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July 14th 2010, 11:49 AM
4 months and 2 weeks. (:
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July 16th 2010, 08:59 PM
I take pain medication as prescribed. I used to abuse Xanax along with oxycontin and I have been sober for 6 months and I now work as a counselor in a drug treatment center after I got my bachelors in psychology.
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July 17th 2010, 03:26 AM
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I now work as a counselor in a drug treatment center after I got my bachelors in psychology.
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That's great. Sometimes people in your position can really help people tremendously. I remember the person who help me the most in rehab out of the staff, was actually an intern who was still in school to become a counselor.
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September 28th 2010, 11:57 PM
Day one with out a drink...
first step
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September 29th 2010, 12:57 AM
11 days w/o alcohol (still currently struggling...ugh it's SO hard!  )
Never was addicted to marijuana or any other hard drugs
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September 30th 2010, 09:17 PM
5 days without alcohol (most likely going to have to restart this after tomorrow night)
4 weeks without a cigaratte
5 months without weed
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November 13th 2010, 07:41 AM
A month without alcohol. I don't know if I can keep it up, I hope I can. Jim Carrey, who has clinical depression, once said he stays away from substances because they impact his internal chemistry - same thing here... it seems the longer I'm away from alcohol the more balanced I become. Trying to stay away from the negative aspects of being 'young hollywood.'
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November 13th 2010, 06:42 PM
226 months and counting.
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November 15th 2010, 01:15 AM
I will never ever abuse alcohol, so I have been sober for 310 months and fifteen days. 
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November 15th 2010, 11:37 PM
I haven't touched a drug (minus alcohol and nicotine) for 19 months.
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January 21st 2011, 03:37 AM
-26 minutes.
I think I might have a problem.
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January 21st 2011, 03:39 AM
208 months free of alcohol, cigarettes, and any substances.
Two and a half weeks free of my own personal addiction.
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January 21st 2011, 04:55 AM
1 week without alcohol
and 5 mins without pot
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January 28th 2011, 08:37 AM
1 month with out shrooms.
2 years no bud
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February 15th 2011, 01:17 PM
5 months and 4 days off heroin
same amount of time off crack
a while longer then that without alcohol
and with the grace of god and the aa program will never have to get loaded or drink again
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March 21st 2011, 03:57 AM
Where to start off as a first post... I used to use any drug I could get my hands on. Heroin, coke, oxys, pot, anything that was available to me, I would shoot, snort, smoke, or eat. I'm proud to say that I'm almost a full year into my recovery, being sober since April 23, 2010. It's the best decision I think I've ever made.
As for smoking, that's been a little short with only 4 weeks so far, but one step at a time right? 
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March 23rd 2011, 03:46 PM
One week without non-perscribed pills.
Three weeks without alcohol.
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May 24th 2011, 07:02 AM
4 months sober of cough medicine/other over the counter drugs and alcohol
Everthing I see seems to be a lie. And everything you see in me you think is the truth. But, really all you see is what I'm masking the real me with. You never see me cry. Because I'll never let you. And you'll never see me die because I feel like I already have in a way.
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June 4th 2011, 05:41 AM
24 hours. I broke my 19-year and 5-month streak last week. 
"You say you're all dark and twisty. It's not a flaw, it's a strength. It makes you who you are."
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June 10th 2011, 11:23 AM
only thing i do is smoke cigarettes and drink on occassion but as far as hard drugs, I've never touched them
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June 11th 2011, 05:37 AM
3 weeks
And here you are living, despite it all.
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June 15th 2011, 01:14 AM
Happy to say I've abstained from hard drugs and cigarette use all my life.
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June 16th 2011, 10:06 PM
Drugs (OTCs) - one week. It's the longest I've been since starting them. >_>" I'm almost nervous to go any longer.
Alcohol - a little over a month.
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July 24th 2011, 05:20 PM
8 months 9 days (this is the longest clean ive had since i started using i cant believe it)
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August 13th 2011, 09:51 PM
Four seconds.
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August 13th 2011, 09:54 PM
Almost 3 months
And here you are living, despite it all.
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August 16th 2011, 01:01 PM
Around two and half years i think, off of pot.
Around three years, off of pills.
Around one year, off of cigs.
Around 11 months, off of booze.
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August 17th 2011, 01:47 AM
1 year and a half without alcohol.
2 years without cigarettes.
3 months without pot.
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August 30th 2011, 10:38 PM
3 months. (:
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August 30th 2011, 11:04 PM
2 days without alcohol.
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September 7th 2011, 11:56 PM
4 days without alcohol & pills.. decided to stay sober, one day at a time..
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September 8th 2011, 12:56 AM
Over 3 months without cannabis.
And I don't drink anyway. At least not excessively.
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October 1st 2011, 03:52 AM
40 days without pills
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October 1st 2011, 04:11 AM
1 year and 9 months. 
Keep it up everyone!
wanderlust consumed her;
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December 6th 2011, 02:41 AM
Its been 6 months without alcohol and weed and 10 months without hard drugs but i really miss it all to be honest.
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December 6th 2011, 02:08 PM
Almost 2 months.
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December 6th 2011, 07:15 PM
Sober for 1 year and 3 months.
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January 21st 2012, 08:22 PM
I've been sober for one year.
Great job everyone! I'm so inspired to see how hard all of you are working. Keep it up! 
wanderlust consumed her;
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January 21st 2012, 08:52 PM
Haven't smoked weed in about a month.
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January 21st 2012, 08:55 PM
3 months. I guess.
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