As many of you, I have lost several close friends and acquaintances due to opiate abuse and addiction. In the fall of 2008 I lost five friends within a two month period, four of them overdosed and then one died in a car wreck due to fading out on Oxycontin. Anyways, last night, three old friends of mine all died after mixing Methadone, Xanax, and Cocaine. Two of them were brother and sister and then the other guy was a close friend of their family. For two years, I practically lived with these three people but I had not seen them in a month or so, it sucks. Jackie and Thomas' mother is practically my surrogate mother and I hate to see her suffer like this, I feel terrible. All three of them took Methadone daily, not from a clinic, though. They always take Xanax on top of their Methadone (they all normally take 80mg to 100mg). Cocaine is also a major part of their diet so I was surprised to hear that they all died in their sleep. John had made it to his house and died in his sleep and Thomas and Jackie both died in their sleep in their own bed (Thomas had moved in with her after a nasty divorce). Two of them have two kids each and John's mother has lost one other child to meth addiction and her only daughter committed suicide after struggling with meth addiction for a few years. Anyways, I just thought I would share this. It sucks. -NICU
wow, NICU very sorry to hear that. i know what its like to lose somebody close to you due to drug use. my sympathies go out to you.
I am so sorry to hear this. I know how you must feel, my thoughts and prayers are with you and the family.
Wow man I'm sorry to here this. I never lost a friend to abuse. But I know it has to be rough. My prayers go out to you and there families..
Very tough thing to go through, my heart is with you and yours. These dire signs may be pointing some of us in a new direction, maybe it is time to acknowledge said signs....
I have only lost one friend to suicide, never any to drugs. One death, however I have 3 friends in prison due to drugs who are in so long they may as well have died. I couldnt imagine losing 3 at once. I feel for you NICU. Hopefully this will wake some people up who truly need their eyes opened.
yes sorry for your loss. You will feel better with time. This forum is very useful because you can always ask people what is safe to mix. I know if I ever start mixing I will defiantly ask here first and get a few responses form senior members before I go ahead. Stay safe people....
I am very sorry for your loss. More often than not, opiates end up taking away the people we love in one way or another..either by death, jail, or simply eating them and coughing up a human who is a shell of what they once were. My empathy, and sympathy, goes out to you.
Aw, man...that's awful. 3 all at once. I can relate to the awful feeling. One of my closest friends died from continued high doses of Soma about a year and a half ago. I lost another one to suicide last year around this time and stuff like this really tears you up for a long time. I understand...I feel much empathy for you and all the families. Try to take care and express yourself to those close to you.
Very sorry to hear this! My thoughts go out to you and their friends/families. I have never lost a friend to drugs but have had several friends die of other causes. It's never easy, but it always gets better with time. Be sure to be there for their mom as I can not even imagine what she's going through as well.
