Drugs/alcohol/energy drinks and autism.

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I drink a couple of cups of coffee every day. I used to drink quite a lot of alcohol, but I really cut down. Now I've stopped completely because of the meds I'm on. I smoked tobacco for about 4 years and then quit cold turkey. I took a lot of ephedrine as a teenager. I took a lot of codeine at university. I can't smoke cannabis because it makes me psychotic.

I think I get addicted to things easily but I've managed to quit every addiction I've had apart from caffeine.

I used to take ephedrine before it became illegal here in the U.S. because at the time I didn't want to take stimulants for ADHD (which at the time I believed to be ten times worse than any side effect of ephedra).

I took it because I just wanted to get wired.

It does suck, though - makes you anxious. I think my heart is a bit angry with me to this day.

Energy Drinks - not too picky. Whatever has few calories and is 75 cents or less at the local outlet. Don't use 'em all the time.

Kratom - I sometimes use this for days on end to elevate my calm, focus and get work done. It's not really worth it, because just like alcohol, it takes back emotionally whatever it gives you.

Blue Lotus 20x - Pure love in plasticene form. No side effects here. A favorite fire.

When I need to calm down I drink a cola type pop.

I'm an alcoholic, I used to skip class and drink alone in my apartment to deal with feeling lonely and isolated. I thought I was going to die a couple of times. My rock bottom was the night I drank so much I was having trouble breathing. I don't drink any more, which just makes me more weird in social bar and party type situations, but I think I've finally found some friends who won't judge me on it, which eases the isolated feeling.

I get addicted very fast but get bored of em fast too... I was addicted to everything on that list at some point in the past but stopped luckily (because I had very effective reasons)...now I am only on prescribed medication.. My addiction wasn't very bad though I tried controlling my urges but when I indulged it got out of control...

I was addicted to and stopped coz around the time Micheal Jackson died I learnt what caused Katleen turner's looks to change... That was enough to keep me away from alcohol and analgesics forever. Well I also had alcohol poisoning once.


I rarely smoked but I never encouraged that habit coz I knew it'd turn into an addiction.. when my grandpa was diagnosed with lung cancer I was working in a cancer lab so I just decided it was not worth it.. he was a chain smoker...

I stopped energy drinks and coffee because too much of it made me sick one day and I decided that I am keeping away for good..

phew no more addictions

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I would say I am a food addict. I have weird reactions to all sorts of drugs though.

I am a recovering food addict. I know that most people who only eat when they're hungry probably think, "that sounds stupid. There's no such thing as food addiction." But there is. I used to eat not only when I was hungry, but also when I was bored or sad. I kept thinking about and craving food even when I was trying to concentrate on doing other things. It felt like I was at the mercy of my own appetite and cravings.

But one day in March, I realized I had gone too far when I was not able to fit into any of my jeans. Through sheer willpower, I managed to fight my addiction to food and get down to a normal weight according to the BMI (though I am at the "larger" end of normal and I still have a ways to go before I reach my target weight).

But the thing that makes me the happiest is having more time to use my imagination instead of always thinking about and craving food. Now I don't think about food unless I am hungry, and I am neutral towards or even disgusted by junk food rather than tempted by it.

I'm addicted to chewing ice-cubes plus other non-food items, like paddle-pop (popsicle) sticks, aluminium can tabs (plus generally the metal from the can), straws, plastic cups, fingernails, bottle lids, the bottoms of bottles, pen springs, and just generally whatever chewable thing unconsciously ends up in my mouth (paperclips don't stand a chance). It's probably detrimental to my teeth, but having something to chew in gives me comfort. If I'm not chewing, it gets replaced by stimming.

I don't like any of the things mentioned in the OP.

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I have a big thing about substances that affect the mind, I do not like it. I drink iced coffee drinks and limit myself to 2 max per day. Also drink tea but only at night, maybe 1-3 cups a day, nothing major.

I like a lot of these things, fortunately I don't get addicted to stuff. I love coffee and coffee flavored energy drinks (I think the regular ones are nasty, I can't even stand the smell), I love hoppy beer especially Guiness; I smoke pot occasionally. I have pretty much given up soda as it is so fattening, and I quit smoking cigarettes, although I will still sometimes smoke a clove or a bidi.

I HAVE to have coffee every morning, but only half a cup or so. I usually have a glass of wine at dinner too. It's the only thing that gets my right eye to stop twitching in the evenings. I have a pack of cigarettes I recently bought. They are in my purse unopened. I haven't smoked in 6 years, but life is testing me right now so I'd like to have the option.

I don't even know where to get drugs (yet like, everyone on here does!! Please tell me where you get weed!), I hate alcohol but I like the feeling it gives me, and I don't believe I've actually ever had an energy drink, not even coffee. I am however addicted to chocolate, biscuits and sweets (candy).

Well you really just have to find people who smoke it and they probably either sell it or know someone who does, so it can be hooked up.....then of course its always nice to smoke some with whoever got it for you. Or if you live in a state with medical marijana legal you can try and get the medical marijuana card and go to the dispensaries...but you have to have a convincing reason.

It seems really weird to me to see "energy drinks" bunched in with alcohol and drugs.

I despise alcohol/tobacco/drugs. They make people act like idiots and shorten lifespans.

Tea/coffee, well, I don't like them, but I don't think any less of people who do enjoy them or are even addicted to caffeine.

Energy drinks? Never heard of anybody addicted to them, if somebody really likes caffeine then they generally drink tea or coffee over here. It's probably a cultural thing. I only drink an energy drink when I need energy (i.e. I'm exercising).