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Froogles
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I'm staying with a family meraber while he is going through detox from a variety of different drugs. It's hard because no one knew this he had a drug habit, let alone an addiction. He's been abusing vicodin in one form or another (off and on) for 20 years. And within the past 4-5 months, he's been injecting or consuming morphine and fentanyl several times a day.
He lost his job on Wednesday. Employed at a hospital, he has now lost his source and hopefully hit rock bottom. I love him and he's a good person, I can see shame in his eyes because nothing means more to him than his family. His job was their only source of income so - needless to say - he really screwed up. He seems heartfelt and deeply sorry when he talks to me about it, how this is his second chance and he's going to make everything right. That with his wife by his side, he knows he can get through.
My concern is that even though I want to trust him, I have to accept the fact that he's and addict. And addicts lie. So if he got fired Wednesday, he is currently on his 4th day of detox from a variety of opiates. And it's not really that bad. What my ultimate question here, is does the severity of the withdrawal symptoms depend on each individual? If he was using as much as he says he was, he should be going through hell on earth - and I'm just not seeing it. He's pretty much himself during the day, but the evenings and nights are bad - chills, shakes, insomnia, diarrhea, he keeps complaining of everything smelling bad, etc. To be honest, he hasn't vomited once and that is my biggest concern. I've researched a bit and while vomiting from vicodin withdrawal isn't normal, it's very very common for morphine withdrawal. Could he be lying to us? Maybe he's still using. Or maybe - hopefully - for some reason his body isn't purging it through vomiting.
Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
He lost his job on Wednesday. Employed at a hospital, he has now lost his source and hopefully hit rock bottom. I love him and he's a good person, I can see shame in his eyes because nothing means more to him than his family. His job was their only source of income so - needless to say - he really screwed up. He seems heartfelt and deeply sorry when he talks to me about it, how this is his second chance and he's going to make everything right. That with his wife by his side, he knows he can get through.
My concern is that even though I want to trust him, I have to accept the fact that he's and addict. And addicts lie. So if he got fired Wednesday, he is currently on his 4th day of detox from a variety of opiates. And it's not really that bad. What my ultimate question here, is does the severity of the withdrawal symptoms depend on each individual? If he was using as much as he says he was, he should be going through hell on earth - and I'm just not seeing it. He's pretty much himself during the day, but the evenings and nights are bad - chills, shakes, insomnia, diarrhea, he keeps complaining of everything smelling bad, etc. To be honest, he hasn't vomited once and that is my biggest concern. I've researched a bit and while vomiting from vicodin withdrawal isn't normal, it's very very common for morphine withdrawal. Could he be lying to us? Maybe he's still using. Or maybe - hopefully - for some reason his body isn't purging it through vomiting.
Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.