What is the best way to end my drug addiction?
12 Dec / 08
Dwight S asked:
Ever since my girl left me, I started to rely very much on heroin to alleviate all the pain I’ve been feeling. Being left by the one I love seems to create a big void in my heart, a very big void that it made turn to heroin to fill that void. Without my daily fix of heroin, I would usually feel empty and alone but when I’m on heroin, I get to feel happy and docile again. However, I’m gradually feeling its grave toll on my body and on my family because I’m starting to act weird lately. I started stealing from my dad’s stuff just to buy my daily fix, which made me feel extremely guilty.
Ever since my girl left me, I started to rely very much on heroin to alleviate all the pain I’ve been feeling. Being left by the one I love seems to create a big void in my heart, a very big void that it made turn to heroin to fill that void. Without my daily fix of heroin, I would usually feel empty and alone but when I’m on heroin, I get to feel happy and docile again. However, I’m gradually feeling its grave toll on my body and on my family because I’m starting to act weird lately. I started stealing from my dad’s stuff just to buy my daily fix, which made me feel extremely guilty.
I’ve decided that I want to live a normal and clean life again so I want to ask if you know any means in which I can end this before it gets so out of hand. Thanks.
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Very slowly! Ask your doctor.
take it one day at a time this will not be ease,and talk to your Dr. be for you know it you will have (1,2,3,4,5,6,) years be hod you
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Your best bet would be admission to a detox facility. You’ll have 24/7 mental and medical assisance available.
First you have to realize that a big part of that empty and alone feeling when you come down is because you’re coming down.
Second, you have to deal with the issue at hand, you have to deal with the girl issue. You’re using drugs to self medicate, but that’s not working, so confront it, deal with it, and move on.
Now your options are simple, you can get methadone, which should be free, you just need to talk to a doctor, and that weens you off of it very slowly.
I however suggest going to your doctor or the ER and telling them you’d like to quit cold turkey. The reason being that it’s a horrible experience, detoxing off of heroin is awful. Point is, that awful and horrible experience could be what stops you from going back.
The methadone you can be on for a very long time, and you withdraw if you don’t take it regularly too.
So you need to realize you have a problem, which you’ve admitted. Then you have to deal with what’s causing your drug problem, you can do this while recovering. Then you have to stop using.
First of all be honest and open with everyone you know and tell them you have been using, that you have resorted to stealing,and that you need their help and support. Second, get to a drug rehab center and get the proper help you need,and the coping skills needed to get you through,and the counseling to teach you not to put all of your happiness into relationships, but learn to be happy alone with yourself first,and know that if a relationship doesn’t work out, no matter how painful, that there are a million more that would work out in the world. Plus if you had friends who started you on drugs, or supported your habit, ditch them. If having them around you is going to be a temptation, then once you get free of the demon of drugs, move and start fresh ,but continue counseling whereever you are. My Nephew’s friend got involved in drugs, because he was told he was diabetic and couldn’t handle it,and decided to just increase his already dangerous level of drug use. Thankfully my Nephew got a weak voiced phone call from him saying he needed help. He rushed him to the hospital and barely saved his life. He is now drug free and has a girlfriend, started working again,and is thinking with a clearer mind. Don’t wait til you’re at death’s door to get help, because someone might not be there to keep you from walking through it.
Its easier than you think. Do you really want to stop? Its not the method or will power but do you really really want to stop. Remember how you started. You just take the stuff. Now to stop you just stop taking it. Don’t think of the pain you have to go through. Don’t do it for others. You have a goal [thats to be clean] This are the people who came out clean and stay that way. They just don’t want the stuff. They reject thier addicts friend. They just don’t want to do any thing with drugs. Its that simple. Believe me. You don’t need Doctor,Religion or To give up slowly [though this should be a follow up] now. This is the sure way. No pain can stop you from giving up because you say NO to HEROIN
I’d like to congratulate you for taking the very first step to end your addiction. You’ve realized that it is bad and found it in yourself to end your habit. That’s already a big step that you did. Now, you also need all the support that you can get from your relatives and friends.
I know the road towards regaining a clean life can be quite hard and tempting, so I suggest that you also place yourself under a good and effective rehab program. Being under these kinds of programs can help a lot in your endeavor. Good luck to you my friend!