# Ok, I quit drinking...now what?

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**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-i-quit-drinking-now-what/52063 "2008-07-23T21:43:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ok-i-quit-drinking-now-what/52063/54 "2008-07-24T19:05:59Z")

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> [@Jam](#):
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> ive slowed down a whole lot in the last year or so (since i met my gf) it used to be every night i would go out and get shitty somewhere, now its only on the weekends. and i dont even drink that much on the weekends anymore, maybe a 12 pack a night or like a 1/2 liter of rum/gin/whiskey instead of a lot more
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> man. im sure there are some people out there who would be wrecked if they drank how much i drink. and i “cut down”
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> same thing goes for all of my old friends who i dont talk to anymore after i quit smoking weed. now im hearing theyre all into fucking heroin and shit. one actually called me a few days ago out of nowhere, i hadnt talked to him in years. he sounded like a wreck.
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> fucked up

I have a lot of friends caught up in coke and pain killers back at home

its pretty bad. I’ve seen some good people get serously addicted to drugs/alcohol. You’re lucky to have a g/f who probably helped you slow down. Most guys won’t admit it, but having a g/f really helps control drinking/drugs usually.

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