I had been smoking for 13 years and had quit 3 other times. First time I quit while I was pregnant and then started back up after my son was born and I went back to work. Then I quit again about two years later....then started back up again 6 months after that. This time I just made up my mind...my son is helping me...he reminds me all the time how much better mommy smells now! One day at a time, right? So far so good....I can actually take a deep breath now and not cough my lungs out onto the table!!! It's a great feeling. Here's to hoping one day you can get here too Gra8ful! :wave:

Thanks to all for the information. Like I said in my post will not try for at least a year but nice to hear the success stories.

Your right Bujang, I am currently working to believe that my higher power will return me to sanity. Getting there slowly.

Went to a meeting, didn't say much but it was a first step. Also picked up a 'Came to Believe' book.

I feel much more at ease at discussing things on this board than at meetings. Probably because it is annonymous and you can type in your thoughts at anytime day or night.

Sometimes feel a little pressure when it is my turn to speak at meetings, my thoughts are still jumbled and do not always come out right. Here I can review what I typed and reword (or edit).

Anyone with similar feelings? Any thoughts on subject of speaking in meetings vs typing on board?