[ex D-Boy]

thanks for sharing your story winter. just wanted to welcome you(i used to live in NY as well) to the site and add a bit of my own experience with suboxone.

I am an opiate addict like you (started with OC's and did those for a few years then moved onto heroin for the last few years of my addiction) I tried every method and route to get clean, cold turkey detox, geographical moving solution, rehab, detox centers, tapering, suboxone maintenance and they all ended up with me getting high eventually again.

If you are finding the physical withdrawal to hard to overcome I would suggest checking into a detox facility where they will taper you off using either methadone or suboxone. They do it during a 3-5 day period (very brief). The best part of this is that you are totally comfortable while switching from the oxycodone to suboxone // methadone and also you arent on the subs or methadone long enough for your body to switch and become physically addicted to that substance.

Also I know many people who use their suboxone prescription only on an emergency basis. Meaning they will only take the suboxone when they have no money for dope/pills or if they are about to go see their doctor again and are afraid of getting **** tested.

For this addict, opiates of any kind, whether safe non euphoric drugs (like suboxone) or highly abusable drugs like heroin//oxycontin, just did not help. I would become very lethargic, sleep a lot, and have zero motivation to do anything but play video games or eat.

Hope you reconsider taking those percs tomorrow. Your mother doesnt have an infinite supply and you will just be starting over from day one, with the sickness probably being more intense. Im not judging though, god knows how many times ive repeated that mistake before.....

Oh ya, the thing that actually helped me stop in the long run? Meetings, being honest with my family about past situations, and staying close to healthy people. That last one was huge for me, I never realized how much easier it was to condone my actions when my only interaction was with other dopeheads.