I dont feel well at all very hard to breath. I've been using for a few months and I dont want it any more because its f***ing with my anxiety and it feels like I'm having trouble breathing sometimes. Am I addicted?
If you can't breath call 911! Only you know if your an addict. If you been using for only a couple months changes are yes your an addict. So what do you want do do for your problem? It's gets much worse if you don't stop now. Save your life and get help.
It took my daughter less than three weeks to be a full-blown addict.
I was addicted to heroin the first time I used because I was taking a very strong pain pill called Opana. If you been using everyday then your addicted. Get help now don't prolong the issues it will get worst.
Physically it could take a few weeks - - but for me. I knew after that 1st shot, that this was going to be an issue. Now, I certainly wasnt planning on a long addiction- but I knew I found the feeling that I had been missing my whole life.
So even after I knew I was addicted physically, I didn't want to give up that feeling that all was right with me and the world- - Heroin tricks you into thinking that >you are going to be the one that can stop anytime. People that get a habit are just suckers- -
sooooo be careful
jack(one of the suckers)
So even after I knew I was addicted physically, I didn't want to give up that feeling that all was right with me and the world- - Heroin tricks you into thinking that >you are going to be the one that can stop anytime. People that get a habit are just suckers- -
sooooo be careful
jack(one of the suckers)
I wholeheartedly agree with all the other posters...Hi everyone!! I started snorting heroin and for a while that was enough and like Jack said, I felt like I thought I should have felt my whole life, like something had been missing.
Slowly but surely I did more and more, then i went to the needle and to speedballs and I never looked back,until it almost killed me. This drug turned me into a person I dont ever want to be again, one that lied to my children,my family and my friends and most of all myself. I sold things that were so very important to me,heirlooms meant to pass to my grandchildren, I lost my house, almost everything I owned,my self respect and nearly my soul because I tried to commit suicide to stop for good what was happening to me.
Trust me, if you are seriously questioning whether you are addicted or not, run to the nearest help you can find, friends,family, counselors,or mental health facility.NA or AA and put a stop to it now while you still can! Find out WHY you are choosing to do opiates in the 1st place or else you will be like so many of us, using drugs to numb everything bad that has happened to us. Face it and deal with it now or you will be lost and heroin will own you.
Seriously.
good luck to you,
granny
Slowly but surely I did more and more, then i went to the needle and to speedballs and I never looked back,until it almost killed me. This drug turned me into a person I dont ever want to be again, one that lied to my children,my family and my friends and most of all myself. I sold things that were so very important to me,heirlooms meant to pass to my grandchildren, I lost my house, almost everything I owned,my self respect and nearly my soul because I tried to commit suicide to stop for good what was happening to me.
Trust me, if you are seriously questioning whether you are addicted or not, run to the nearest help you can find, friends,family, counselors,or mental health facility.NA or AA and put a stop to it now while you still can! Find out WHY you are choosing to do opiates in the 1st place or else you will be like so many of us, using drugs to numb everything bad that has happened to us. Face it and deal with it now or you will be lost and heroin will own you.
Seriously.
good luck to you,
granny
You said it Granny! Run as fast as you can and get help right away. If your using everyday, you are going to be sick and it's going to suck but if you keep going it will own you! It owns me and I hate every second of it! Good luck and I will say a prayer for you.
Trust me, it works quickly! The drug blocks pain receptors in your brain which is why it hurts so much when they come back online. Worse of all it works subtly...one hit here and there...then a few...then a few days on...next minute you are using everyday and its the first thing you do in the morning and last thing you do at night. It will consume all your conversations(if you are not using alone), and then the lying and sick days off work start. Trust me, 2 months is enough for this drug to get its claws in because its metabolic. If you are using in a group then the best thing you can do for yourself is move out and get help. The longer you leave it the more painful the rehab, the more subs you will need, and harder to come off it will be. I would recommend reading some of the getting off subs posts before signing up to the program so you know what you are in for. Do it quickly if its a once off mistake or be patient and do a longer course of tabs, if there are other deeper signs of addiction problems. If they recommend using methadone dont do it, ask for the subs! I see people going in circles with heroine and methadone, and they are as bad as each other.
Most of all Good Luck, and well done for being brave enough to nip it in the bud!
Most of all Good Luck, and well done for being brave enough to nip it in the bud!
BMary,
I am sorry you feel the way you do about heroin addicts using methadone. The ones who give methadone a bad name are the ones who are in methadone programs, dont follow their clinic rules and still continue to use illicit drugs along with it. I can tell you from my own experiences working with opiate addicts ,besides being one myself, that the patients who follow clinic rules can and do get clean by using methadone.
Most of the misinformation comes from people who in reality know nothing about how methadone works or about the thousands upon thousands of opiate addicts it has helped to live their lives free from addiction.
Feel free to go to the methadone site here and see all the good and truthful things told by the people who live that life every day.
granny
I am sorry you feel the way you do about heroin addicts using methadone. The ones who give methadone a bad name are the ones who are in methadone programs, dont follow their clinic rules and still continue to use illicit drugs along with it. I can tell you from my own experiences working with opiate addicts ,besides being one myself, that the patients who follow clinic rules can and do get clean by using methadone.
Most of the misinformation comes from people who in reality know nothing about how methadone works or about the thousands upon thousands of opiate addicts it has helped to live their lives free from addiction.
Feel free to go to the methadone site here and see all the good and truthful things told by the people who live that life every day.
granny
you said it granny I went on vacation with my girl friend had access to heroin every night. when I came back I found out I NEEDED it badly, only smoked it at first, then graduated to the needle and became a full blown addict. after I sold all my belongings I sold my body . didn't think I would ever do that until I got dope sick
what kind of drug can you use in a period of one month that can get you highly addicted after the month is over and can cause you to have withdraw symptoms of fevers, chills, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue and irritability?
Hi powerpuff
Which one are you taking or are you asking due to someone else having those symptoms?
There are quite a few drugs that can have that effect on you when you go cold turkey
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Which one are you taking or are you asking due to someone else having those symptoms?
There are quite a few drugs that can have that effect on you when you go cold turkey
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I went to cheer leaders camp for two weeks smoked heroin ever night three months later I was IVing it. so stay away from it I quit school and lost every thing, my parents kicked me out now I'm a wreck
How Long Does It Take To Become Addicted To Heroin
I had an addictive personality long before I picked up my first drink/drug.
The drug of choice is just a symptom of my defective persona.
My true condition is well described in AA's The Big Book and the Narcotics Anonymous literature.
All the best.
Bob R
I had an addictive personality long before I picked up my first drink/drug.
The drug of choice is just a symptom of my defective persona.
My true condition is well described in AA's The Big Book and the Narcotics Anonymous literature.
All the best.
Bob R
My cousin came over one night I was depressed at the time she offered me some heroin, said it was what I needed. I snorted it and felt like a new women my PROBLEM went away I thought. At first it was fun after all I was ONLY snorting it. She introduced me to a drug dealer about three months into my addiction He said it was cheaper To shoot it so I said ok. Two years later I lost my three children my marriage my job and self respect. It was fun at first but reality has set in I want to quit but I don't like being sick when all I have to do is see my dealer for relief.
Kathy , I simply don't get it nor do I understand anyone who thinks they will find happiness in the shape of narcotics or a syringe....You were offered herion by a cousin? I have never used narcotics nor do I intend to....but it has cost me such pain in my life ...I am sorry for all who feel this is the cure all ...it isnt....it will alienate you from the ones who love you....You will become its slave it will suck the life out of you it will own you...it will strip you of your possessions your morals your self worth....You will wither until even you don't recognize the reflection in the mirror...
You will lie rob cheat for this addiction...Only you have the ability to want to seek help to stop.....there is not one that lives without some sort of hurt or pain. In this world....but don't magnify it by becoming an addict....today really stop and take a deep long breath and ask yourself where has this gotten you.......seek help ...Realize anyone who is willing to make a dollar on selling you something that is destroying you your life and loved ones is not someone who cares about you at all....say today is the day I start to end this addiction. ..You only live once make it worth living for....your worth it.
You will lie rob cheat for this addiction...Only you have the ability to want to seek help to stop.....there is not one that lives without some sort of hurt or pain. In this world....but don't magnify it by becoming an addict....today really stop and take a deep long breath and ask yourself where has this gotten you.......seek help ...Realize anyone who is willing to make a dollar on selling you something that is destroying you your life and loved ones is not someone who cares about you at all....say today is the day I start to end this addiction. ..You only live once make it worth living for....your worth it.
Hi Kathy,
I am so sorry you are where you are. Your story is very much like mine. I too started out snorting it and within a few months that wasn't good enough so I started using the needle.
I was in an unhealthy marriage and a friend and co-worker (who oddly enough was on methadone maintenance) who knew what I was going thru turned me on. I felt like I was a new person, able to conquer the world!! My problems weren't monumental anymore!!! At first it was like...where have you been all my life?? I had energy and all that until I didn't have the money to keep myself where I needed to be without being sick. I lost (I quit before they fired me) my job, I was stealing from my husband, who had NO idea what was happening, and I eventually kicked him out too. I went to jail for the first time in my life, one of a few jail trips. I lost my house, my self dignity, and I turned into a person I wasn't and was ashamed to be.
Fast forward...I tried to kill myself because I didn't want to be that person anymore and when that failed (I spent 3 days on a respirator) I went to a methadone clinic and started their maintenance program. That, I am happy to say, was 21 years ago and I have been free from opiates since the first day.
Today my life is great! I own my home, I am raising my 2 oldest grandkids, my family is all supportive, my life is full and I appreciate everything I have.
Find your way out. Spend as much time on getting clean as you do trying to get high every day. You didn't get addicted overnight, you wont get well overnight, but you will find peace in the travel to get there.
Good luck sweetie. We are here for you, GO FOR IT!!!
granny
I am so sorry you are where you are. Your story is very much like mine. I too started out snorting it and within a few months that wasn't good enough so I started using the needle.
I was in an unhealthy marriage and a friend and co-worker (who oddly enough was on methadone maintenance) who knew what I was going thru turned me on. I felt like I was a new person, able to conquer the world!! My problems weren't monumental anymore!!! At first it was like...where have you been all my life?? I had energy and all that until I didn't have the money to keep myself where I needed to be without being sick. I lost (I quit before they fired me) my job, I was stealing from my husband, who had NO idea what was happening, and I eventually kicked him out too. I went to jail for the first time in my life, one of a few jail trips. I lost my house, my self dignity, and I turned into a person I wasn't and was ashamed to be.
Fast forward...I tried to kill myself because I didn't want to be that person anymore and when that failed (I spent 3 days on a respirator) I went to a methadone clinic and started their maintenance program. That, I am happy to say, was 21 years ago and I have been free from opiates since the first day.
Today my life is great! I own my home, I am raising my 2 oldest grandkids, my family is all supportive, my life is full and I appreciate everything I have.
Find your way out. Spend as much time on getting clean as you do trying to get high every day. You didn't get addicted overnight, you wont get well overnight, but you will find peace in the travel to get there.
Good luck sweetie. We are here for you, GO FOR IT!!!
granny
The problem I have is I moved in with my cousin as I have on place to go at this time. Her husband is a dealer so you can see I don't have to go anywhere To get a fix.
P.S she also uses.
P.S she also uses.
I would move .....
My son was an addict, mainly due to pain killers which eventually lead to herion . He has been clean for almost 2 years. Sad to say others his age weren't able to get clean. In the last 4 months, 185 people died from overdose in Massachusetts.... I want to be a part of the solution. I want to be able to help just one person from ODing. I am not sure this is the right place to start but I got to do something. If you need someone to talk to or just be there, I am here for you. Please let me be your guardian angle. I am not an expert or a clinician, I just care and I feel so grateful that my son was able to get clean, I want another mother to feel this.
