Opiates

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Drugs

ALSO KNOWN AS: Opium, Hydromorphone, Oxymorphone, Heroin, Morphine, Oxycodone, Talwin, Codeine, Harry, Doogie, Crown Crap, Chiva, China White, Joy Powder, Big H, White Lady, Methadone, Meperdine, Hydrocodone, Vicodin, Tecata, Smeck

SIGNS/EFFECTS OF USE: Most opioids are derived from the sap of the opium poppy. Opiates function as central nervous system depressants, which slow down the responses of the central nervous system – including the brain – to external stimuli. Users report intense feelings of euphoria and/or relaxation. For this reason, opiates are often used to escape from difficult emotional or physical pain. The methods of administration include swallowing, chewing, snorting, and intravenous (IV) injection. Depending on which opiate has been consumed, the user may feel sedated, speak strangely, exhibit decreased ability to reason, slowed breathing, and impaired reflexes. Some opiates – like Vicodin and Oxycontin – are prescribed by physicians for the treatment of legitimate pain associated with such chronic conditions as cancer. Other opiates – like heroin – are illegal substances. But even prescription opiates can be abused if the user does not take them exactly as prescribed. As tolerance develops, opiate users must take greater doses more often to recreate the same high that they experienced during their first usage.

WITHDRAWAL: Withdrawal symptoms can begin as soon as a few hours after the most recent use. Withdrawal can be unpleasant and potentially dangerous, so in most cases it is recommend that the detoxification process be monitored by medical professionals. In some cases, the physician may decided to treat the withdrawal symptoms pharmacologically with such drugs as Suboxone. Among potential symptoms are cold sweats, bone pain, anxiety, vomiting, depression, and diarrhea. If the user has experimented with IV injection, these symptoms may be complicated by any of the potential medical effects of IV drug use including endocarditis (heart inflammation), HIV, skin abscesses, and Hepatitis.

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hi im a 40 yr old male that

Submitted by john and jane (not verified) on Thu, 04/23/2009 - 23:54.

hi im a 40 yr old male that takes lortab for pain, recently the lortab didn't work so i took a percocet a friend gave me i was going to be off work for three days so i thought it would be out of my system by the time i returned to work, after four and a half days i was drug tested at work and oxymorphone not oxycodone showed up i drank lots of water before returning to work is it possible for oxymorphone to still be in my system and are there any false positives for oxymorphine? any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

TO ANONYMOUS MANAGEMENT

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Mon, 04/20/2009 - 06:58.

TO ANONYMOUS MANAGEMENT CENTER WORKER: what do you think about suboxone as treatment instead of methodone? what do you think about it when it is not monitored by a doctor but by the addict themselves?

I am going through detox from

Submitted by Kai (not verified) on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 22:28.

I am going through detox from vicodin...again. I've been on pain meds on and off since 86 for injuries to my neck and back, shoulders and hips... Im tired of going back on them when the pain gets to be unbearable, each time my personality changes and I become eradict and withdrawn. Im praying this time to my greater angels to make this the last time I ever have to go through this insanity.

Hey All! Ive been reading

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 07:44.

Hey All! Ive been reading alot of the postings in regards to opiate users and it is an unbeleivable addiction. I am an addiction's worker in a withdrawal Management Centre ( detoxification unit ) and the physical pain i witness people go through in order to get off of these medications is unbeleivable... i literally watched a man, built like a brick house 300lbs solid, cry like a 5 year old. The toll that opiates does physically to your system is incredible, and it is one of the most physically straining substances to get your body physically withdrawn from. I know for alot of people methadone is ideally the method of recovery, but if I could make a suggestion on a professional outlook, i would suggest having the individual that is abusing opiates to go through the physical withdrawal naturally.. and get a taste of how bad the withdrawal is so they NEVER want to go through that again... methadone is a substitute drug, it is monitored, and it is in your system as if it were an opiate... im not saying i disagree with methadone maintenance, all im saying is if you use methadone to control your addiction to opiates, make sure that you dont make it a life commitment... get to the appropriate dosage of methadone, and get your methadone physician to gradually taper you off, so that you can live a life of sobriety.

Samantha, Check out NarAnon

Submitted by Doria (not verified) on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:49.

Samantha, Check out NarAnon. Hopefully they have a group that meets in your area! My best advice is go at least 3 times before deciding whether or not its for you as the first time may not give you a true sense of the program.

yeah no problem samantha,

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Wed, 04/15/2009 - 08:25.

yeah no problem samantha, yeah im glad i found this site too because no one else i know really understands my problem because they havent gone threw it. i know how you feel i wish i could trust my fiance too but i know it will take a lot of time and work from him before that will ever happen if it ever does. if i were you i would do the same thing that i plan on doing, by a whole bunch of drug tests off ebay so they are cheaper and randomly test him. i am not doing it yet because it has only been about a month since i found out he was doing this again so i figure if hes going to relapse it will probably be later on, also i make him show me how much suboxone he has and make him take less and less as fast as he can. What i know really got him to stop (atleast for right now) was i told him that we were done. he ofcourse convinced me he would get better & if i stayed with him i would see that. i told him this is his last chance. & i know he knows im serious. you said you left hopefully he gets the same idea from this and hopefully hell realize he will loose his life & everyone he loves if he doesnt stop. it might be cruel but maybe you should threaten to make it so he cant see the kids anymore if he doesnt clean up. but make sure he believes you when you say this. if all else fails id make him go into in-patient rehab. 15 yrs is a long time & obviously you love him if your willing to stay with him through all this so i REALLY hope it all works out for you. if he needs suboxone (which is the best way for someone to quit) there are centers where he can get a presciption & it will be regulated by a doctor. just remeber as much as you love him you cant ruin your life for him your not the one that decided to do these horrible pills.

are there any support group

Submitted by samantha (not verified) on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 20:54.

are there any support group for addicts love ones i have found ones for acholol abuse but not drug abuse

thanks shannon i glad i found

Submitted by samantha (not verified) on Sat, 04/11/2009 - 18:01.

thanks shannon i glad i found this web page i thought i was the only one dealing with this he is still lyin sayin he is sober but the other day he took my kids with him to get some pills i wish he would be honest and get help for his kids sake this month will be 15 years that we have been together and this is not the first drug habit that we have went threw he has just always traded for different one im going crazy i can never believe him i love him so much but i cant stick around anymore my kids dont need this will he ever be honest and get help

Does anyone know if Norco is

Submitted by Anthony (not verified) on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 21:39.

Does anyone know if Norco is in the opiate class

Norco

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/18/2011 - 08:32.

Norco is Hydrocodone, so yes- it is.

5 days, thats what all the

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 16:18.

5 days, thats what all the sites i looked at said

My boyfriend is on this and i

Submitted by Amy (not verified) on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 14:43.

My boyfriend is on this and i not sure if it is heroin. How can you tell? What can i do to get him off of it? If anyone knows please tell me.

My husband is an addict so

Submitted by Kimberly (not verified) on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 08:20.

My husband is an addict so much so that he has wiped out our entire savings and our regular income. Our house was foreclosed on b/c of his addiction. We have 3 children and he needs help but we do not have health insurance so I can't afford to pay for rehab although I believe that is his best chance at getting healthy. What can I do for him? I love my husband unconditionally and I need him back but more importantly his children need him back. I have tried to explain to my children that he has a disease called depression but all that did was make them think they depressed Daddy. They need their daddy to tell them it wasn't them. Someone please tell me how I can get my husband the help he needs.

I am married to an addict My

Submitted by samantha (not verified) on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 19:36.

I am married to an addict My husband prefers oxy we are seperated now for 2 months he swears he has been sober the whole time why we seperated was i lost my father 2 months ago the day my father died he lied to me and got one hundred dollars from me and spent all of it on oxy he didnt admit til a week later and the night of my fathers wake he broke in my mom lock boxes my father had cancer and was on alot of medicines i think was tryin to find his pills he would not amit to breakin in the boxes but he was the only person here at my moms we have 3 kids and i made him to take a drug test at home he tested positive for opiates but he says he has not done any in 2 months my question to any one that knows is how long does opiates stay in your system

TO FELICIA: you are wayyyy to

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 05:45.

TO FELICIA: you are wayyyy to young to be doing that stuff, take it from someone who knows. you need to stop right now, the earlier someone gets addicted to hard drugs like that the more likley it is that they will always have a problem with them. stick to pot thats honestly all you need to help you, the other stuff will just end up making you feel much worse. trust me.

Thanks so much Carl for you

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 05:41.

Thanks so much Carl for you support i wish you the best with your grandma thats a terrible story. so you think he does need to go to a health center? that he wont be able to quit on his own with the use of suboxone?

Lucia, I am an addict that

Submitted by valsol (not verified) on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 02:18.

Lucia, I am an addict that has been sober for 8 years (on suboxone) My wife told me that if I did not stop using morphine she would divorce me. And she did. After a week I vent to her and told her that I would do anything if she would take me back. She said no, unless I would go to therapy and start to take suboxone. That is what I did, because I did not want to loose her. I recommend that you do the same, tell your husband that you are not going to take that bullshit any more. He will be at first OK with that, but after few days he will do the same thing that I did, if he loves you. Good Luck.

im 15 and i started gettin

Submitted by Felicia (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 20:21.

im 15 and i started gettin heavy in drugs a month ago...only doin weed 2 now moonhsine,coke,oxycotnin,novacain...etc.i cant seem 2 stop and it seems 2 b gettign werse im afraid im gonna start elevaitn 2 evan werse drugs n rellay screwing myself up. i have bipolar so sum of this stuff relaly helps wiht distracitng me frum suicide but when it wears off knowing i have 2 do these drugs just gets me evan more depressed.im really addicted..how do i stop?

allison it sounds like we

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 08:15.

allison it sounds like we have A LOT in common..

shannon, I feel your pain. My

Submitted by CARL SANCHEZ (not verified) on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:15.

shannon, I feel your pain. My grandma has been on heroin for 18 years. I don't know how she is still alive she is 86 and counting. She stole my car and sold it for more heroin and pretty sole our house as well. Luckily we were able to stop her before that happened. If i were you i would do the best you can to find good medical centers and get him some help that is what we have been trying to do for a long time but it hasn't been working. GOOD LUCK TO YOU SHANNON.

hey i posted my story

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 07:42.

hey i posted my story yesterday in hopes of receiving advice but for some reason its not on here anymore? anyway i would appreciate any advice anyone could give me. i am 19yrs old and engaged to my 20yr old bf. we have an appt. together. last year he was doing oxycontin for about a year and a half. then he quit for the summer. i just found out recently he has been doing it again for the past several months. he even admitted to stealing a couple hundred dollars from me for his habbit. he is on suboxone now but that is what he used to quit the first time and obviously it didnt work. any advice on how i can help him and/or how i can try to forgive him or start trusting him again because im finding it very difficult but i do want to because i love him

im 19 years old and engaged

Submitted by shannon (not verified) on Tue, 03/31/2009 - 08:34.

im 19 years old and engaged to my 20 yr old fiance. He was using oxycontin for about 1 year and a half and then quit for the summer. Then i found out a few weeks ago he has been using again for several months. i dont know what to do or how to help him, i really love him and want to help. he is taking suboxone right now but that is how he quit before and obviously it didnt really work. he has even stolen money from me to support his habbit. any advice on what i should do to make sure he stays clean and any advice on how i can forgive him because im finding that very hard to do.

My on again off again

Submitted by Allison (not verified) on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 09:12.

My on again off again boyfriend struggles with opiate addiction mainly OC's. We have had this relationship for over 5 years now. When he is not on drugs he is my best friend, but when he uses he turns into a different person. I love him with all my heart, but I dont know how much more I can take?*? He has put me on an emotional roller coaster and I can't seem to stop it. It almost seems like I'm addicted to trying to help him help himself. and what's worse is since I have been with him through all of this people who don't know us well think of me as a drug addict too. I don't know what to do? How do people just expect me to stop loving and stop caring for him because he has this disease? I didn't fall in love with the person he is now, but I can't fall out of love with him either. My family and friends strongly disagree with our relationship, and that is a major issue, considering I vaule their opinions. I just feel lost in this relationship and I honestly dont know what to do anymore. Any Advise???????????????????????????????????????????????????

Is there such thing as

Submitted by Marie (not verified) on Sun, 03/29/2009 - 17:58.

Is there such thing as oxycontin powder? I know you can crush the pills up but I am talking about the way it is made.

Cthy, Here is a pic and info

Submitted by Mis (not verified) on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 09:59.

Cthy, Here is a pic and info on the drug you saw. It sounds like Hydrocodone. It is frequently abused. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hydrocodone-paracetamol-5-500.jpg

I use percocet for severe

Submitted by janice lyons (not verified) on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 22:39.

I use percocet for severe pain mine are 10/325 which is 10 mg mine does not have a line and has M523 on one side but it could be a different manufacturer, also mine are long but 5 mg are round

Ashley, I don't know from

Submitted by Cionnaith (not verified) on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 05:55.

Ashley, I don't know from personal experience but I have seen a documentary on TV that was pretty conclusive about this issue. One poppy seed muffin is enough to test positive...bummer eh?

I ate two poppy seed muffins

Submitted by ashley (not verified) on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 06:21.

I ate two poppy seed muffins one night, and two the next morning for breakfast around 8 am. Then I took a random drug test at about 11:30am that day. They sent it off to a lab and it came back that it tested positive for opiates. I've had 2 other drug tests at my work that came back negative, but they're telling me that in order to test positive due to poppy seeds, I'd have to eat a whole truck load. Now, I don't take any drugs/pills or anything of the sort. I looked at all the drugs listed above known as opiates and I have not taken any of them. Does anybody know if this drug test lady is full of crap or what?!

I am a recovering drug

Submitted by Cari (not verified) on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 20:46.

I am a recovering drug addict, With three years clean. I have taken, smoked, snorted, etc. pretty much anything I could get my hands on. This is for Donna. it may also be possible that he is using Meth/Tweak...Meth numbs your body so you do not feel pain it also numbs emotions....Some people especially smokers and needle users get itchy and even noticible rashes....Please get your friend the help he needs ....

to Donna, who wrote on March

Submitted by Sylvia (not verified) on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 14:48.

to Donna, who wrote on March 9th...I am a nurse that works in inpatient addictions. It is EXTREMELY unlikely that your friend is smoking only pot. They could be smoking hashish but from what you describe to me...I would be concerned about possible heroin use.

I am friends with someone

Submitted by Donna (not verified) on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 17:52.

I am friends with someone that I beleive to be using. When I asked the responce was I only smoke pot. The bebavior swings and aggitation, make me think it's more than pot smoking. I found broken lighters in the bathroom. A few times his eyes were like glass and he was swaying. He would also complain that he itched and could take pain if you pinched him hard. I have a feeling that he is using hard drugs. Could someone give me a answer< to what they think?

i was recently drug tested

Submitted by lukasz (not verified) on Sat, 03/07/2009 - 00:00.

i was recently drug tested and i came up positive for opiates. i have never done any drugs or taken any pills in my life. is it possible that the test could have came up positive becasue i have ate a cake with poppy seeds in it the day of my test?

Lucia, yes NA is a beautiful

Submitted by T Pre (not verified) on Mon, 03/02/2009 - 10:55.

Lucia, yes NA is a beautiful thing. Just try it. you'll get ALOT from it. if you can afford rapid detox, it worth every penny.ONLY IF HES SERIOUS ABOUT BEING CLEAN. and dont give up on him if you love him. I was on opiates and a jerk sometimes my girllfriend who never provoked it. Its hard to explain but he doesnt mean a word he's saying and ultimately he's mean to you because he is scared and unhappy. Life on opiates is sad and dark and when Clean its sunny and nice. PERIOD.

I am a mother as well and a

Submitted by loreto wegner (not verified) on Fri, 02/27/2009 - 13:43.

I am a mother as well and a nurse i wanted to give you a website that you could check to see what exactly pills look like and what they do its called pill identificaton and you will be able to look at pills even put in the markings and size to find out what it is exacly.Ihope it hellps you.

i am 21 years old i grew up

Submitted by nikki (not verified) on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 16:30.

i am 21 years old i grew up living with several addicts when i was 17 i fell in love with one ended up having a baby i have now been with him for 4 years and he has been 2 rehab 5 times since i have been with him. hes loving caring but then again theres that other part of him that is a monster like a stranger to me i was young at the time and didnt kno what i was getting myself into with his disease but i seen so much good in him as i was carring my child he went to rehab and it was around the time that i was about to have the baby i was so scared and felt so alone because i knew that i just needed to have him there with me when she arrived he would call me and tell me that he hopes and prays every night that he will make it there he arrived at home and i went into labor and had my beautiful baby girl that night now i thought that he was changed for good he went to rehab and we had our baby and i just thought to myself that we are just going to b so happy well since then hes been back to rehab several times and relasps often i did research on his disease and i just couldnt believe it hes a loving caring father im not so sure if my comment is making sense its hard 2 talk about this as of right now hes not better if anyone reads this replying back and giving advice would be great

My step brother, admits to

Submitted by Tammie (not verified) on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 10:13.

My step brother, admits to using hydrocodone, and buying it from other people. He sleeps a lot and becomes agitated if he doesn't have any pills. He refuses to admith that he has a problem, but he can't hold a job or keep a place very long. How can I go about setting up an intervention for him. In the last few months he has lost 30 pounds and I'm afraid he's going to die. I, myself, am a recovering alcholic

marilyn, the cornor can tell

Submitted by blacksarethiefs (not verified) on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 16:14.

marilyn, the cornor can tell the difference because they are genuises who went to college for lerning about drugs and the body. these people have special methods to see why you died and they are accurate!! I have been sorry to hear of your son dying from his problems.

I get so confused about

Submitted by Marilyn (not verified) on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 06:26.

I get so confused about opiate abuse and death. My son had a high tolerance to medication. I was told that he died from opiate abuse but the hospitol never did a ekg. I think that is so irresponsible

My son died in April 2006.

Submitted by Marilyn (not verified) on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 06:22.

My son died in April 2006. Originally the coroner said that he thought Keith had a heart defect. Then when the coroners report came out they said he died from opiate intoxication. How do they tell if you took an overdose of Vicodin vs Heart disease

What a crock! I'm a

Submitted by Dee (not verified) on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 15:25.

What a crock! I'm a recoverying addict. Opiates of any kind were my drug of choice. My addiction has taken me to hell so many times...it's by the grace of God that I'm here to even write this. I'm a 46 yr old woman. I've over dosed to have a heart attack, be in a coma, be on a ventalator...siezures. I could continue on and on and just barely scratching the surface. I pray that anyone suffering from drug addiction of any kind finds the loving rooms of Narcotics Anonymous. We as addict can recover from a seemingly state together. If you haven't tried NA please I beg you to give yourself, and the people you love a chance to find freedom, and a life worth living. If you have...but are now back out....please come home! Love Dee R. Broken Arrow, Ok. God Speed.

hey Lucia, its very sad!! But

Submitted by Khush (not verified) on Tue, 02/03/2009 - 02:37.

hey Lucia, its very sad!! But beleive me don't give up on him. I'm a man & I was also suffered from opiate addiction. My problems were laziness & tiredness, not wiilling to do anyhting, but now its compeletly changed. I'm on Methadone, if u use it like a medicine its great, but if u'll use it like a drug then of course it'll cause damages. Ppls on opiates r very emotional usually, sometimes I used to get angry with my wife when I was high, but I always felt sorry & cleared the issue within 2 hours hardly, I never said anything seriously & she knew. Another thing I didn't have any support emotionally untill I told her that I use opiates. She was very upset on that!! But ur husband is very lucky!! Bcos I think u r too supportive for him, what else he wants???????? I dont undrstand...... U said, you love him "un-conditionally" its a very BIG word dear.... very big word... it means a lot if u've someone who really loves u un-conditionally. He should understand that, if he don't, he s doing a big mistake!!!

I think your huband may be

Submitted by Marvin (not verified) on Sun, 02/01/2009 - 00:16.

I think your huband may be trying to push you away thinking that he's doing it for "your best interests". If you love him, try to convinve him the pain he's causing his loved ones. People with addictons are usually very selfish and don't think of the pain they're causing oyhers. I know it's very hard but don't give up on him. He kicked it once, he can do it again.

Whats usually behind

Submitted by Cath (not verified) on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 13:48.

Whats usually behind opiate-addiction, is depression. Your husband might think that its the only way to go for him atm. Does fund his own use?

Is there anything I can do

Submitted by Lucia (not verified) on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 23:08.

Is there anything I can do about my "Husband's" opiate addiction? He went through Suboxone treatment a couple of years ago, and did well for the nine months he was on it. He started dabbling again and had a relapse about a year ago. It seems worse this time. I started going to meetings and getting my life together and focusing on our daughter when he began using again. He has started to become emotionally abusive, he's saying things I never thought I would hear him say to me. It is like the more I get my life together the angrier he gets. I don't focus on the drug use, I don't plead with him to get help or nag at him to go to meetings like I did the first time around, because it doesn't help anyway. I've let him know that I love him and I will always be here if he needs me and that I care about him. He knows that I do not judge him or think less of him because he suffers from this addiction. He knows my love is unconditional. Why does he feel the need to hide things and lie to me and speak so harshly to me this time when he never did before? We have been through this before and I stood by him and supported him and loved him through it all. I cry myself to sleep most nights wondering why he tries to hurt me with his words. Sometimes I think he gets pleasure from my pain. Of course he is always so sorry and he "didn't mean it" especially if I am walking out the door. I tell myself it is the addiction talking, but no matter who is saying it those words still hurt. I don't understand, he knows I am the one person who would never judge him or hurt him. He knows that I will love him unconditionally through anything, so why is he hurting me and pushing me away? Is there anything I can do, or should I just walk away?

To answer Cathy's question it

Submitted by Chelsea (not verified) on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 11:53.

To answer Cathy's question it is APAP hydrocodone bitartrate. Which in other words means that it is Vicodin. Vicodin is a pain medication used to moderate to severe pain. It is addictive.

Is there a generic percocet

Submitted by Cathy George (not verified) on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 08:05.

Is there a generic percocet that is oval in shape, white with a line down the middle on one side and the markings M367? If not, could you please tell me what it is. I found this in my teenagers room. Thanks

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