Do You Consider Yourself an Addict?

[Stonertower420]

Thread is simple. Do you consider yourself addicted to opiates? If so, which ones. Do you plan on overcoming addiction? Do you even want to? Do you see benefits in using opiates regularly? What made you start in the first place? Sorry about all the questions, I'm just really curious about drug addictions, especially powerful ones.

[china_white]

ok Im going to do this in a list

Do you consider yourself addicted to opiates? No Im a chipper (non addict or occasional user) and have never experienced withdrawls

Do you plan on overcoming addiction? See Above

Do you even want to? I take this as stopping, and no I have no plans to ever stop using opiates.

Do you see benefits in using opiates regularly? I see many benefits including the great pleasure and experiences they bring.

What made you start in the first place? Thats a tuffy,
Ive experimented with a lot of drugs and had a minor cocaine addiction awhile ago (since stopped and haven't used again)
I never really like psychedelics, and any upper just feels bad to me now,
Ive always been enthralled almost enhanced by the mystique opiates have,
from books like junkie to images and descriptions of opium dens,
so I searched for them as I went about my life,
played a bit with codeine and nothing that great,
finally found oxycodone and fell in love.
since then have played with many forms, from opium, pod and seed tea, to oxy and dillys

[blitz7341]

i am addicted to opiates. i believe that as long as i have extra cash and a steady supply i will continue to be addicted. if it starts to get real bad ill force myself to quit, but for the time being im going to keep using. i started using drugs almost 5 years ago, opiates have just been what ive been into recently.

[Slingblade]

i dont consider myself an addict. meaning i do not have physical withdrawals from opiates. i want opiates when I dont have them, not because I need them, but because they are so damn awesome. But I can go days or weeks without a problem with no opies.

Do you plan on overcoming addiction? Not addicted, but if I was, I would definately stop opiates altogether

Do you even want to quit? As long as I am able to maintain a healthy life, stable friends, steady job, and a steady girlfriend, I see no reason why I cant have a little fun every once in a while

Do you see benefits in using opiates regularly? Regularly? I dont believe regular use is beneficial. I see benefits in social/occasional use, being enhanced socialibility, longer sexual endurance, positive mood changes, and pain relief. However, if one NEEDS opiates for pain management, I see definite benefits to regular use.

What made you start in the first place? Experimentation in high school mainly, an injury where I found they had psychoactive qualities. When they are taken while in no pain, they are euphoric to the max :)

[Robbie883]

I'm an addict, I finally got some help with my Heroin problem and I'm using Suboxone, and I haven't felt better in years.

[RELAYER]

Yes, Im an opiate addict. I've used 3 times since the beginning of this year.
And yes, I am trying my best to never use them again.
Opiates use lends to me becoming a liar, to my friends and family and to myself.

[kil0]

Ouch relayer, thats pretty serious man. good luck sun.

On topic, no Im not an opiate addict. Im not addited to anything unless you count marijuana. and currently ciggarettes... But other than that, I control my drug use very well, and strickly keep it recreational only, never allow myself to get dependant on anything. weed is another story, Im in love with Mary.

[RELAYER]

Ouch relayer, thats pretty serious man. good luck sun.

On topic, no Im not an opiate addict. Im not addited to anything unless you count marijuana. and currently ciggarettes... But other than that, I control my drug use very well, and strickly keep it recreational only, never allow myself to get dependant on anything. weed is another story, Im in love with Mary.

Thanks kil0.
Yea, I havent depended on opiates in a very long time, but when they are offered to me, I can't help but buy them, which in turn makes me ashamed for wasting money that I should be saving, which in turn makes me lie to everyone I know about money and hiding opiate use, which in turn... and so on. Just a negative train one after another until it builds up.
I just recently spoke with my fiance about this and she is helping me to stay open, honest, and most importantly, clean. :D

[Eagles06]

Just a simple yes will do for now. I am catching some good nods, don't feel like typing all that much.

[Autentique]

Thanks kil0.
Yea, I havent depended on opiates in a very long time, but when they are offered to me, I can't help but buy them, which in turn makes me ashamed for wasting money that I should be saving, which in turn makes me lie to everyone I know about money and hiding opiate use, which in turn... and so on. Just a negative train one after another until it builds up.
I just recently spoke with my fiance about this and she is helping me to stay open, honest, and most importantly, clean. :D


I love you :)

[kil0]

thats great bro. again, best wishes for you and your girl. And yeah man I know what you're talking about. And thats thing about lying. If you lie, than you're gonna have to create another lie to back up the first one, and another to back that one, and so on. Thats why an honest life is so much simpler. I lie to my cousins about using opiates, but thats because I keep it under control otherwise I couldnt do it.

and lol eagles, Im catching a nod as I type as well, so i didnt feel like typing either. I would have wrote an essay, good luck relayer.

[RELAYER]

I love you :)

I love you too :D
I think opiates are wonderful, for the people who can take them without turning into the opposite of what their heart is trying to be.
A person cant be free if they are masking pain with drugs and avoiding the questions that are coming from inside.
Even though Im not high right now, I feel better than I have in a long time.
But that could also have been the Buddha's words sinking in!
Namaste ~

[RELAYER]

thats great bro. again, best wishes for you and your girl. And yeah man I know what you're talking about. And thats thing about lying. If you lie, than you're gonna have to create another lie to back up the first one, and another to back that one, and so on. Thats why an honest life is so much simpler. I lie to my cousins about using opiates, but thats because I keep it under control otherwise I couldnt do it.

and lol eagles, Im catching a nod as I type as well, so i didnt feel like typing either. I would have wrote an essay, good luck relayer.

Lol enjoy your nods guys, and good luck to both of you as well :)
And thanks for sharing your situation too kil0, it's hard to own up to a lie but once you do, life comes back full force and with the right thinking we can heal ourselves

[prissbaby]

Thread is simple. Do you consider yourself addicted to opiates? If so, which ones. Do you plan on overcoming addiction? Do you even want to? Do you see benefits in using opiates regularly? What made you start in the first place? Sorry about all the questions, I'm just really curious about drug addictions, especially powerful ones.

yes I'm addicted to opiates. mainly oxycontins and roxicets. I haven't taken any since March 12th. I used to see the good in them... which is why I did them regularly for quite some time, but I don't see the benefits anymore. I've wasted entirely too much money, have gotten robbed, have suffered some serious depression, and have fucked up multiple things in my life because of the apathy they instilled in me.

I probably will take them again one day.. out of boredom or out of it being a convenient situation or time.. then I'll end up regretting it, or taking them everyday again. for some reason they are one of those things that I have an insatiable desire for.

I started taking them because my guy friend started selling them and I'm just one of those people who's gotta try em, if you know what I mean. and I liked em. and at first I'd catch the best nods and just have so much fun... and still feel okay the next day.

[prissbaby]

wow that answer took me so long to type, this thread hardly had any replies when I started, lol

[RELAYER]

for some reason they are one of those things that I have an insatiable desire for.


That's how it is for just about everyone who like's the way they feel. They are the hardest to quit and the addiction to them is like an open secret, that everyone knows your addicted except for you lol.
It's like walking around with a sign on your back that says kick me!

[prissbaby]

everyone knows your addicted except for you lol.

soooo true. you know how many times I've said things like 'well i take them a lot, but it's different i'm not a fiend'

yeah....... because spending hundreds of dollars a week on painkillers isn't fiend status :rolleyes:

[Piink]

Anyone who has discovered the "true" pleasure in opiates is an addict. B/c once that safe/warm/euphoric place is found, there is nowhere else one would rather be. I enjoy opiates more than words can describe. With that said, yes, I am an addict. Yes, I plan on stopping. =)

[-beatnick]

Do you consider yourself addicted to opiates? Mentally, not physically... yet.

If so, which ones? The only opiate I really even care for is Heroin.

Do you plan on overcoming addiction? Mental addiction is worse than a physical one in that it lingers.

Do you even want to? I'd like to continue using like I have been, once in a while, recreationally, but if I do become addicted once I'll stop I won't want to get back. Whether I will or not, I have no clue.

Do you see benefits in using opiates regularly? Only for pain relief

What made you start in the first place? Well, I hung around with people who did drugs, and like most people who have gone down that road, we progressed, from marijuana, to psychedelics, to uppers, to things we were curious about and what not and it led to opiates.

Yea...

[TooCrisp]

Anyone who has discovered the "true" pleasure in opiates is an addict. B/c once that safe/warm/euphoric place is found, there is nowhere else one would rather be. I enjoy opiates more than words can describe. With that said, yes, I am an addict. Yes, I plan on stopping. =)

This couldn't be further from the truth. Many many people experience the wonders of opiates without becoming an addict. And not to sound rude, but if you're planning on stopping, why not stop today? Make sure you're not just fooling yourself to make yourself more comfortable with addiction as just a temporary thing that won't last forever. Pushing things off only makes it worse, it only gets harder, and the cycle continues to repeat.

Its funny...addicts are always on a mission to feel good, yet the more chemicals you put into your brain to make you feel good, the more it loses its natural feel good chemicals, and often times the damage is irreversible and permanent. It's a sickness of the brain, and really not the addicts fault. It's totally the opposite of how successful and happy people function, which is be uncomfortable right now, and reap the benefits later. And it works, because later always comes. There's no escape unless you really want it and are willing to sacrifice and suffer.

[Piink]

This couldn't be further from the truth. Many many people experience the wonders of opiates without becoming an addict. And not to sound rude, but if you're planning on stopping, why not stop today? Make sure you're not just fooling yourself to make yourself more comfortable with addiction as just a temporary thing that won't last forever. Pushing things off only makes it worse, it only gets harder, and the cycle continues to repeat.

Its funny...addicts are always on a mission to feel good, yet the more chemicals you put into your brain to make you feel good, the more it loses its natural feel good chemicals, and often times the damage is irreversible and permanent. It's a sickness of the brain, and really not the addicts fault. It's totally the opposite of how successful and happy people function, which is be uncomfortable right now, and reap the benefits later. And it works, because later always comes. There's no escape unless you really want it and are willing to sacrifice and suffer.

lol, interesting response. I think you took my post far to "literally". Lets review, shall we?

First off, using the word addiction and addict causes many problems in itself as there are many different ways to define the word. So me and you would have to come to a written agreement on what the word actually means to each of us, and agree on a commonality.
I think you were thinking more of the definition: "to cause to become physiologically or psychologically dependent on an addictive substance, as alcohol or a narcotic." (dictionary.com)
I was thinking more along the lines of: "to habituate or abandon (oneself) to something compulsively or obsessively: a writer addicted to the use of high-flown language; children addicted to video games." (dictionary.com)
Sort of hard to think that someone who uses opiates, and thinks enough about them to post on a forum devoted to opiates wouldn't be considered close to this category. But I could be wrong.

"And not to sound rude, but if you're planning on stopping, why not stop today?" -Thats what the smiley face was for :rolleyes:

"Make sure you're not just fooling yourself to make yourself more comfortable with addiction as just a temporary thing that won't last forever. Pushing things off only makes it worse, it only gets harder, and the cycle continues to repeat." -Literally, couldn't agree more.

But.. back to the original point I was trying to make, which I did a really bad job on. In my opinion, addicts will ALWAYS enjoy their high much more than any recreational user. It's not something I can prove. And there is no way I can allow you to jump into my body and feel what I feel when I take opiates, but I absolutely guarantee you (yes, guarantee) that if you felt them the way I did, you would (within 3-4 months) call yourself an addict. This is of course on the condition that they were easily available to you and you had sufficient funds to purchase.
I've told this to many recreational using friends, and they all same the same thing. "Not True". "I have more willpower" "They feel great for me too" yadda yadda ya. But when asked to describe what their high feels like to them, they will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, lack certain keys words which an addict will most likely probably spit off first.. then follow up with the: "warm" "fuzzy" "euphoric" "social" "happy" etc.
I don't know. In any respect I don't regret anything. Not the way I was created and certainly not the way I experience opiates. It's a glorious thing. Absolutely profound. But, with that said.. my brain is definitely built with what most would call a defect. This defect allows me to appreciate opiates only like others with this defect can. The con? We get addicted, ruin our lives, as well as the people's lives we love, go broke, OD, withdrawal time after time, feel more alone when in a room full of people then when by ourselves, etc etc etc etc etc etc.

Is it worth it?

Addict: "Fuck yea, this shit feels great!" :D
Person: "Who am I?" :confused:

lol, sorry to rant and rave. I'm really bored, spiked with some anxiety. I do believe addiction is a disease and a horrible thing. But thankfully addiction is a problem which many people suffer from and therefore the is a support group out there. And there is people getting better. Everday.

[salmon4me]

Anything you plan on stopping...you are addicted to.