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[Rhiannon12866]

5. Not around here - Northeastern New York

Sobriety around here means just that - and in the 13 years I've been in AA I have noticed that more people these days are cross addicted (drugs) than not. At one of my first meetings, the speaker said she initially tried "marijuana maintenance," so I asked someone what that meant. Apparently some, in an effort to avoid alcohol, tried marijuana instead, but that didn't work for them because they were still "under the influence" and not actually sober.

According to my sponsor, it's one thing if it's a prescription prescribed by a doctor - but when I had TMJ after dental surgery, my doctor prescribed hydrocodone for the pain in my jaw and my sponsor totally freaked out I only took it a couple of times since I couldn't get off the couch after I took it. But at the last meeting I attended, someone recounted taking hydrocodone as a supplement to drinking, so addictive prescriptions (that get you high) are to be avoided.