i dont know anymore?

Question

ok i know what kind of answers i will get for this one but oh well. i am 19 and am addicted to painkillers(vicodin,percocet,anything codene). i started taking them when i was 13..my first time taking them i took 3 and i did that everyday for a long time after a while i could not feel it so i just kept upping it untill it was at my worst which was 25..one of my friends made me go to see someone and i have been off of it for 4 months but when i quit painkillers i started using ephedrine quite heavily to give myself a boost and that has gotten bad ...i dont kno what i am really asking.. i dont want to go to rehab b/c i start college soon and if i quit cold turkey with ephedrine like i did with painkillers i will have nothing to replace it with...anyone had a situation like this or have any advice...i know i need to quit..my father died of painkiller overdose and im not stupid and i know im heading down the same path...so helpful advice..

and yes i also smoke....i know someone suggested that.. and it helps a little but i also get bronchitis a lot and i dont wanna start smoking a lot more.

Answer 1

You really should quit your drug habit. Replacing one bad habit with another is ineffective. To replace ephedrine to painkillers is not a better choice. You should have learn your lesson from seeing your Dad dying from drug overdose. You are going thru the same path of self-destruction.

You should go for psychological counselling. Find out the real reason for your addiction. How do you gain access to these painkillers ( Vicodin, Percocet, and Codeine) since they are controlled substances as well as prescribed drugs. Something here is really wrong.


You're only 19. And if you consider yourself not stupid; then you should be able to comprehend the fact that the only person you're harming is yourself. Drug addiction is considered a brain disease. You should make up your mind to quit the habit. Probably going into drug rehab wouldn't be such a bad idea.


Maybe; you could do this in the summer or spring break before college starts. But in order for you to be successful is to set a date of completion. You need all the help you can to combat this drug addiction. .

In addition, you should quit smoking. You'll find that you will have less episodes of bronchitis. My asthma was very bad when I used to smoke. Now I can breathe and smell better. My hair and clothes smell better too.

Answer 2

Hi Wonderful, no judgements here but a question. You don't say why you started taking the painkillers at 13, what pain were you attempting the mask?

Obviously if that pain still exists then you won't be successful at breaking the addiction and I think that you somehow don't understand, if you quit the ephedrine then you can't replace it with another addictive drug or you will still have an addiction, just to a different substance.

So, the only answer is to try to figure out how to heal the first issue, the pain you originally tried to mask, once that is done, then you can work your way off the medications.

I hope you can work all this out, you are doing your body so much harm and I believe you would find life so much more fullfilled if you could live without addiction to pain meds.

Answer 3

I have been on codeine ( 180 mg/day ) and on the others you mention because of neuropathy. I say the others because I live in Australia and they have different names here such as percodan, endone.
But after all this time I am not addicted. I know because I run out now and then and go without for a month. If I were you i would choose the lesser of 2 evils: go back to your painkillers. Ease up on them. When you feel like taking them go have a shower or eat an apple and go out.
What puzzles me, what idiot let you have that many pain killers? Legally.

Answer 4

Hiya hon,
Anyone that has ever had any type of addiction problem in their life (if they're honest) knows exactly where you are coming from. The first step is that you have acknowledged that you are having a problem with it. Now comes the tough part.. doing something about it. As an ex-addict, I know. You will continue to substitue one thing for another for another, etc. , etc. It's part of addiction...and it has NOTHING to do with will power. You are suppressing something deep inside of you, trying to block the pain with medicating yourself so you don't feel anything... emotionally. There's lots of reasons to do this in this type of society. Most come from your childhood.. rejection, abuse.. you get the picture.
What helped me is to find someone that you can talk to that is a professional that does not judge you for your actions. That doesn't mean that they will let you continue on with the current cycle, but they will help you deal with the pain & give you some tools to cope with everyday life & whatever is hindering you from living your life normally. It's a long road.. but it's worth it. Get some counseling from someone you feel that you can trust with telling your most innermost feelings. It may take awhile to find that person, but if you "interview" some of them you'll find the right one.
Good luck & take care of yourself.
Jo

Answer 5

You obviously lack the willpower to do it on your own. Don't start college while you have a debilitating addiction, or you'll f-ck up your grades and consequently everything else related to college.

Get in rehab, or therapy, or certified outside help of some kind.

Answer 6

Well obviously You understand you have a problem.. you've taken the first step, Congratulations! its a hard step to take, and sadly they get a bit harder before they get easier. Your next goal is to tell someone, Tell everyone untill someone helps you. I think you should consider going to rehab, You should really try to get this problem settled before starting collage. You wont be able to focus on your studies with a drug problem.

Answer 7

you know what to make as your drug sports get addicted to that when you need a boost play sports and kind doesn't matter that makes you stronger and everything good drugs just makes you weaker and like an old man at age 15

Answer 8

you say you are not stupid? than there is no need of further advice. steel yourself and quit from this moment, you will be uncomfortable for about 10 days but if you have the will power DO IT. if not than your only other solution is rehabilitation with the connected repercussions of missing college etc. take your choice but if you do not do something about it immediately you can only go DOWN HILL!!!!
PLEASE QUIT THE HABIT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 9

You better STOP!!!! If you hafe to throw every pain killer out the window(so to speak). Do you want to be a druggie? Do you want to kill yourself? Do you want damaged liver etc? Your heading down the right path 4 that. Just keep going(not really) STOP!

Answer 10

Your on a pretty bad road. Though it sounds bad, have you ever considered smoking cigarettes. Though bad for you, they would be a less severe substitute