There's probably more people but maybe they choose not to discuss it. There's been a few discussions but mainly to do with marijuana use and alcohol more than anything else.

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i belive that drugs, street drugs and depresion go hand and hand. the high you chase crashes when you get clen and 90%of the time people get high to mask a inner pain. wow i went deep with that but i do belive that streeet deugs are not an answer to anything. they only mae things worse

ok ill give you pot i smoke when i feel real low and it does help for a little but all the others like coke etc are just no good

I don't know anyone who is depressed when they are stoned. It's a question of degree, some drugs (scripts and alcohol) are just socially approved ways of being stoned.

Many people have told me just to get drunk regularly to deal with pain. That's all I need.

My boyfriend always always gives me pot when I'm down...and he'll give me alcohol when he wants me to loosen up sexually. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy them both, otherwise i'd be alone and in bed by myself. ;)

Just my thought; we feel what we feel, regardless of drug influences. The use of drugs may distract us for awhile, but what we actually feel is always RIGHT THERE. Exception to this line of thought; overdose. People can experience blackout related to alcohol (had it happen to me at age 16; had no memory whatsoever as to what happened), etc.

Chuckm, you hit right on the spot of what I'm talking about. And yes, I figure that there are some people on here who don't want to discuss it.
Drug/alcohol use is a really tough thing to stay away from on your own after you've had issues with it in the past, especially when you're in a situation where anything would be easy to get. Just looking for someone to talk to who could at least vaguely relate.

I am guilty of experimenting with drugs (ecstasy and coke mostly) and althouh I have never been addicted, they are obviously a form of escapism for me. I am staying away from drugs atm and have even given up smoking to get rid of any vices. I dount doubt that drugs were probably a minor trigger to my depression, and the high is not worth it for the aftermath. Ecstacy in particular is a bad idea when you are on antidepressants as it sends your seratonin out of control, which is meant to be maintained by the antis...but having tried everything under the sun I would be more thatn willing to chat if you want.
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I can relate.

I've just had a right bender of a weekend!

Drug use and depression?
They're like pea's and carrots to me.