ways to support a personal habit

Im curious about everyones methods

At the times when I was flat broke, and itching for a fix, I would think and think of ways to come up with cash, usually involved borrowing from someone, doing odd jobs. I had one particular bad time, when I returned some clothes I just bought to score a quick $50. LOL

I know a few people that go to local gas stations and spare change, and one dude that gives plasma to get quick cash, I tried this once, but was not allowed to give, due to a recent tattoo, it seems plasma donating/selling has alot of regulations, so probably not a reliable way to get cash.

Im sure everyone has their tried and true ways to get ahold of cash, hopefully we will all learn some new tricks from this thread...I hope, cuz Im broke now, got $5. and thats it!

 

My brother used to steal from his family, all of us, and pawn the stuff.

He's dead now.

Meth overdose.

 

a job.

 

I don't do drugs unless I can afford them after I've covered my necessities and responsibilities. If I can't then I don't; life isn't always about getting what you want right here in this moment now!

 

Personally i use when i have extra money but if you really want to support a habit then the way its done is by selling your DOC then eat all your profits.

 

well in all fairness this is the opiate forum and opiate withdrawal can be pretty rough if you don't get it in this moment now! from what I hear. Opiates have never really been my thing.

 

That's why some planning must be done. Ie, "I'm broke, I don't have a job, and I'm on my last 2g of heroin . . . do I shoot it all up now or do I use this to help me taper down over the next few days when I know I won't have money or dope?"

it's important for those with strong addictions issues to learn planning skills

 

logic and reason dont often go hand in hand with a hardcore heroin addiction though.

basically, there is no fool proof way to support a personal habit, as that habit is going to keep growing, due to tolerance, i used to sell my belongings, or sell other drugs to pay for the ones I wanted. Being addicted to a substance is miserable. Now I only do opiates on occasion, or when im in pain. Stopped associating with anyone that abuses them heavily, of course still have couple friends that use pills, but i dont spend time with anyone that is bad off on meth, heroin, pain pills, cocaine, or anything else seriously detrimental.

 

Ive always worked for my money. It can be tough sometimes and you may have to do odd jobs too but Ive always had enough to cut food rent and dope

 

Right now I'm in a sick cycle of using because I don't have a job or anything to do. Which takes away my motivation to do anything. As soon as the dopes finished I feel like offing myself from the withdrawal or coming back to reality?

 

There's a lot more things you can do than dope, or drugs at all. Learn something new, a language, a skill, learn to program, teach yourself auto mechanics, go to school, and ultimately get back on path to getting a job.

 

u can always steal jewelry (gold) and other valuables from people

 

:sultan:just kidding dont do that.....get a job maybe

 

dam cuz. you could be stealing some Catvert if you didnt sell your reciprocation saw for craxk.. /;p

 

costs less and is so much quieter

the down side is some are double wall pipe or not exactly round

 

steal all the pipes and wiring out of your home and then file an insurance claim as theft.

 

if they have no cash i doubt they own an insured home.

 

I never understood why people gutted houses for the copper pipes, seems like ALOT of work for not much pipe/money..?? I looked in the basement of my house and theres not that many water pipes, maybe $30. worth of scrap, but that does not get one much dope. LOL

 

gotta be more than $30...its over 3.50 a pound

 

Find one of those houses up for sale where no one lives and take the copper. You can also steal air conditioning units, they have quite a bit of copper in the condenser coils and usually scrap yards will pay a fixed rate on coils.

You can also cut the catalytic converters out of cars, I believe they pay decent money for those since they contain valuable metals like platinum and palladium.