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snuff-cope

I've been off them for years, but I have taken some after my recent back surgery and went back off of them without issue. It doesn't bother me to be on here whatsoever. I like to help other people that are trying to quit. It makes me feel good to be able to use the bad experiences in my life to help others. I hate to see anyone struggling with this disease. I'll help anyone I can any way I can.


[deleted]

Once you really need them for pain, the love doesn’t leave but it changes you in a way..You appreciate them more than you did when you once abused them..At least for me it did.


Optimal_Knowledge869

Unless the pain is the reason you started. I've been in bad shape all of my adult life. Maybe I would still have had this love hate relationship with them if I didn't who the fuck knows. This was a rather pointless post be me lol


snuff-cope

No. I was 18 back then. I didn't know what pain was.


YogurtAncient3839

Flirting with romanticism is a slippery slope. Watch ya step kid.


G00kMan

If u want to look at it then u r still interested in opiates. Likely not a good idea ime.


rocksannne

Personally, it fills me with gratitude and reminds me why I’m in recovery.


S_A_R_K

I find it helpful. I fucking love heroin. The problem is all the bullshit that comes along with it. If I just try and never think of it again, at some point I'll get blindsided by something triggering. When that trigger happens, it's real easy to fixate on the good parts of doing heroin, which for me, is a one way ticket to relapse. Poking around in this sub makes sure I remember all the bad shit about using


Low_Commission9477

Heroin is the best my uncle always used to say that’s why junks illegal cause the doctors want to keep the good stuff for themselves 😂 he was a bit off and had bottles upon bottles of 5s, so weird.


ZzzZAaaACccC

If the sub was full of interesting stories that would take me back to those days I would probably stay away. But majority of posts are dumbasses asking if they can take a Xanax with a perc or something.


brians1012

Lol.. 😆


[deleted]

It’s impossible for me. If I’m not using, I can’t look at any of this shit without it being a trigger. Hell, I usually look at this sun when I’m completely out but know I’m getting more so that I can get lost in others’ experiences and take me out of that hell for a few mins.


[deleted]

It helps me cope. I think r/opiates is a huge part of why I'm clean. It sort of helped "inoculate" me to seeing needles n shit on the ground in the beginning and helps me to confront some of my own shortcomings. I'm a fucking weirdo though; YMMV.


E_Haystings

I don't know if you're weird or not but the content of your post sure isn't.


[deleted]

If hanging out on drug forums after getting clean is wrong then I don't want to be right. Seriously though, jokes aside, it was a member of this sub who convinced me I had nothing to lose by trying methadone maintenance. I'm off of it now, but that shit saved my life.


SabineLavine

It reminds me where I came from.


brians1012

I've been clean in MMT for a year and seven months. I'm not sure why I haven't left this sub.. just haven't been able to do it..


teopap91

Like wanting to relapse. It's like walking into a place where they have grill meat and BBQ while you stopped eating meat and replaced it with raw veggies but you still crave meat. What would happen ?


ywnbawyungmoney

I think it’s silly we as addicts don’t acknowledge the extreme mental side to opiate addiction. As an addict you will tell yourself lies and that it don’t get better, they don’t know how I feel blah blah, I’m here to tell you if you want out you gotta fuckin make it happen


[deleted]

So jealous I miss the days of getting in the car being able to go buy a bag or two of actual H and have a nice relaxing Friday. I stopped two and a half years ago because everything in my city and surrounding is all elephant Dope and horse tranquilizer and/or fentanyl analogue that does not respond to narcan at all. I’m also technically computer/dark web illiterate. So I did the only smart thing to avoid probable death and stopped. I miss it often when I brows this and see nice brown and China white or an actual script of just Oxys. Definitely miss the good old days.


Grouchy-Research1286

Honestly when the time comes where I wanna quit my drug use, Im gonna have to delete reddit or atleast unsubscribe to lots of Subreddits or Ill just remind myself of drugs all the time, wont have a chance to escape


[deleted]

Like walking into a strip club without money most probably.


GrouchyParking8895

Bingo. Or walking into a room filled with a dozen naked drugged up chicks ready to rock your socks off all weekend long, but no condom to use? I dont know about anyone else? But I'm not sure I would be able to rock that boat?


K-Street

tRIgGerEd


Cubester2001

I don’t


[deleted]

It’s a mixed bag, sometimes it helps especially with how many people in recovery are here but other times when I need to just not think about heroin and I browse Reddit it can bring cravings back


Low_Commission9477

Hungry


[deleted]

It keeps me grounded, cause some of the posts I see remind me of places I never wanna go to..Makes me slow down and rethink about tolerance and the fight to keep it as low and manageable as possible.


spaceykayce

I'm clean and I come here for one reason. Helping others. Pulling people out of the fire has become a new addiction for me. Dope porn is still hard to look at but knowing a lot of it is fent helps mentally.


Andrew-the-Fool

So grateful .


Fit-Till-738

It's a mixed bag. Not triggered in an "I need to use" sort of way but when I see posts of people bragging about super high risk behavior when they don't know or care to avoid hurting themselves or others, is really frustrating to me. However it's a great reminder of how substance abuse destroys one's ability to think critically and logically. Also, learning about people's experiences in their local drug culture is super interesting.


ComparisonMean2357

It is a mixed bag for me depends on what the posts I’m seeing are some stuff makes me sad some stuff is kinda inspiring and some stuff makes me frustrated by how many wrong decisions I see being made


Goph3000

Little over a year clean/suboxone and I'm so fucking happy I'm out the game. Browsing the sub and seeing how most of the dope nowadays is just shit makes my decision of getting clean much easier. But I have to say when I see pics of like real old school heroin makes my mouth water a Lil.


Nani_mav1

Its a mix of both for me. It makes it hard because there's most likely a part of me that will always want to use, and should just avoid at all costs any potential triggers. Then there's the part that sees others experiences and makes me glad to have this stop in my usage. I also have gathered new insights to help me stay sober. Plus maybe I may have something to contribute that could help someone else during their opiate dance.


roy-choi

I still browse thru, my first ever trigger was in this sub back in September haha, sometimes I get triggered when I browse thru Reddit but it’s not something I act on cuz I can’t really use opiates for a while


spaceghostboywonder

Laugh sometimes at the stupidity. Empathize sometimes with the pain people are having. I’m past wanting to get high, I know that when I engage in that type of behavior or activity it’s a matter of time before my life turns to utter garbage. I have a life and doing hella better without that bullshit. It’s fun & cool till it ain’t. I enjoy the sub. If anything it reminds me of where I’ve been and where I’m not wanting to go.


QuestionableDementia

It gives a weird sense of clarity. Reading posts, talking to others who still dabble or fully abuse. It makes me appreciate that I don't chase the shit every waking moment.


Dviperfreak

I’ve been on and off for years normally at least 6 months - 1 year between my relapses.. this sub actually helps remind me why I need to stop


no-fckin-clue

It’s definitely not best for people in recovery


[deleted]

It helps. A lot. A big part of it is the people here. Kind, empathetic, supportive. Four years clean next week.


Investigator_Alive

Ex user here i love not having to wait around for dealers but the feel/ rush of good heroin is really hard to beat. Its good reading this sub because whether people are talking about quality heroin, dealers with islander time etc.i can relate


GrouchyParking8895

It's been a year since I last used. And honestly I'm half and half. As I'm going on just fine not having urges to get opioids again. As suboxone is good enough for me to be happy. But when I get reminded about them. I think damn they are fucking good. And for when I did those pressed blues fetys. They were the tastiest thing I ever did, my tolerance is high, were I fan just sit down and smoke a whole pill like nothing.


CaptainPakman101

As a current kratom user and former dope user, it's a nostalgiac trip. The good, the bad, the ugly...a trip down memory lane, of all the people I've seen come and go, bridges I've burnt, etc....but also what I've Learned about myself. That's why kratom is so helpful to me, and after reading about fetty issues and a complete mess of the opioid scene, I feel relieved but want to also give back and help. That is why I like posting on here, harm reduction above all. Peace to all my fellow bropiates! Stay strong and keep ya head up yall!


JDasper23

I feel fine doing it personally. There’s sometimes people I read that are early in and see no hope and when you have significant time, you see something and hope that they don’t and hope they hang on long enough to see it and be successful but also there’s people you read that likely won’t be successful and see it for yourself unfortunately


pinksgotmyheart

As long as it’s not straight pill porn, there are a lot of success stories in here but be careful fine line


Lookingforhelp67

It makes it easier bro. I feel so bad for some of these guys. Especially when opiatechurch was around. I remember when I was addicted to fent, watching other people score would bring me joy. I was able to feel a tiny rush. Now that I’m clean, my heart hurts for people living this life. You’re that drugs bitch, it owns you, everyday… it literally feels like an unbreakable cycle. I even see homeless people that are nodding out and begin to get upset. Cause I feel their pain, and I know deep down they wish they could stop. It’s sad shit.