Tangerines said:

You traded a dope addiction for a suboxone+xanax addiction?

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  That's what I was thinking.  You better get back on the dope son...

Linux said:

Suboxone/Subutex, when you take it as directed along with Xanax have saved my life.

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Ok I'm quoting you for the sheer stupidity of your sentence and actions.  Benzodiazepines (Xanax, Valium, K-Pin, etc) combined with Buprenorphine (Suboxone, Subutex) can be one of the most deadly drug combos known to man.  Did you get BOTH of these prescribed by your doctor or are you taking them off of street dealers?  It may have saved your life from the dope, but you are lucky that it didn't kill you outright.  I don't have much else to say to you.  Congrats on getting sober though, it's good to hear another success story about a heroin addict as there have been more and more people quitting recently   I hope you stick with it!  How long has it been since you used? 24 hours? 48?  A week?  Months?  It makes me feel better about quitting myself when I hear about others who have decided they have had enough of the bullshit as well.  I think the summer had a lot to do with it though, for me, living in a cold climate made it nearly impossible to quit opiates in the winter because of the body temperature fluctuations caused by opies.

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I would only wish addiction and the eventual withdraw hell on only my wost enemy's.

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That's pretty sad, me, nor anyone I know would even wish that on our enemies, except the fuck that raped my girlfriend.  If I ever see him in person again I will surely end his life, no hesitation.

Inverted said:

Well put, and IMO any harmful addiction can be substituted by Cannabis, and for some people (myself included) it may be the only option that works...   Treatment is not for everyone.

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Tangerines said:

Ever since I quit I have been growing as a person and I believe that substituting one addiction for another just halts that much needed healing process.  You are basically putting off the inevitable by doing that and it will just come and bite your ass ten fold later on.

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I agree with this, I switched from 2 years of methadone to subxone. Now most people would just see this as a simply switching one addiction for another but, I'm only using the sub for another 4 weeks here then I'm done with everything. I'm using the sub to get past the month long methadone hell that i stll somewhat endure even on the suboxone. So If your only on a short acting opiate, you will do yourself a huge favor if you quit now. Suboxone will just become more and more of an addiction and it loses its effect over time. Suboxone, like all opiate substitutes should only be taken for a short period of time! Well I'm glad to hear your working on improving your life, keep it up as it feels better each day!

Kilroy said:

I give credit to anyone who kicks a bad addiction and I did nothing for 3 years after I quit just to make sure I had it under control, then I met up with MJ and she told me everything would be okay. I just meant about combining those two Linux was using together, wild combo IMO but if you can do it and then get off of those more power to you.

Lucid my friend how is it going? Is it getting better? I know you can do it keep up the good work.

Linux I just worry because our doctors use one drug to kick another and some times those other drugs they give can be just as bad if not worse according to some people to kick. I wish you all the best and hope it all goes well for you

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Inverted said:

Tangerines said:

You traded a dope addiction for a suboxone+xanax addiction?

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  That's what I was thinking.  You better get back on the dope son...

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