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Welcome to the Nexus. You'll find a lot of support here, if that's what you are looking for. There are a lot of people here who have had opiate addictions, including myself. I was lucky enough to get into a good methadone program at the perfect time in my life. I had just met a wonderful woman, who eventually became my wife.

I spent a decade slowly tapering off of methadone and taking no other drugs (except caffeine). It was a wonder drug for me and essentially reset my brain. Unfortunately a couple of years after getting off of methadone, I injured my back and had to be on pain killers for ~2 years. Coming off was difficult, but mostly because I had a major fear of withdrawal. I used suboxone at a low dose (I never took more than 2mgs) tapering over about 2 months. My point is, that I can drive about 45 minutes and get heroin or whatever, but I didn't.
DMT found me and I had a breakthrough experience that I partially credit with keeping me on a good path. DMT is good for a real brain reboot.

I smoke cannabis now (about an oz. a year) and drink coffee. Opiates have lost their appeal for me. A lot of people discount opiates as an entheogen, and say that you get nothing from them. I'm not sure about that, but I do know that society makes opiates a truly unsustainable substance to be involved with. Personally, I believe that some people need opiates to lead a normal life. There's something wrong with their endogenous morphine system. Unfortunately, opiates are too tricky for most people to use well. Beyond their obvious medical utility, I think they could be used as effectively as ayahuasca... in a different world. One without money and politics. So it's better ust to stay away from them all together if possible.

I hope you can manage to use psychedelics as a productive tool. It sounds like you may need to make a lot of changes before you can do that with any consistency. Well, maybe not make changes, but keep the changes you've already made, in check.

Make sure you read the Attitude and Health & Safety sections (along with the wiki) at the top of the page under the banner. This is a wonderful and friendly forum, but the rules for the community are taken seriously. Not to say that you would transgress these rules, but there are certain discouraged topics, like selling. But since your time with that is in the past, it won't matter.
Have a good time here. It's a great place.

<blockquote data-quote="Mister_Niles" data-source="post: 3929614" data-attributes="member: 59562">Welcome to the Nexus. You&#039;ll find a lot of support here, if that&#039;s what you are looking for. There are a lot of people here who have had opiate addictions, including myself. I was lucky enough to get into a good methadone program at the perfect time in my life. I had just met a wonderful woman, who eventually became my wife. &nbsp; I spent a decade slowly tapering off of methadone and taking no other drugs (except caffeine). It was a wonder drug for me and essentially reset my brain. Unfortunately a couple of years after getting off of methadone, I injured my back and had to be on pain killers for ~2 years. Coming off was difficult, but mostly because I had a major fear of withdrawal. I used suboxone at a low dose (I never took more than 2mgs) tapering over about 2 months. My point is, that I can drive about 45 minutes and get heroin or whatever, but I didn&#039;t. &nbsp; DMT found me and I had a breakthrough experience that I partially credit with keeping me on a good path. DMT is good for a real brain reboot.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; I smoke cannabis now (about an oz. a year) and drink coffee. Opiates have lost their appeal for me. A lot of people discount opiates as an entheogen, and say that you get nothing from them. I&#039;m not sure about that, but I do know that society makes opiates a truly unsustainable substance to be involved with. Personally, I believe that some people need opiates to lead a normal life. There&#039;s something wrong with their endogenous morphine system. Unfortunately, opiates are too tricky for most people to use well. Beyond their obvious medical utility, I think they could be used as effectively as ayahuasca... in a different world. One without money and politics. So it&#039;s better ust to stay away from them all together if possible.&nbsp; I hope you can manage to use psychedelics as a productive tool. It sounds like you may need to make a lot of changes before you can do that with any consistency. Well, maybe not make changes, but keep the changes you&#039;ve already made, in check.Make sure you read the Attitude and Health &amp; Safety sections (along with the wiki) at the top of the page under the banner. This is a wonderful and friendly forum, but the rules for the community are taken seriously. Not to say that you would transgress these rules, but there are certain discouraged topics, like selling. But since your time with that is in the past, it won&#039;t matter.Have a good time here. It&#039;s a great place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mister_Niles, post: 3929614, member: 59562"] Welcome to the Nexus. You'll find a lot of support here, if that's what you are looking for. There are a lot of people here who have had opiate addictions, including myself. I was lucky enough to get into a good methadone program at the perfect time in my life. I had just met a wonderful woman, who eventually became my wife. I spent a decade slowly tapering off of methadone and taking no other drugs (except caffeine). It was a wonder drug for me and essentially reset my brain. Unfortunately a couple of years after getting off of methadone, I injured my back and had to be on pain killers for ~2 years. Coming off was difficult, but mostly because I had a major fear of withdrawal. I used suboxone at a low dose (I never took more than 2mgs) tapering over about 2 months. My point is, that I can drive about 45 minutes and get heroin or whatever, but I didn't. DMT found me and I had a breakthrough experience that I partially credit with keeping me on a good path. DMT is good for a real brain reboot. I smoke cannabis now (about an oz. a year) and drink coffee. Opiates have lost their appeal for me. A lot of people discount opiates as an entheogen, and say that you get nothing from them. I'm not sure about that, but I do know that society makes opiates a truly unsustainable substance to be involved with. Personally, I believe that some people need opiates to lead a normal life. There's something wrong with their endogenous morphine system. Unfortunately, opiates are too tricky for most people to use well. Beyond their obvious medical utility, I think they could be used as effectively as ayahuasca... in a different world. One without money and politics. So it's better ust to stay away from them all together if possible. I hope you can manage to use psychedelics as a productive tool. It sounds like you may need to make a lot of changes before you can do that with any consistency. Well, maybe not make changes, but keep the changes you've already made, in check. Make sure you read the Attitude and Health & Safety sections (along with the wiki) at the top of the page under the banner. This is a wonderful and friendly forum, but the rules for the community are taken seriously. Not to say that you would transgress these rules, but there are certain discouraged topics, like selling. But since your time with that is in the past, it won't matter. Have a good time here. It's a great place. [/QUOTE]