What You Need To Hear About Crack Cocaine
posted: June 26, 2007 | category: substance abuse
tags: audio, crack cocaine
Cardwell C. Nuckols, Ph.D.
There are audio gaps in a few places (present in the original recording) and the recording ends a few moments before Nuckols’ talk did. Those flaws aside, this audio recording is an excellent resource for revealing truth about crack cocaine and crack addiction.
>> See also, “The 7 Stages of Crack Cocaine Use”
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It is sad to know why the addicted person can’t stop this cycle.
It can really make the family feel hopless for their addict. The man explained it well, but for someone who is not an addict like myself, it’s frustrating that someone who had everything going for them, (like my ex did)decided to put a pipe on their mouth at one point. This guy grew up in a decent christian home and his older sybilings did not take that road. He did and now he is paying for the consequenses of his acctions.
I can undertand more clearly why the addict gets stuck in this evil cycle, because they can escape from reality when high, at least for 5 to 7 minutes. Then when they are coming down, their body starts wanting more of it and it becomes a terrible cycle.
We can’t do nothing about it, the addict has to decide wether he wants to change or not….For their own sake.
This recording can make us understand the addict, but what we don’t understand is why they thought that crack was going to be a solution in the first place????
Just looking at all the hopless, homless would make me not want to ever try that!
We have to learn from others mistakes, not do them as well.
Yes, maybe the “high” is unexplanable, so what!
We first have to investigate before taking a step! For example, “where is this drug going to lead me too?” Can I easily become addicted to crack?” “Do crack heads have jobs?” “Can crack heads keep a job?” Is it worth it, even thinking about putting a pipe in my mouth just to see how it feels?
“What about if I do end up like in it?”
Many questions need to be asked before someone contenplates the thought of putting a pipe near their mouth or nose!
It’s something to think about. It’s not like buying chocolate Hershey’s.
This has to do with your life and your FUTURE!
I undesrtand the addicts craving, but not why they started using in the first place.
I don’t agree with people self medicating themselves, especially if you all ready know the outcome.
I think people should do research before taking anything!
I spent my life savings on crack in less than 1 year, and I am depressed day after day because the money is gone. And I still smoke!!!!!!!!!!!! I need some serious help. I drink and that’s when I HAVE to have crack. Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I turned my boyfriend on to all of it and he doesn’t care at all.
How can I get off of this??
All of this makes me sad!!!
I used crack for 4 years. I used it almost everyday. I was going through about $300.00 a day. I wanted to quit using it after the first year, but didn’t know how. I did manage to get off of it once for about 6 weeks, but one day I was having a very strong craving for it, and guess who popped by house? Yup, one of my dealers. They just happened to have some with them. I took that as a sign that it was ok to do it again.(I guess that was my way of justifing it.) I was hooked again. I remember crying while using it somedays. Swearing up and down that it would be the last time. Two years into my drug use my daughter passed away (nothing to do with my drug use, she died in a freak accident while with a family member). She was 4 years old. I had planned to quit that day, befor she passed away, but it didn’t happen, I just went through the motions, feeling so much pain from losing her and just wanting to escape the pain. I continued to use it for another two years before I finally got off of it. I never went to any treatment center, never got caught by the law. I was getting high one evening, and toward the end of the spoon I realized that I was killing myself. I wanted to be there for my other two children. I didn’t want them to find their mother dead some day with the pipe. I know this part will sound crazy if you haven’t been there, but I talked to the crack pipe. I cursed it, and told it that I was done, no more. I was not going to con family out of their money so that I could buy more, I was not going to pawn or sell one more thing. I lay there on my bedroom floor crying and praying to God for help. He gave it to me, because somehow I found the strength to throw away what was left in the spoon and to throw away the pipe. I am going on being clean for 4 years now (on Dec 12, 2008 it will be 4 years). It wasn’t easy, but I did it. When I got a craving for it I found something else to do. Sometimes I thought I was going crazy without it. I smoked up to 3 packs of cigarettes a day for a while. I talked a local hotline several times. They were my support system. I still kick myself for the things I did when I needed money to get high, but I feel that it opened my eyes to a whole new world. Quitting made me feel like a stronger person, like I can handle anything now. I am only posting this comment to let you know that there is hope, even if you see it.
I am the wife of a crack head. I didn’t know it when I married him. I am 52 years old and he was my 9th and 10th grade crush. We never dated and when he came along 2 years ago I just knew this was it. We were married in 3 weeks and 1 day. I immediately noticed things like he wouldn’t sleep and just down right crazy stuff. It has been 2 years and dozens of promises later and we separated the day before our 2 year anniversary. I have no real foundation with this man except a 9th and 10th grade crush that is sweet and innocent. This has been a horrible roller coaster ride and I have nothing left. I want him to get help not to get me back but I feel his life depends on it. I hope the best for him but I can not be the one that fixes this. I almost didn’t survive this thing. I ask myself over and over what did I do wrong. Why could I be enough. He needs help and support. As far as I know he is on day 14-28 hopefully can’t be sure because he doesn’t live here. Have been through that day over and over in the last two years and only hope he will go past it. Other family members have fessed up to him having drug problems since his teens that attributed to 3 other fail marriages and who knows how many relationships. I guess my comment is I respect all those who have gotten off and stayed off. Not to save a relationship necessarily but to save themselves. Life is too short and precious to go UP IN SMOKE!!!!!!.
Also it has been a constant clean and discovery process the last month with the discovery or so many pipes and pieces of pipes, empty coke baggies and this brassy steel wool stuff. Yesterday was a spoon and hyperdermic needle. This all makes my head spin because none of this took place during the time I was either awake or at home. This has been like nightmare on Elm Street. The only way to stop and end it is to have the Crack Addict leave. I am sorry for all of you who chose and now fight this every day but my heart also goes out to the people who love you. Who will never ever be the same. If you haven’t quit please quit before the calsulties increase. We don’t want to be here either. Please please hang in there and fight because the other side is sooooooo sooooo sooooo tired.
I cannot keep seeing my boyfriend do this …I feel like its killing me so much worse than it is him … I need a definite answer how to help him… he promises to stop EVERYDAY but he cant i feel so bad for him that drug has taken over his life and he has no control anymroe..please please help me..or help him someone !