Drug addiction help…?
Question by More Dead But More Alive: Drug addiction help…?
so my friend has been going through addictions to weed for a year or two now. and he recently started using crack and is saying it’s impossible for him to quit and that he needs it to live but he wants, no he needs, help. i just don’t know what i can do to make withdrawal easier on him because he’s gone through it so many times now. i dont want to see him suffer again =[ i’m not too familiar with drugs but i think the only way to effectively quit is to see a doctor, which he doesn’t want to do… sigh
i just feel so worthless because i cant do anything to help
is there anything you know that would make withdrawal easier on him? or end the addiction? or SOMETHING…..i’m so scared for him
thanks to those who answer
Best answer:
Answer by Gone [[Like Elvis And His Mom]]
ok first off to the chick that said you can’t be addicted to weed, thats bs, you can…
second i think that you should def seek professional help, he won’t get over his addiction without it, there’s no use in making his withdrawal easier because it sounds like afterwards he will only go back to it, even if he wants to quit, which he seems like he doesn’t, it’s still not that easy.
withdrawal can also be very dangerous and sometimes people die while going through withdrawal symptoms, which is another reason why he should seek help
he’s going to need to see a doctor, go to rehab, whatever it takes, but i wouldn’t try tackling his addiction on your own without the help of a pro. if he’s under 18 then his parents can force him to go to rehab, but otherwise rehab is voluntary and he’s going to actually want to go because you can leave anytime you want, you also have to understand that unlike what that chick about me said about “quitting cold turkey” its not that easy at all. drug and alcohol addictions have to do with the chemicals in your brain and your genetic makeup, some people have addictive personalities and some people don’t, but its not as easy as just quitting because its become something that he has relied on and is addicted to
i know its hard to see him and feel so hopeless, but in all reality you alone cannot help him, most of it is his personal choice, he has to want to get over his addiction otherwise its useless
i also think that you need to tell someone about this be it his parents or whatever, since i don’t know how old this guy is, but you need to tell someone else about this who can actually help him and point him in the direction of professional help
i know you probably don’t want to have to be the one to tell someone about this for him, but it will help him the long run
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I really don’t know what to do please help…?
Question by xpunkxgirlx14: I really don’t know what to do please help…?
I recently found out that my older brother (23) is taking pills (Percocet and other pain pills). I really don’t know what to do. I don’t know where he gets them or who from but I am very worried. I’m 16 and I really love my brother so much and I would die if anything happened to him… But if I tell anyone, he’ll hate me and never talk to me again. WHAT SHOULD I DO???
Best answer:
Answer by Kelly M
Talk to him and tell him your concerns. My little brother died with an overdose of vicodin cough syrup. You build up a tolerance, and have to take more. Sometimes That little bit more could be fatal. Just talk to him first. If he is being stubborn, and you really think he has a problem, definatley tell someone. Who cares if he gets mad. You are looking out for him and his life!
Answer by rugbytank
Awsome question.
i would deffentaly mention it to your mother or father. tell them that they need to understand that he cant know it was you that told on him …i understand how much you care for him and how you dont want to ruin your relationship with him . but you whave to think of what could happen to him if he doesnet stop … you said your self that you would die. you know what best for you to do. it just might be a very hard thing but it mihgt save his life
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I am recovering from an addiction. Need some experienced recovery advice.?
Question by : I am recovering from an addiction. Need some experienced recovery advice.?
OK here is my abridged story –
Had back pain from strenuous job. Was prescribed hydrocodone 7.5 and increased to 10 mg after several scripts.
Two years of taking 10mg hydrocodone and was then prescribed Fentnyl patch called Duragesic at 50 microgram per patch every 3 days and still taking hydrocodone pills at about 3 – 4 per day.
Two years later –
6 hydrocodone a day and patches weren’t working as good so I used it every 2 days on some occasions. Finally just quit the patches after hearing of deaths due to accidental overdose. It was tough going but hydrocodone helped.
After a while I reduced the hydrocodone due to being sick of feeling withdrawls in the morning. At this time I was taking 4 a day as prescribed.
Now after 4 years of taking hydrocodone 10s I got the news that my prescribing doctor lost his ability to write the scripts due to a patient getting caught selling pills. I had 15 pills left and decided to ration my intake to 2 a day then I went to 1 a day. After seeing another doctor to get more, he refused. He said “You are only taking one a day, so put them down all together”. HAHAHAHAHA Is it that easy Doc? I then went to 1/2 a day for a week and finally took the leap of faith – literally!
I got on my knees and asked God to walk with me. I knew I needed the Holy Spirit to lift me up because there was no turning back. I went one day with ZERO opiates for the first time since 2004.
One day turned into a week and now its been TWO WEEKS free of opiates!!!!
I feel better of course but I told NO ONE! Not even my loving wife who never knew I was addicted. I just didn’t want to trouble anyone. Afterall, we have money problems after me being laid off from my job of 10 years at General Motors. Still have money problems but I am not addicted to anything except coffee and Grizzley longcut wintergreen snuff. LOL The snuff is next to go.
I understand if you aren’t Christian. This is what I did and what got me through. Just wanted some advice from others because going through all this alone since 2004 was strange but God was my rock.
Best answer:
Answer by darren w
congrats for reducing and hopefully beating the addiction. any addiction, if you dont try to curb and take a hold will beat you, it will take everything around you from you and leave you in a hell hole…. luckily for you you have started to climb out , but it is a long road to recovery , and they do say once an addict always an addict….. for me, beating alcohol was the toughest fight i ve had to win in my life and ive been dry now for a long long time, you will find youll have good days and then, theres the bad days where you feel tempted just to have 1. i beat mine without the help of religion, was pure willpower and determination along with counselling
people in the know and something i know now is that theres always a reason a person becomes addicted to something and its dealing with that reason that helps you win in the end
a lot of substance abuse is down to the fgact that the person wants to blank out past experiences which have affected them, unfortunately sometimes these substances take hold and over power the person
i was a severe drinker for more years than i can “literally” remember but once you start to control your life starts to get better , more peole want to know you and best of all… you get to live.
gl with your journey .
Answer by D.D.
The basic premise of the 12 step self help groups is , of course, what ever one believes their spiritual source is.
That is what you need now, to consult with a rehab place, come clean with your wife (yes) and attend some kind of group, and there are self help 12 step groups everywhere. AA, narcanon, alanon.
Without facing that you ahve an addiction, and are deceiving yourself, your wife, your doctors, and everyone, you are not going to get compeltely well. You need their support also.
You can also look into things like the back to life machine for back pain, and the best pain killer that lasts and really works is a TENS machine. It works, the pain doesn’t come back. You can buy a hand held one with a perscription, or go to a spinal decompression center, that works and they have giant TENS machines.
But you still need to face , disclose , and deal with your addictions.
Your wife is in this for the long haul, and is contributing to your well being and all she is able to , to the relationshipk with your emotions and well being in mind all the time. The least you can do is be honest and do the same in return,for her. Otherwise, it isn’t fair, and it will eventually be ruined.
Have courage, and do the right things. lahacienda.com
best wishes.
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Restricted pupils, glassy eyes, scratching, can’t sit still, and everything is done in a rammy hurried fashion. If so, what kind of drugs would cause these symptoms?
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Answer by lollocoptor
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Answer by peanut
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