Have you ever met another opioid addict?

I had this strange thought occur to me just now, as I was sitting, reclined on my couch under the light influence of Suboxone and the rising influence of Dextroamphetamine. I was looking at the list of "self-admitted substance abusers" on Wikipedia, and it struck me: I don't even KNOW another drug addict in this entire world. Of course, I know you guys in Hip Forums, but in the 'real' world, I don't know another drug addict, specifically an opioid addict or amphetamine addict like myself.

I guess you could say that my father is a drug addict. He is a heavy alcoholic who is currently trying to quit after getting a DUI at the ripe old age of 56. He is also addicted to benzodiazepine drugs which he is prescribed. But compared to my strong amphetamine and opioid dependence, it is nothing.

None of my friends or acquaintances are drug addicts. They may have tried drugs a few times (almost always with me...) but never had problems with them. How fascinating is it that I walk around the world with my 'secret' that only myself, my parents, and a few close friends suspect. From the outside, you would never guess that I took hard-core opioids or lived off of amphetamines.

I just wanted to see if anyone else out there goes through life with a 'secret' that they share with no one they know.

 

I think that most people go through life with at least one secret that they share with no one

 

i do.secrets about others friends that trust me.i'll be taking them with me to my grave.

 

I don't harbor my addiction as a secret, but it is something that would only come up if I was very close to a person. I dress like a nerdy academic and fit none of the negative stereotypes of a 'hard' drug user. So even with friends, only the close ones would know about my inner struggle. It isn't the type of thing that would come up with a person I go out for a cup of coffee once or twice with, you know.

 

I no a few Iliad addicts. I hung out with a bad crowd and bought and sold between us. Most of them were shady and I wish I never met the people. Its how I discovered my love for pills and dope. I don't see any of them anymore but their pretty much dirt bag junkets.

 

*junkeys*

 

a ton. usually my connects are fiends lol.

 

many.

 

I only met them in rehab. I didn't even know how much I loved opiates then. I was in for cocaine and alcohol. Which ironically I don't do anymore.

 

Don't know any outward opiate addicts but two summer ago I spent some days with a ketamine addict that made my addiction look like nothing and I also roommated with a heavy ketamine user about half a year before that.

 

i know many heroin/methadone/subutex addicts, loads and loads of ketamine addicts, one or two street amphetamine addicts, quite a few crack cocaine and powder cocaine addicts and the main group of people i know addicted to a drug believe it or not.... cannabis. these people will sit together in a room with a bong all day everyday like paranoid maniacs! (they haven't grown out of this either some have been going 10+ years and the newest ones probably 5-6...)

know a fair few alcoholics and a million tobacco addiction users.

used to know of a few GHB addicts when it was still legal over here which brings me to my next thought!! i know quite a lot of Mephedrone addicts here and the stuff has been illegal for awhile, since being made illegal it's become more popular.... it's cool now 'cuz evry1 knws if itz legul itz sh1t' (mugs).

know a couple of people who use tramadol daily and also people who take a lot of benzos on the regs. could probably sit here and think of loads more but gonna stop now cos i've only had 2 hours sleep and had a bit of party night last night

 

Interesting responses. Thanks for sharing. So it seems like you are either the only opioid addict in your life, or on the other hand, most of your buddies have also suffered through opioid dependence.

I sometimes wish I knew someone else in person who struggled with it, but then again, I'd be worried that they would trigger me to get off Subs and start taking recreational opioids. But if we were both on Subs together, that would be cool. We could support each other in times of need.

 

About half my friends since I started doing drugs a few years ago were, are, or are going to be addicts.

I know people addicted to heroin, cocaine, xanax, klonopin, oxycodone, subuxone, cets, somas, and weed(people that HAVE to smoke everyday, multiple times a day most of whom can't eat without it because they get nauseous, and can't sleep without it)

I also know alot of people who aren't addicted to a single drug per say but are just addicted to getting fucked up.

 

I like to bang H, I dunno if I'm addicted, 'cuz I don't do it every day, but I like it a lot. I'm obsessed with the ritual. Cooking the tar, shooting it, I love that part. It's a bizzare obsession. Usually I do it once a week for a couple o' weeks, then I stop for two weeks, and do sum again after a two/three week break. Sometimes, I go longer without using. I know people who are way deeper into using it and do it every day. That scares me sometimes, and it really turns me off. There's times where I was about to go score, and then I just didn't do it because I was afraid of not being able to control myself, so I didn't do it to prove that I don't have to have it. I just score some bud instead during those times and get stoned instead.

I have a friend who was a heavy speedball user, but he quit and he's okay now. Totally clean.

 

Wow. That is impressive about your friend. I don't partake in 'real' or 'hard-core' speedballing (ie: IV coke/meth and heroin) but I DO revel in mixing opioids and amphetamines (my favorite part of my day is taking my Suboxone and then adding a moderate dose of Dextroamph). It is one of the best feelings on earth. All of the relaxation of an opioid, with NONE of the sedation and lack of motivation.

I honestly don't know how someone could actually quit it. That is unbelievably impressive and encouraging.

As for you, please be careful about your habit. I hate to sound cliche, but your use (called 'chipping') is how EVERY addict starts their addiction. I started my addiction by chipping with Tramadol, Hydrocodone, and OxyContin, but after five months, it turned into near daily use. Then, one day, I woke up in the middle of the night in full-blown w/d. I had become physically addicted. I was hooked. I have taken an opioid every day since then (albeit Suboxone taken at a proper dose for the last year, but still...).

So you need to decide if you are really up for becoming addicted. I mean, although people say there are no good things about it, there is pleasure in the daily rush and ritual, but if you get too 'far' into the scene, the bad outweighs the good by far. I just got on Suboxone early enough that I find the positives (a daily mood-lift from Subs, not having too high a tolerance, etc.) to outweigh the bad (the money to pay to the Sub doctor, the stigma, the sexual dysfunction, etc.) most of the time.

Feel free to PM me. I never got into IV-ing, but I certainly liked to insufflate things like OxyContin so I can probably help you a bit if you just want to chat. I am not out to get you to stop or anything, but I can share my own story at least.

 

Well i also like to bang H. lol. I have never tried or really been interested in tar though. I was never scared of addiction, and then when i became addicted to both cocaine (IV) and heroin (IV and on rare occasions ill snort it) i didnt even realize until shit was hitting the fan.

I also know many people who are addicted to opiates, from pain pills, patches, to heroin.

 

i know many other addicts IRL. if you include the people on here than its in the hundreds.

 

I could write a book on the junkies Ive known. Since Im not getting paid for such material, I will not..

 

I know very very few addicts and a couple of people addicted to x.Don't know a single stereotype addict though, but that's to be expected. Of course in schools and government website they are going to show you the worst possible meth addict!! Sometimes though it just isn't pretty though... Kind of sad, but I bet they had their fun while it lasted.

 

I've met them in passing. The only ones I don't hate are online. There's a few alcoholics I just feel bad for, but the price of their drug doesn't turn them into kleptomaniacs, just douchebags.

Online I know lots, like you, who may or may not function, anywhere from getting on other peoples computers to post because they're homeless to (presumably) making as much money as everyone I know put together. But in real life I only associate with stoners and users of psychedelics. And some squares.

Not because I try, just because of the people I meet. Most opiate addicts are out robbing shit and I don't want to be their friends, or they're at a real job making good money, or they're on the internet, or something....

The difference is a prescription: Legalization makes addiction manageable, even unimportant.