Comments on: What Are The Chances Of Getting Off Heroin?

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:09:16 +0000

i lived with one for 4 years he went into rehab quite often,didn’t work because he was doing it for me,just be there for her it is so hard to come off heroin they kid themselves that they will stay clean,then temptation takes over and they are back to square one.Some people can do it though.

By: SR

SR — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:20:59 +0000

She should try smoking or chewing slavia its a legal drug ( you can buy it on ebay or if you have a local smoke shop maybe) . Slavia helps relieve the stress caused by the addiction . You get a buzz for like 5 min if you smoke it tho . But it doesn’t really have negative effects other than lung cancer if you smoke it .

By: o_wise1_

o_wise1_ — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:37:45 +0000

I have known a couple of people who have stopped using it, it can be done. Maybe just be there for her and believe that she can, I think the rest is up to her.

By: sandman

sandman — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:57:30 +0000

your friend should try and get a naltraxone script. this would prevent her from using heroin as it would make her ill. because it pushes the opiates out of the brain if heroin is smoked or injected it tries going to the brain which causes the heroin to clash with the chemicals in the naltraxone aka (blocker) my ex was an ex heroin addict when i got with him, and during our relationship he kept on relapsing. the blocker was great because i knew and he knew that he couldn’t use for 2-3 days once he’d took a tablet. your supposed to take the tablet every day. the only problem is the addict has got to take it. you need liver function tests with the medication just to make sure it isn’t damaging your liver. you can get it on NHS and as long as her liver was able to your friend would be allowed it for the rest of her life. i hope she can get off it for good. my ex still has relapses and ive seen how much pain and hurt it causes the addict and everyone around them.
x

By: Sugar Booger

Sugar Booger — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:02:45 +0000

Keep her busy,away from people she used with.Bring some joy into her life so she has something to lose.And stick with her when she relapses,it’s part of recovery

By: moon_mar

moon_mar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:23:50 +0000

I’m not going to sugar coat this, you’re dealing with a long time junkie. I believe injecting it more addicting than snorting it. She was on it for “at least” 4 years, which means it may have been longer. This is her first attempt at rehab? Has she tried to quit before? There’s a huge percentage of people who relapse after their first attempt. Sometimes even after many attempts. She will not quit if she doesn’t want to. If she’s serious about it, she needs to stay away from her friends that are still doing it. If you are willing to help her, and you try to keep her away from it and ppl doing it, she may fight you, and you may end up “hating”, and her you. But you can’t give in, no matter what. Even if she’s sick from it. She just has to deal with it. She’s got a hard fight. Remember though, rehab doesn’t work for everybody. It may be something she has to do on her own. The urge WILL still be there. But she can surprise you, with how strong she really is. Good luck to the both of you, you need it. And I must tell you that I think it’s GREAT that you’re not “throwing her away” and writing her off. If you’d like to talk, lemme know. and I’ll help with whatever I can.

By: railroad

railroad — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:10:12 +0000

it depends on how much she wants to get off the bad stuff, if she’s not strong enough to say no stay with her all the way and pray for her

By: goldlust

goldlust — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:44:12 +0000

Just be there for her, she going to need a lot of help for a few months.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:49:50 +0000

i know of people who have and i know of people who havent. i guess it depends, like most things how much the person really wants to.

By: Orignal Care Bear

Orignal Care Bear — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:20:21 +0000

The best chance of getting off is to have her committed for a time until her counselors think that she can make it own her own. Good luck.