28 Days Clean-but worried about temptation on vacation...

[lesson_learned]

So it's been 28 days clean from the vicodin/percocet addiction. I'm feeling better, improved mood, and such. Now that I don't have my doc's though, I'm finding I get pretty lonely these days. But that isn't the main concern. I'm visiting some friends this weekend, friends who *always* have some sort of doc hanging around, and always willing to share. I don't have any cravings right now but when I get put face to face with it, I'm worried I will cave. Any ideas on how to politely refuse without offending? I haven't been around any narcotics the whole time I've been getting clean, so this is really a big concern for me.

[lesson_learned]

Ok guys I'm here in the lion's den but everyone is being cool and respectful :) So I just wanted to update and here I am!

[Back2Me]

No doubt. Get some new friends. It's much easier when you are around a completely different class of people that don't use and have a healthy lifestyle.

[gnarly_1]

HI IF THEIRS LINES IN THE BUILDING YOU DONT NEED TO BE IN IT....I know its hard when its friends or family but your sobriety has to come first and if your that close to it your going to be having a bad day and your going to use....most of us can walk away from it on a good day but not when your addiction is tugging at you....and it will we all get those days if your in a house where someone is cuting up lines and using that is way to much of a temptation for any one of us...like I said it might not be today but eventually it will bulldoze you please lissen to me on this one...your doing so good but on the same note your exposing yourself to things that will bring you down...your going to have to change your playmates and playground for this to work long term...it takes a commitment when I quite drinking and smoking weed 5yrs5mo ago I lost all my friend at the same time...I use to shoot pool every tue and sat night drink and get all smoked up when I quit I could no longer even go to a pool hall to this day I still dont go the whole shooting pool thing is a trigger for me so I had to make new friends...clean friends it took a wile but now I have a social life again and I dont jeopardize my clean time by going around people that use...I just cant im not strong enough....I get uncomfortable going to wedding receptions any where there is alcohol its a trigger for me and thats after 5yr5mo I dont think its ever going to go away...narcotics is a whole nother can of worms....I cant be around pills at all...if I see a prescription bottle on the night stand it is to much of a temptation for me
I have my wife keep it out of my sight...for me out of sight out of mind works and thats after 324 days clean....dont under estimate addiction it is cunning and baffling it will take you down any chance you give it...please dont put yourself in these situation nothing good is going to come out of them...I wish you all the luck in the world with youir recovery but in order to to this your going to have to make some hard choices good luck and God bless.......Gnarly          

[bkossak]

The best solution man would be just to not put yourself around that stuff...regardless of what religional denomination you believe in the saying "bad associations spoil useful habits" is true in any way shape or form...if you put yourself around that kind of stuff you will be tempted to do it. And please don't take that the wrong way, they could have the greatest hearts in the world just have bad habits.

But the WD's are over man, even if you just did it once if you go on the vacation. its still considered a relapse, and it will numb your resistance to the temptation of them. Keep yourself as far away from those pills as humanly possible

You can do it and you can stay clean

[LeaAnn807]

I agree with you completely!  You are probably like me.  I had to seek out a meeting where there was more of the positive talk.  I wanted to move on....not relive every moment of what made me miserable to start with.  I NEEDED to do it, but I also needed to find a place where I felt I was moving forward.  

If you look enough, you may find it.  You may just need to talk to a pastor/priest or go to speak with a therapist one on one.  There is no magic cure and no "one size fits all" when it comes to recovery.  Find what works for YOU!  That is all that matters, right? : )

[chronicmistake]

Don't  go!!!  You need new friends to hang out with.  Why put yourself in that situation.  RIght now you think you will be strong but when the DOC is in front of you the addict takes over and you can't think straight.  Before you know it you have messed up your great start to sobriety.  stay home and treat yourself to a spa day and a pajama day with movies.