What compelled you to start using opiates?

Can't really remember my first time. (the weed is getting in the way of remembering the oxy's) I do however remember getting handed an roxy 30, popping half, and drinking a beer before I showed up to school. The feeling of euphoria flowing throughout my body, and the mood it put me in completely surpassed weed. It was love at first sight...

 

I take them for pain. I have nerve pain from a bad injury. I'm one of those rare people that hasn't built a tolerance. I've taken 2-3 five mg hydros a day for years and they still buzz me and help with the pain.

 

Boredom TBH.

I live in a small town in East TN where nothing goes on, so sitting around becoming curious about certain highs isn't hard to do. Once I was on them for a while, it was game over from there.

I would of eventually tried them by now either way, the supply to demand ratio is WAY high around here nowadays.

 

My first post after reading a couple weeks. :2thumbsup:
My first time was actually a lortab from a family member for a headache. Used them occasionally ever since.

 

i love roxi with all of my heart. shes so hott!!!

 

thanks OP for the great question and to the members who contributed accordingly.

I started using opiates, and drugs for that matter, after being sentenced to a 2 year probation sentence with mandatory drug testing. I was a religious stoner, honestly believing pot to be my anti-drug. I want completely content with marijuana and completely ignorant and apathetic towards all other drugs, including alcohol. I only fucked with weed nonstop religiously 24/7, and occasional psychedelics likes shrooms or lsd.

I got placed on probation and took my first drug test and saw my PO do the test in front of me. It was one of thoe instant walmart/cvs type tests with 1 stripe fornegative and two stripes for positive.

so because of the probation I had to stop smoking. I truely thought it was one of the biggest tragedies in my life, I was LITERALLY able to do all other drugs Except weed. coke would be out of my system in like 2 days, pills in like 3. i could do all the bad drugs I hated, but the only good SAFE drug, pot, stayed in my system for almost a month.

I ended getting on pills pretty bad to make up for the fact I could use weed. But it just wasn't the same. I ended up losing mad weight and my whole family thought I was cracked out, it was terrible. that went on for 18 months but I ended up violating probation anyway for pissing dirty for weed, 6 more before finishing...

I did 6 months in jail and now Im out free, no probation, no problems, no nothing, and life is great. i can smoke my pot in peace without worrying about the drug test at the end of the month or random visits to my house, and I could be happier. I might still pop for few percs now and then, Im actually on a few right now, but it isnt a big thing no more. Theyre cool for once in a while, like drinking liquor, or doing anything else, but i smoke herb everyday. It's my life's companion. =)

pardon any spelling errors as Im on like 4 or 5 percs, I snorted half a roxi30, ate about 1.5mg of lorazepam, and several hits from the bong. Its kinda lame, im about to watch NUMB3RS at midnight,

 

I'm not an opiate user, sometimes hydros, never oxy. But, I do believe it's the ability that it grants the user to just not give a fuck. Your problems are there, you just don't mind them anymore. Which is why people who would not become addicted during normal times become raging, lifelong, incurable junkies when they use during times of stress.

 

I started by having a back injury, they tried everything and eventually i ended up on hydrocodones. was prescribed 6 10mg per day, developed physical addiction, then at one point I ran out before i could get back to the doctor, got a percacet from a friend and took a valium. well the doctor piss tested me and gave me three months to ween myself off, with no help. that did not work so i eventually found what i could on the street. at one point could not find hydros all i could get was roxy. From that point on i have had a really hard time kicking. the weird thing about it is that i used to throw away pain pills or give them away if they were prescribed, i did not like the itchies. now i am on sub. have tried to quit several times with out success.

 

Never really liked opiates forever, but then my bar connect(who was also a good friend of mine) was really fucked up one day and he said it was because of a little something called oxycotin...

This was back in the good old days of the OC 80s. Disapointment in my life made my lines triple in size, then the disapointment went away...

 

depression.

when i was 15 i was terribly depressed and thought that sleeping all the time was better than being awake. when i first tried demerol i fell in love because i finally found a drug that i wanted to be awake for. it soon became my only reason for living. if i didnt have it i was thinking of ways to kill myself. i did this for about two years, and after losing my connections for dem i switched to alcohol abuse for about two years.

after that i got my life together.

now im 25 and after two years of total sobriety i have integrated drug use back into my life. now i use dugs for spiritual and recreational reasons.

i just got my hands on some demerol about one hour ago. im going to take them because i like to revisit my old demons... and now its all for fun! OR it will be like alcohol and i will never touch them again.

ill let you know what happens, if anyone is interested.

 

I was 16 and found out I had lower back problems. Was given lortabs. Then had a car wreck. Then another car wreck. Then I found out I had lupus. So.. pretty much went downhill from there. I use them for pain mainly, not that they help much anymore.. lol

 

The experience i had yesterday with a higher dose of Suboxone (now that I have weened down so low and my tolerance has lessened significantly) reminded me EXACTLY why I fell in love with opioids. It brought me back to the good old days. However, i made a mental note that the only reason I felt THAT good was because i was taking less of them daily. So from here on out, I will remember that.

 

I did not chose to start using opiates , they were prescribed by a doctor for pain, after a while you just need more and more to quell the pain. In my search to find an end to the pain I found the safe comfort and general feel goodness of the opium high. Also found inspiration to be creative and to have ideas. But when the drugs are not there you are left with depression , sadness , and more pain than you ever had before. I would tell anyone who is thinking about trying them for recreational use to not go there, you will eventually regret it. Also, it takes a very long time to get back to normal after being addicted. Don't waste your time, trust me.

 

So true. The depression after quitting the heroin or any other opiate sucks. It takes 3 months or more to get back to normal, at least for me it did.

I was prescribed Hydrocodones from some dental surgery, but I always hated them, because they made me feel nauseated.

I tried heroin for the first time because a friend started experimenting with it, so I was just curious. Never do I want to go back down that road again.

 

I guess pain. The first time I remember taking opiates was actually in Navy boot camp,lol. I had some wisdom teeth taken out and the dentist prescribed about 3-4 days worth of Tylenol 3. Boot camp was kind of a stressful situation, and the Codeine mellowed me out nicely. But I didn't fall in love with them to the point that I sought them out. I only took them when they were prescribed, such as dental visits, ankle sprains, a knee injury from a car wreck, broken ribs from slipping on ice, gout attacks, etc. Then I developed degenerative disc disease and had a spinal fusion, and I've been on Vicoden now for over 8 years. I primarily take them for pain relief, but I still enjoy the warm fuzzy glow I get from them. I Imagine I'll be on them for life, and maybe eventually something stronger, I don't know.

 

about 5 years ago, maybe 6, a friend gave me some 5mg hydrocodone, during the period when i was first interested in trying different substances.

 

Several years ago my grandmother had extra pain pills that she didn't want, so I indulged in several T3s and some Hydrocodone. I instantly fell in love with that warm cozy feeling. It was what I was searching for. I finally found something that wasn't just a fucked up nonfunctional high. I would say that opiates are now my favorite kind of drugs, just because they are so calm, serene and I can actually do things on them. Of course I limit my usage to the over the counter AC&C pills and try to take them sparingly, because I really don't want to become addicted. Still, they are very very nice, maybe too nice...

 

I was in the car with my boyfriend at the time in a suburban denny's parking lot and this dude came up to the car and said he accidentally bought 2 dubs when he meant to buy 2 hits and would he (the bf) buy 1 for $20

Probably hussling us in some way but I don't care

The bf bought it and said "I got it for *us*"

 

My grandma. She gave me my first pill at 14. Got the warm fuzzy feeling others have mentioned I'm 29 now have been on them for 15 years the last few being a nightmare. I crave the drug so bad and am no longer functional without them. I love the feeling prefer Percocet but will take anything. First time was a darvocet lol was watching white men can't jump and thought it was the best movie ever made. I felt whole and complete and euphoric. Best feeling I ever felt.

 

Wow ancient thread. Anyone know where KiLo is?

My story. Ive always been curious about opiates. Huge keith richards fan as well as izzy stradlin and all those blues musicians so thats what originally inspired me. Tried psychedelics and weed as a kid, never really enjoyed them, coke was boring for me, alcohol was fun but never my first choice. Eventually I got too curious and found my parents old prescriptions, a bunch of codeine syrup, a bunch of 50mg codeine pills (no apap or others), t4s and just had to dive in. That was 7 years ago, loved the feelings and have chipped ever since. Eventually found oxy, then dilaudid, finally moving on to heroin when I found a really potent cheap source. Still smoke or snort dope when I have the spare money, never had any issues with addiction. I feel like I got the lucky end of the deal, I guess we will see if I can keep chipping another 7 years!