How to help a junky?

[Lor1111]

Hi all, 1st time im using this forum. i have a big problem... last night i found out that a friend of mine, well not just a friend, hes some1 ive been inlove with in the past 3 years already... is now doing heroin almost every day...


He started doing it 4 years ago. He had a pack with his friends that they'll take heroin only once in 3 months. Most of his old crew now live abroad. one of them was here for a vacation and told me that he had a really bad experience on heroin while he was on a trip in india. and also he said that he's not goin' to touch this drug anymore. Innocent me, I thought that his friends have reached the same reason, untill last night that i visited my friend and found a used syringe in his toilete room and then while sitting on his bed, i asked what is he doing and he answered "smoking heroin"...


I wanted to cry... i had tears in my eyes but couldnt do anything. He told me that he realised that H is a part of his life, a part of himself... just like weed smoking and mushrooms. those 3 drugs are a part of him so he intends to grow his own poppey and shrooms.. this way he'll have an every day supply...


This dude is highly intelligent, and one of the most special and unique guyz ive ever met... He has a huge potential to be a professor... hes like a crazy scientist or something...


but im telling u all that because im despertly crying for help... I just dunno what to do... I care about him wayyy too much and I want to make him happy... to make him realise that there are so many cool things out there and that being a heroin junky is not usefull and can only damage him.


bah :(


I thought about giving him more attention, giving him more love and affection... to get him out of his house, to do nice stuff with him... i think he got pretty hard into this habbit out of boredom... and maybe feeling lonely and such...


if u have good advices please share...


thanks alot!

[dr ACE]

there is supposed to be a contreversial drug wich can help hard drug users, cant remember its name its mentioned in pihkal somewhere

[sunyata]

The drug you're thinking about is Ibogaine, but nothing will work unless the person is motivated to quit. If your friend is as intelligent as you say he's probably aware of the risks he's exposing himself to, but has decided to do it anyway. It's hard to stop something like that. In the end it's up to the user to quit, you can not make him.


I love smack also, but I decided I wouldn't go further down that road, at least not now. And it's hard, I think about it every day, despite the fact I've never done it more than ca. 50 times. The reason I decided to quit was because a lot of people were starting to look down on me, people with serious cocaine problems told me I was fucked up, imagine that! I don't want to expose myself to all the social consequences of doing it, people have this demonized image of what a heroin user is like and I don't want to deal with that. Besides, I don't feel I am fully in control of my innocent little weed habit, and it would be poor judgement to think I could handle H without handling the THC first.


The reason why I loved H is very simple, it removed any fear or desire I had, I felt liberated from myself and my own needs, judgements, expectations, all of it. I could just lay still in my bed and breathe freely for once.


You might want to check out the Recovery&addiction part of the forum, things like this is discussed a lot there. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

[William_Again]

methadone? you could use that to ween him off, but your justing getting
him hooked on another drug in that process...try kratom its natural and
legal (non addictive I believe) and eveyone says its like opium. But
basically if he is going to get off it he needs to decide to do it
himself and be motivated, he could also try therapy, that might be good
in resolving some issues that are related to his drug abuse and help
him through the recovery process.

[Lor1111]

Thanks all...


The problem is, that he doesnt want to quit... the contrary. He accepts this habbit as a part of him. So i dont think i can give him other medicins, if he enjoys doing smack, he'll continune doing it with or without my support..


Is it possible to influence him in a way that will help him realise that he's playing with his life here? I mean, he obviouslyknows it and he knows the risks and he just doesnt care... he think he's some omanipotent that can overcome all that. He's planning to grow poppey in his yard and make his own H...


can i do something? or maybe i cant? i just dont want to get a phone call some day telling me that he was overdosing and now he's in the hospital, or worse....


This is pure shit, u know?


:(

[smilla]

well if he has it in his head that he is going to use, then nobody is going to stop him. Its hard enough to get over an opiate addiction when you want to quit. The best thing that helped my addiction out is a drug called naltrexone. It blocks all the effects of opiates in the brain by sheilding the opiate receptors in the brain. So for instance if i were to use right now i wouldnt feel any effect or benefit from the drug. Thats half the battle for me because i know i wont get high if i use. The drug comes in pill form and implant. The pills dont tend to work because people wont take them. I use the implant that lasts me 6-10 weeks of being opiate free. The point is to stay on the implant (or pills if you can do it) until you feel comforttable to tackle your addiction on your own. There arent many places in the US who do the implant procedure...only in Virginia Cali and Michigan. and there is really only 3 offices who do it. Its been the best thing for me and my addiction and without it i wouldnt be where i am today

[smilla]

I know this procedure has been done over in europe but not sure where

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="1102064481">My dear Lor1111</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">I write to you these painful and probably useless words because I´ve been playng with that stuff for more than 26 years. I did it in Israel too.In Eilat. God, how many sweet , dreadful memories...</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">If I am still alive now ,I owe it to my wife. She was my girlfriend then, and she carried me away from Goa (india) or I would still be there, surely under 3 feet of indian soil. How did she do it? She just packed her stuff and told me that she just could´nt stay and watch me dyng. Considering that I had all the money and was feeding the two of us with my writing, she demonstrated un unusual amount of cojones. I could´nt fuckin´belive it. She got into a taxi and buggered off. Before her taxi reached the first turn I jumped on the motorbike and run after her. Four days later we was in the Maldives, and I was wishing that I had never been born. But even the worst is bound to pass. And, somehow, I´m still alive.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">If I still find myself in this hell it´s because she is so honest and pure and I am such a ruthless, shameless, expert lier SOB.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">You should read some of my conversation withn Justin77 & Apradavra in The thread " if you scratch my back now..." they are great lads. And they know what they´re talkin´about.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">So, how to help your friend. Lough in his face. Mock him about his shameful , pathetic weakness. Make him understand how boring and meaningless his life is. My wifeis too innocent and sweet to do it, and that´s her only fault.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481">And , belive me , he is not so smart. No matter what you or others may think. And he knows it.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1102064481"> Shalom my friend. Kiss for me whe warm wind of the Negev, and the fresh waters of En Gedi. Tell them I´ll be back some day.</LABEL>


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<LABEL SessionId="1102064481"> " It will not be the fear of madness to keep at mid mast the flags of imagination". from "The manifest of expressionism".</LABEL>


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[Lor1111]

So sweet....


Thanks alot elio! I wish u only good and Im happy to hear that the worse is behind you.


en gedi rocks... come back anytime :)

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="3472770276">The worst is never behind you .</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3472770276">If you can´t see it it´s because it waits for you behind the next corner.</LABEL>

[Lor1111]

buhahah http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/smileys/smiley11.gif

[paulywould]

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[William_Again]

this option may be a bit extreme and I personally wouldn't recomennd it
and I doubt anyone else at this board would either, but if push comes
to shove and you are damn near scared to death his going to die on this
stuff very soon you can somehow have the police intervien. Go to his
and if you see his stuff call the cops. Again this is a last resort,
because not to many people would get over something like that and if
they did, it would take a life time to forgive the person.

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="1251588084">William </LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">are you freaking crazy? Call the cops? Have you ever heard of anybody who has ever been helped by the pigs? If my poor wife would have done , or just threatened to do something like that I would have run a continent away from her. Never to return.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">Never ever trust anybody wearing an uniform. I know in Israel everybody wears an uniform; then wait until they take it off before trusting anybody.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">Besides , in Israel my pusher of choice was a french barman who got his addiction and his connections in an israeli Jailcell.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">Don´t ruin his life, your story and your reputation by bringing the cops between you and him.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">Use sarcasm instead, lough at him , make him see how pathetic he his</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">and for his birthday buy him a mirror. But I think I told you this already.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">If really he is intelligent, or even just average, he will come to despise either his addiction or himself. Or maybe both. Is that a good thing? I don´t know. But surely is a first step.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">Now that I think about it I should probably shut up. I´m telling you what to do when I can´t even get rid of my own obscene vice.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084">It´s my second day off the stuff and I already start to doubt of my possibilities. Maybe if the people around me would know how shallow I am, and would mock me and lough at my pityful state it would be easier to get rid of my demons. Maybe.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084"> You´re in for a tough fight baby.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084"> So long. VincentVan.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1251588084"> "...Thou Knowest all; I seek invain - What lands to till or sow with seeds - The land is black with brier and weed , - Nor cares for falling tears or rain... " Oscar Wilde "The true knowledge."</LABEL>

[Woodman]

Don't try to help a junkie!

They have to want to quit, first!

Remove yourself from him and when he calls for a
favor (and he will), be ready with an excuse, or just
tell him you don't want to be assiciated with him an
his bad scene anymore.

He's only going to get worse, and there's nothing you
can do about it.

[William_Again]

I think that is kind of a crappy view Woodman, I am not saying it wont
help or that it is a not good one, its just shitty for both parties
involved. I say stick to him as much as possible, and show him that you
care (not overbearingly) and try bringing up in conversation little
things that are getting ruined or disrupted by his use (like your
relationship) and see if he can see his abuse from a different angle.
Basically I think don't laugh at him, dont leave him, and don't throw
it in his face (no matter how mad you get) but rather give him as much
support as you can and when he does NEED help to quit etc...he will be
more comfortable coming to you for it rather than being alone or
spiraling father into addiction

[Apradavra]

I have found that many people who do become junkies tend to be highly intelligent people. And even though they may be addicted to a very powerful, often demonic substence, they are still human. And people are subject to human fallibility, it proves us mortal i guess....Dont just give up on your friend... Woodman, I have read many of your previous posts, and they areintelligent, i do believe an addict must want to quit for themselves, but dont give up on them, people who become junkies often needed help before the addiction set in, one way or another...dont give up on your friends, junkies are still humans, even though some forget to act that way....peace guys

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="1302559365">Dear Apradavra</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1302559365">as usual your comments are insightful and right on target. BUT:</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1302559365">define intelligence. Is that just the ability to fool everybody around you and to get where you want to be no matter what? In this case you are right. We are very intelligent. But I came to belive there must be more to it.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1302559365">Also: what´s the point of intelligence if what you use it for is to wreak havock on your soul and on the livesof whoever may care about you,( Even if your "intelligence" does not let them realize it).</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1302559365">Fuck , if this is intelligence , I wish it would go take a hike, and leave me to my blessed dumbness.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="1302559365">I can´t remember where I read this : "The road of excess brings to the palace of madness". Madness, not intelligence.</LABEL>

[Alfa]

Can't see how removing yourself from him would help. It won't spare you pain (at this point) as you are very much in love. I would at least bring Iboga under his attention with all it's qualities. Not only the anti-addictive quality, but the psychedelic & spiritual qualities as well. Use the search engine to find out more about it.


I think intelligence is defined by the way you use knowledge; by how you treat people, arrange your life and handle the waves that turn it up side down.

[VincentVan]

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<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="3169970802" SessionId="258650579">You´re a smart guy Alfa . You know that? Yeah. you probably do.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">Still, are you sure Iboga is the right stuff for all and everybody? The reason I have never tried it (and I have tried nearly everything , to get rid of my hateful vice), is just those psychedelic qualities you talk about. My last experiences with acid & the likes, have been less than happy ones. As a matter of fact I have´nt smoked a joint in ages, or at least, I took care not to get too stoned. After using those stuff for years , I slowly came to fear them. Dread their effect even.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">My god,how fucked up I am.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">About intelligence: Who should judge if the way you use your knowledge is or is´nt good? Andgood to whom?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">Yourself? If I would know what´s good for myself I probably would´nt need to be here.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">The people arund you? Those you have learned to manipulate, cheat and lie to ,without even the need to think about it?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">As for handling the waves, I´ve been piloting in squally waters for longer than I want to remember. The compass was lost long ago ; as for charts: I´ve never had them. No stars to guide you. No gentle breeze to feel your canvas. If ever I ´ll reach a friendly harbor, I belive , it will be by chance.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802"> So long. Your VincentVan</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802"> "... And those rough old dogs of the ocean were tender of heart and true. - And comrade clung to comrade stanch as capitain clung to his crew." - Sir J.Rennell Rodd.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3169970802"></LABEL>Edited by: elio

[Alfa]

<LABEL SessionId="3169970802">Still, are you sure Iboga is the right stuff for all and everybody? The reason I have never tried it (and I have tried nearly everything , to get rid of my hateful vice), is just those psychedelic qualities you talk about. My last experiences with acid & the likes, have been less than happy ones. </LABEL>


Why should the effect be happy? I consider Iboga as a non-recreational drug, a learning drug.


I would certainly not say Iboga is for everybody. Apart from that I do not think any drug is for everyone, Iboga is not to be taken lightly. It is a very strong hallucinogen,which can givea lot of introspective insights. Users tell of re-experiencing their life, with the realisation of how things came to be and why. It is a very long trip, under guidance of people that care for you during it. For more info please see here: Ibogaine (http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7009&PN=1)You'll also find addresses there.Edited by: Alfa

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="4192621012">WOW . I would really like to give it a try; but I´m full of doubts (among the other things I´ m full of).</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">As Isaid, my latest experiences with hallucinogenics , have been so unfortunate that I haven´t touched that stuff in years. Even grass scares me (if it´s good, that is). If as you say , Iboga is "a very strong hallucinogenic", "not to be taken lightly"; how would it effect a poor ,fucked up, SOB like myself?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">For what I understood, it´s not something I could take and then go teaching to my poor, innocent ,young, students, that so much trust seem to have in my judgement. Is it?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">Or drive a car, or talk to collegues or editors. </LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">What could I possibly say to my usual victim of choice: my beloved wife. Would she notices anything? Would she need to know?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">But specially: is it a viable alternative to this stupid, blessed, methadone ;with wich Irepeatedly tried to get rid of my disgusting vice?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">Self prescribed ,self obtained, methadone , freed me of my demons several times, but never for a long time. It has saved my lifemore than once but it has never changed it. Would Iboga be different?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">"A very long trip" ? How long does it need to be?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">Your last comment I find expecially depressing:</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">Where the hell can I find "caring people under whose guidance take the trip"?On the fuckin´ yellow pages?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">I start to think I ´ll never be able to fit this magic substance into my miserable, screwed up life.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">But thanks anyway.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="4192621012">Yours VincentVan</LABEL>


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[speedqueen]

Heroin probably is part of his life...a best friend ..he's had it longer than he's had you. I don't honestly believe you can do anything for him, you need to look after yourself. If a partner comes between me and my drug of choice at a particular time...God help them! Do what you need to for you...if you have the strength, stay and support him. My boyf has done that with me, and i wouldn't be here if he hadn't, but it's not his or your responsibility at the end of the day!

[VincentVan]

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<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="2052145417" SessionId="3203122232">How comes it`s only women who can come out with something intelligent even when it seems nothing intelligent will ever be said?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="2052145417"> " I´ll help you through this. Whatever it is..."</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="2052145417"> ( Kurt Vonnegut)</LABEL>Edited by: VincentVan

[Metamountain]

<label sessionid="4192621012">As Isaid, my latest
experiences with hallucinogenics , have been so unfortunate that I
haven´t touched that stuff in years. Even grass scares me (if it´s
good, that is). If as you say , Iboga is "a
very strong hallucinogenic", "not to be taken lightly"; how would it
effect a poor ,fucked up, SOB like myself?</label>















Iboga

'The Cleaner has arrived'



Do you expect to have a glowing experience?

Well you will be glowing but after the trip for months!</span>....The trip in itself will be a fairly difficult and long (14-20 hrs).

Think of your brain as a filing cabinet with all your memories from
this life.Iboga comes and shows you a replay slide show of your life
and you are 'made to' understand why you are where you are...



Then Iboga takes a sponge and wipes the slate clean!!!

You will feel alive like you have been reborn and your past Karma has been assimilated.If it sounds too good to be true,try it!



Book yourself into a place far away from the city,a hotel is
perfect.Ask a close loved one to accompany you for a day,this i for
simple stuff like walking to the loo and tucking you in etc.( While
tripping its quite difficult to walk around so you are in bed most of
the time of the trip )



There is ample research done on the efficacy and safety of Iboga so chill there is nothing to worry abouthttp://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif.



'If your scared of meeting your demons, feel fear, but dont let the fear

Paralyse you to Impotecy'



Caveat:You have nothing to fear if you are in good systemic health esp. in relation to your heart and liver.



Edited by: Metamountain

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="700324543">Dear Metamountain</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543"></LABEL><LABEL SessionId="700324543">thank you for the explanations you gave me and for wich I have waited impatiently for a while. In the meantime I have done some research by myself about this subject but I have´nt been able to find anybody who actually tried the stuff himself. The information I have found ,unfortunatly , is contraddictory to say the least. I have found a self described "expert" who claims that the trip, for a first time user,can last from a minimum of 48 hours to a maximum of a full week, with returning sudden flashes for a few weeks afterward . However when I asked him if he has ever tried it, he told me that no, he did´nt, because he never needed to.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">Even if I obviously I have little faith in experts about things they ´ve never experienced, what he said scared me off the iboga idea for some time, but is it true?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">If it is´nt , how long will the effects last? What about the sudden returning flashes for weeks afterwards? Is it just a myth born of disinformation or there is more to it?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">My health is (incredibly) still in a very decent state . No problem with either liver or heart, but I am addicted to opioids. I am trying to get rid of the horrible habit by using methadone in decreasing doses, but I am still drawn to heroin at least once or twice a week (sometimes more often) What will ever happen if I were to take iboga on top of the methadone? Is it necessary, or my screaming neuroreceptors will be taken care of by the novel alcaloid? And last but not least: when the effect of Iboga will finally vanish, will I still feel the symptoms of withdrawal?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">If to find reliable information about ibo is not easy, to find it about the use of it as an alternative to opioids or as a detox possibility is much harder still.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">I hope you will find the time to answer some of my questions as I am more and more inclined to give it a try. The main problem is to find somebody who will spend with me the time of the experiment. Does he/she /them need to be people who have tried it themselves or more or less anybody would do?</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">Thank you again for the advice. </LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543">Faithfully waiting for more answers, your </LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="700324543"> VV</LABEL>


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[indjuwandjuwa]

Be sure to be clean forat least 24 hours before the trip. Eat well during the 24 hours.Set a date and time. Have someone help you to arrange a place to stay. Be sure that you have a medic aware of what you are about to.


I have a little experience with Iboga. Have not used it as a hallucinogen, but more as a stimmulant and for slight mind alteration.


You can also look into AYAHUASCA for beating drug addiction. I think that Ayahuasca is alsoa good after (Iboga) treatment for your condition.


You might also want to concider using the Iboga for a second time at a less higher dose, so that it can aid you further.


Iboga is absolutely not recrational at high dosis!!! you will see your life pass by!


Neither is Ayahuasca.


If in denmark yu might want to check out if there is a St Daime church ( I'm not much into churches ) but it is a good place to start, to introduce you to Ayahuasca.

[VincentVan]

<LABEL id=HbSession SessionId="3631015318">Thanks to all of you</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">Your experiences andadvices are really precious to me.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">I can now see that an Ibogaine forum topic has been opened containing all the informations I have been looking for.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">I`m thinking of taking some time off from work and contact Wildwind-Sara, and seewhat this magic substance can do for me.</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">You have been great</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">all my best</LABEL>


<LABEL SessionId="3631015318">VV</LABEL>

[hippie_lain]

Lor111 how are you doing? We would all like to hear from you. The only person that can help him to change is you so dont give up on him. Trust me a girlfriend or wife is the only voice that can compare with drugs. Show your disgust for his habbit. Like our bf i was smart(159iq)and wasted my mind heart and soul on drugs. They made me a broken man(mainly the friends i did them with though) dont let it happen to him. Remember though its a hard battle and NOTHING is your fault. Good luck

[paulywould]

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The ony way to make him quit is to help him realize what is going on and what the drugs are doing to him. Showing you're disgusted with his habit without helping him realize why and what else is going on due to his use could cause a resentment. Only speak with him about it when he is not high, he will not listen otherwise.


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[egoDEATH]

If the person doesn't want to quit, then nobody canmake him. I would like to see ketamine, as well as other psychedelics , being used as a therapeutic tool for addiction. Mind over mATTER. Edited by: egoDEATH

[Lor1111]

Well, yah, Im not his gf, Im his friend. We used to date once but it was 2 years ago. Anyhow, last night few friends of him were suppose to talk to him about it, So I need to get updated and hear how it went...


Thing is that he's telling everyone how happy he is, and how this is the best period of his life. Suddenly he has this high self esteem and confident. I think he has it because nothing really matters now that he has heroin, like, he can do whatever he wants and say whatever he feels like, it wont matter a thing cuz he has this devilish drug waiting for him when he'll get home. So his friends were suppose to enlight him and let him realise that he CAN be all that, and he's already an amazing person. he doesnt need this drug in order to become 1 or feel 1...


The bigger the high is the lower the down will be. Thats how i see it. If he's feeling all happy nowdays, and things are going well, what will be afterwards? when things will stop looking some glamour... will he need to enlarge his H amounts in order to feel good again? and then what?


its a sucky situation, and i think he needs to do something NOW, and not wait for the worse to come...

[sunyata]

He is currently in honey-moon phase, which is probably a great time for him. Of course, as with most "marriages", this one will lose the initial glow. He's not necessarily doomed, as some people actually manage to control their use of opiates, but it's hard to know if he'll manage that.


Opiates leads to tolerance so it's likely he will have to increase his doses.


Bottom-line, and this has been reapeated over and over, is that he has to want to quit himself, you can't really convince him that he should want to quit. If you give him an ultimatum, you risk that he chooses opiates over his friends.


Instead, you should try to figure out why he feels the need to do these things in the first place, not an easy task, I know, but there is little else to do. Forcing people into rehab or quitting has been tried with disastrous results before, I don't really recommend it. When I quit it wasn't because my friends told me to(and yes they did tell me), it was because I realized it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life. I lost a lot of respect for those people who tried to manipulate or force me into quitting, it didn't help me at all, in fact it made me want to do more heroin, just to prove them wrong. Luckily, I didn't. The fact that a lot of those people fucked themselves over on "mild" drugs such as cocaine, speed, alcohol and ecstasy, made me see them as hypocrites. After all, I managed to stay away from heroin, but they don't even try to stay away from the drugs they are using. But I still love them, despite our differences.

[brooklyn718]

its hard to help other people unless you do something that requires them to go through professional detox

[paulywould]

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It's damn near impossible to force somone to quit unless they are entirely dependent upon you and do not want to live on the street. I've been on the street before and I didn't want to go back. I became entirely dependent upon my parents for a few years and was forced to stay clean. I agree it is the wort way to help someone get clean and for a while I hated my parents, occasionally got high. But after they kicked me out once I realized I have to get my shit straight. After a few years of being'involuntarily clean' I began to enjoy the clean life. So in the end it worked out for me. Mine was an extreme situation.


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[Alfa]

How would you see Ketamine as a therapeutic tool for addiction since it is extremely addictive itself?

[enquirewithin]

I would excercise some caution in 'do-it-yourself' psychedelic
treatment of heroin addcition. Ibogaine is given to treat heroin
addiction in a very structured and supportive environment. I have seen
more than one heroin addict become very distressed after dosing with
pyschedelics, without anyone who is capable of helping them. Junkies
are often very sensitive people. (Methadone is not really a treatment
as its more addcitive than smack and less enjoyable.)

[accountphil]

All you can do is educate yourself on it. Never give ultimatims because you will just get hurt when he chooses heroin over you everytime. Just remember that the problem isn't with him it is with the law. If he can afford it he doesn't have the heroin problem most heroin uses have. To help him try and get the drug legalised and persuade as many people as possible that there is nothing wrong with heroin there is only a problem with the law. As soon as people realise this and get angry at their politians when there house gets broken into instead of the real victims the heroin users that are oppressed by a stupid law that puts them in danger everytime they use ungraded heroin and pay a ridiculous price. Please help your friend and all other users by educating yourself and the people around you and do what you can to get this stuff legalised to stop the deaths and to stop the crime these stupid laws are responsible for. REMEMBER THE PROBLEM ISN'T WITH YOUR FRIEND IT IS WITH THE LAW. HELP HIM OUT BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WILL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST HIM.

[mallen324]

i always hear commercials on the radio about a quick detox clinic. i
dont know if it works but if you want, ill write down some info next
time i hear it...

[Lor1111]

My friend said he wants to stop doing heroin because he's sick of getting faces from everybody and "he's sick of this whole drama we're doing about his addiction. " He said he's trying to reduce from his daily use and he suggested that we will come with him, all of his good friends, to a weekend in the nature. He's planning to stop his addiction while being on an acidtrip in the nature.


Do u think its a good idea? and if so, what should we take care of and bring so he'll have a not that hard rehab?

[billbong]

I wish him good luck. A acid trip and support from close friends should be very helpful to him. Will power will definatly be the key factor. Withdrawal will be horrible but as you probably know the hardest part will be staying clean. If he has a fixed will and close friends hopefully he'll pull through. I don't think much people who quit heroin are successful on their first attempt, but with so much to gain he might make it, hopefully.