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Table 17 Example Reddit posts from the recreation and addiction recovery forums

From: Analysis of associations between emotions and activities of drug users and their addiction recovery tendencies from social media posts using structural equation modeling

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Paraphrased example posts

Opiates (RDU)

As an addict I feel my entire life is a lie. I can never share with other people that I love to stay in motel rooms and shoot heroin and cocaine together. I am constantly fantasizing about my next shot and I don’t relate to sober people anymore

Benzodiazepines (RDU)

My mom was recently prescribed some diazepam (bullet pills) and I like popping valium once in a while. I am thinking of stealing some from her stash. I hope she doesn’t notice

Trees (weed RDU)

My favorite is the hippie speedball. I love waking up to coffee and smoking a fat blunt, eating breakfast and then smoking another not so fat blunt

OpiatesRecovery (DAR)

I can’t believe it, but I am 2 weeks clean now. Thank you to all of you for your support. I don’t have anyone else to talk about my addiction. You guys are all I have. Please continue helping me though my recovery

Leaves (Weed DAR)

I have finally decided to quit. Today is my day 0. I have smoked continuously for the last to years and I am done for good now. I am a dad and I am still doing my undergraduate. I have to focus on my graduation and being a good dad