Welcome to the Nexus, sarek. 

I'm happy you were able to escape the opiates, I have had years of struggling with those myself.

DMT has helped me to see them as a trap and as a sickly security blanket, rather then bliss.  Other then the occasional nightmare where I relapse in the dream, or am in withdrawal in the dream (waking up is sure a relief in those) I don't face temptations of going back anymore.  I hope you get to that point, it sounds like your helper entity is pulling for you, and I am too.