How many of you have kicked a heroin addiction?
90813
never did herion but got some what addicted to methadone-methadose in 10mg pill form. started with 1 and worked my way up to 3 pills a day then switched back and forth between that and fentyanal patches 2-100mg patches for a 3 day period. i would cut back little by little every day. try to get by without getting sick or "HIGH". I was able to quit cold turkey with family help and disassociation w/drug friends
565738
hard question because heroin is an addiction than can be overcome.thinking about the pain that those babies go through when they are born then i would say yes,but only if it could be reversed if they ever kick the habit.
1180136
Im a recovering drug addict.  At first it was hard, But after treatment and incouragement I succeded.\nThen I met up with some old friends and relapsed.\nso i started going to Narcotics Annonymous And Alcoholics Annonymous. Its still a struggle sometimes but im clean.
946996
I am 14 and i am addicted to stealing, but i strongly believe in god. I would pray whenever i go stealing cigars or booze to sell to kids so i wont get caught, i havent been caught yet, i believe he sees me as an addict, and wants me to get tired of it and stop by myself.
596355
Best of luck in your[or whomever's addicted] recovery. It's a long road find support.
1179587
Hello honey! Reading this makes me sad. I am 28 years old and I am a recovering pill addict. I totally feel you and what you are going through. I know it's so hard! First of all, you've admitted you have a problem. Believe it or not, that's a huge step. It's step one on the 12 steps of recovery. So you're already there! You have to change your "PPT's" [People, Places, Things]. You cannot expect to stay clean if you are always around it. This has never worked. I have been clean for 2 years now and I never thought I could be this happy without a substance in my body. Finally, I have peace and happiness in my life and am no longer running that freakin "rat race" to hell. I used to be full of depression and misery and sucidial thoughts! Please don't stop trying. What saved me was Narcotics Anonymous and God. If you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always got. So you've got to do something different. Go to the link below to find a meeting in your area. You need to reach out for help. This disease of addiction is like cancer, it will eventually kill you if you don't get help. People die everyday from overdosing. It's like you're playing russian roulette with your life. God wants you to be happy. You can do this!! I have faith in you! People get clean everyday and you can too. Go here...\n\nhttp://www.na.org/\n\nGod bless you my friend and my prayers are with you every step of the way!
1030522
God bless that person for trying to fight the addiction of heroin.\nIt will be a tough battle for the rest of one's life.\n\nIf that person is not in a program, then he should get into a program and find a sponsor - someone whom he can call up when the desire becomes too great - for he cannot always fight this addiction on his own.\n\nThat person can also find hobbies and things to do to keep his mind occupied so he doesn't have the chance to think about heroin.\n\nIf he has friends who do drugs, he would be better off not having anything to do with those friends because those friends could lead him back to using.\n\nI will say prayers for him that he continues to live a clean life from now on.
1027301
totally ... if you are truly ready for it then yeah... i mean it's not like you are going to do it right after re-hab... but w/ guidance it can be done... recovering addicts are Strong people to go out there and face the world again.
45518
Have you tried contacting a local clinic or rehab center for advice? Maybe attending a Narcotics Anonymous meeting?\n\nUnfortunately, I don't think you can force anyone to do anything they don't want to do. Your addicted loved one must want to quit themselves. Also, you should look at ways you may be enabling their addiction: lying to employers about their absences, being ok with them staying up all night, giving or lending money to pay bills. \n\nI was addicted and eventually became homeless. I called my parents asking for help, if I could live with them. It was the hardest thing for them to do, but they said no. I lived in a residential hotel for awhile and they paid my rent but gave me no more money. I had to eat at soup kitchens. Eventually I managed to find a job and work myself out of the situation, but it was very hard.\n\nNow I own my own home, own a car, have 4 cats, a pool, and a good job. No more meth for me.
1159587
I am a former meth addict and let me tell you he will only stop when he is ready. I had to lose my apt,job and end up on the street before I was ready to quit. There is help out there its called "Crystal Meth Anonymas"  a 12 step program that has meetings all over the country for people addicted to meth. Go to there website Crystal Meth Anonymous.com to find ameeting in your area. Its free and it could save your friends life it saved mine.
129393
I don't think so, but heroin can easily stop pissing and shitting.  The former can be frightfully painful and may need catheterisation (even more painful).
592124
There is nothing you can do. He/She needs to want to change. My sons father struggled with his addiction since he was 17 years old. He was incarcerated for 5 years, thats when our relationship started. We had a child and within 3 months of my pregnancy he started using again. Finally after the baby was born he went to detox. It didn't work he was in and out of 4 detox centers and 1 rehab within 5 months. I threw him out. I needed to worry about me and my child. We havent heard from him in 2 years and 4 months. I do know that hes been in jail again and that he is still useing 15 years later since he first used. Heroin is a bad drug I hate it because it took my childs father away. The only real thing you can do is DO NOT ENABLE your child.
566232
Don't trash it, donate it to a charity or school. They'll be happy about it. And I'm sure you'll get lots more satisfaction from that than just hammering it down the drain.\nAlternatively, do something serious about your addiction and keep the d*** thing and do something useful with it, like doing research for your studies, writing papers, ..
963502
Not me, but I have known many. I have known physicians, including four surgeons, nurses, a lawyer. I have known many others, but I used these professions to say that drug addiction afflicts many people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, there is nothing that you can do. He/she must decide for themselves that they want  to try to beat the addiction. This mostly comes later than sooner.
691440
Congratulations on quitting!  That's really, really awesome!  Keep up the great work :-)\n\nI don't really know about heroin addictions but I, too have heard that Wellbutrin is good w/ addictions.\n\nGood luck!
106877
This (below) looks like an excellent study to try to gain access to and read.  I've seen a variety of statistics, with 10% seeming to be the most reasonable percentage of people who are successful with methadone treatment.  There are some who become addicted to methadone, however, so the clear-cut statistics you're looking for seem to be almost impossible to find.
450412
I've seen more people quit cold turkey than any other method.I have three friends that have done it and there's absolutely no way there going to go back. I'm very proud of them.