Cans someone answer some questions about opiate addiction?
Question by Chloe: Cans someone answer some questions about opiate addiction?
My boyfriend and I both are Heroin addicts. I know, nothing to be proud of but at least I admit it. I am in the recovery process. I had to go the Methadone route as a last resort. I’ve been on it for 2 years and finally started detoxing and now I’m at a low enough dose that I can get high on heroin again (usually methadone blocks the “high”). My boyfriend is always on and off it all the time and won’t try Methadone. He was doing well and now he’s used 6 days straight about worth each day. I don’t think that’s that much. He says he’s “dope sick” now. I think it’s mostly mental. If he stops again now, how long will he feel sick? I know it’s nothing like someone that’s been using for a long time or using hundreds of dollars worth a day?
Also, do you think I should give my boyfriend an ultimatum? The only reason why I used again is because I knew he could get it for me but I wasn’t fiending so I wouldn’t have sought it out myself.
My final question is why does Heroin make a lot of people so irritable even when they are on it? He’s untolerable when he’s high. He’s a real jerk. It would make sense if he was sick and acting this way but he gets so mean when he’s high on it.
The other day I had to save his life because he “nodded” off while eating (fell asleep with a big hunk of candy bar in his mouth) and was choking to death. I gave him the Heimlach and it flew out. It was so scary though, he was turnig blue and mnaking starange noises. I was so scared afterwards that I yelled at him and told him that I hated him and he told me off. It was just so avoidable and he scared me and that’s why I told him this!
WHAT CAN I DO BESIDES JUST “DUMPING HIM”?
Oh, he also has makes only an hour and he can’t afford rehab.
Best answer:
Answer by Mark
No matter what’s going on you need to talk. ALL relationships are about talking. If he doesn’t understand then he’s not the one. I wish it wasn’t that easy too but it is.
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