Very little about this new substance has become common knowledge to the general public, but at the same time, it is available almost everywhere. It is sold in head shops, gas stations, smoke shops, and the internet. It is also on that very same internet where I found all the addiction stories...
They are easy to find if you specifically search for them. By the time I got around to reading them I was so far into my addiction that it was like looking in a mirror. They all had one thing in common, none were aware of how strong the drug's grip is on a person once he tries it. Many stories abound, of people who started the drug as a substitute for pot for one reason or another.
I had used cannabis in the past without becoming physically addicted to it. Like the stories from the others that I found online, I thought this drug would be similar to marijuana. Not the case. It is more addictive than crystal meth. I would know because I used that substance habitually from 2002-2003. After being hospitalized briefly for methamphetamine induced psychosis on September 15, 2003 I stopped that drug for good and never looked back. Did not even have one craving for it. Not the case with this substance...
I get woken up every hour on the hour from a sound sleep to take a puff or two, and that's when I have the substance. When I have none, I don't get any sleep at all unless I am taking very strong dosages of sleep medications. Even then, I am still awakened every hour for a pipe resin scraping. It's pathetic and shameful.
Next friday I have an intake appointment with the veterans center to see if I can be rehabilitated. There has also been increasing numbers nationwide, people seeking help for spice addiction. We never saw it coming.
If they are going to sell this stuff, there should be a warning label about how addictive it is.
