my boyfriend and i have been off heroin for 5 months now and we take Subutex as a substitute-prescription drug instead of Methadone, which has been going really well, but my boyfriend is now injecting his Subutex. It's not even like he makes an effort to hide it either, he left a needle on our bed, their wrappers under the pillow, and there are always bits of filter laying around. i have confronted him when i found a used needle in the bathroom, but he just blamed it on the other people who live in our Bed & Breakfast, and then walked out in a mood because i was "always accusing him" of something he "hasnt done". His arms and hands are covered in tracks again and they just look so incredibly sore and bruised all the time, and I am so worried about all the chalk in his system, as well as all the other health risks. I am at a complete loss for what to do, because i love him with all my heart, and don't want to lose him because i want to stop him doing something he wants to, but at the same time i dont want him injecting, as when he does eventually come off his script, he will still be in that mindframe of injecting, and if he's got that spare 20 and he fancies a hit, i know that he wont be able to stop himself, and then we'll be back where we started, and i cant bare to see him like that again. Could someone please suggest something - anything, that you think might help, that i could say to him, to help him stop doing this to himself and to move on? thanks, confused.
Your description of his situation sounds like he will require residential
treatment or BOTH of you must switch to methadone - no "takehomes".
This sound tough but that is how it is. There is a form of morphine called
Kadian here in Canada in which changing the format of usage is not
possible. It is a 24 hour granual pill. He is killing himself and injects for
the "high" that follows. You must put yourself first and give him a hard
choice at this point. Methadone or Kadian, the dose must be gradually
reduced and the withdrawl urges will increase the closer you are to freedom,
but you will not die. I was on prescription Fentanyl, Statex, and Demerol
for ten years for medical reasons that lead to addiction. I found residential
treatment that used a rapid methodone detox. This was extremely painful
and I probably would have not been able to do this at home. Good luck.
treatment or BOTH of you must switch to methadone - no "takehomes".
This sound tough but that is how it is. There is a form of morphine called
Kadian here in Canada in which changing the format of usage is not
possible. It is a 24 hour granual pill. He is killing himself and injects for
the "high" that follows. You must put yourself first and give him a hard
choice at this point. Methadone or Kadian, the dose must be gradually
reduced and the withdrawl urges will increase the closer you are to freedom,
but you will not die. I was on prescription Fentanyl, Statex, and Demerol
for ten years for medical reasons that lead to addiction. I found residential
treatment that used a rapid methodone detox. This was extremely painful
and I probably would have not been able to do this at home. Good luck.
i to am on subutex and was injecting my takeaways i realised it wasnt doing me any good and went back to pharmacy dosing daily it isnt a problem for me as my chemist is open late and just down the road but this is not always the case how about getting dosed every 2 days they double dose you 1 day then your subutex last 48hrs this doesnt work for every one but its an option plz dont back on to the methadone its worst than hamz and more addictive u probaly already know that and dont take other drugs just stick with the subutex ur b/f needs to face a few truths firstly is he really true about detoxing or just looking for a cheep hit and secondly you have to get him to make a decision u or the needles i know its hard but if he continues to use subutex then heroin again u will use again also its enevitable trust me the old saying if u cant beat 'em join 'em is so true with us addicts plz be strong because i sense you really are true about ridding yourself of the chemical handcuffs and dont really want to go down that road again at the end of the day be true to urself after all you have to cure urself b4 you can help anyone else.....T
Hi, The only advice i can offer about your bf needle fixation is that i had a really bad needle fixation and i'll tell you what stopped it, when i couldnt inject anymore, it got to the stage where it'd take me hours to get a hit and i'd end up looseing more than i was takeing, now not even the doc could take a blood sample!!! honest i wnet for an hiv test and had to go back 3times as the nurses or docs couldnt take any blood, it ended up that i had to give a mouth swab!! So I've done that much damge due to injecting, i always have really cold hands and feet and i get pins and needles in my arms, hand and legs, and they go dead all the time.
I dont know if this will help or not but advise your bf to stop expecially injecting tablets as he could loose a limb, if he wont stop then for your own sanity get out, thats what i had to do as my bf was selling the s*** so i had to take a step back and look at what damage he was causing me, I think if you can take a step back, maybe look at the situation from another perspective, give your head a shake and do whats best for you GOODLUCK
I dont know if this will help or not but advise your bf to stop expecially injecting tablets as he could loose a limb, if he wont stop then for your own sanity get out, thats what i had to do as my bf was selling the s*** so i had to take a step back and look at what damage he was causing me, I think if you can take a step back, maybe look at the situation from another perspective, give your head a shake and do whats best for you GOODLUCK
I have had a needle fixation for a time as well. And just like gabbi... what stopped me was how bad I looked all the time in the arms and when I ran out of arm and hand veins to prick I started finding crazy veins like the ones in my groin and neck. It got crazy and as I looked in the mirror (which really helps if you cant stop yourself and you want to....watch yourself take a hit....also tape it if you can, it really puts it into perspective) about to stick the thing in my neck I realized how INSAIN this all was. After I kicked the needle habit for about 6 years I did it one more time and was so disgusted at myself I couldnt stop thinking about it for DAYS after. Never again. Not to mention the insainity of shooting water and asprin and alcohol and whatever else I could liquidize. Its all insain.
