Question

[ccgirl2]

Ok, on another thread I talked about a problem with my 18 year old nephew. Saturday night he told my brother he was addicted to pain pills, ugh. I drove there the next day to talk to him and try to talk him into detox. No results. He only wants to get his hands on suboxone.

I'm perplexed though. He hasn't had any w/d symptoms and it's been almost three days. Any thoughts on this? It doesn't make sense to me.

[Jane63]

{{cc}} I am so sorry for what your family is going through right now...and also for how scared your nephew must be right now too! It is not an easy thing to "fess up" and even harder to come to a plan that everyone is comfortable with...especially if he is so young and not really sure what he's up against.
I don't know much about Suboxone but I do know that alot of people look for the "quick fix" or the easiest way out first...I know I did...but when things finally begin to sink in, hopefully he will choose something more tailored to his own personal needs and something more longterm?

It depends on how long he has been taking them, how many and how often. Also, maybe he has a secret stash that he is using? And then again, everyone experiences WDs differently.
You and your nephew and family are in my thoughts!
{{HUGS}}
Jane

[marle]

The first time that my daughter got caught using oxys, she had only been using for a short time. She did have withdrawals but she did not admit it to me until recently. She did not want me to think that she was an addict and so she sucked it up and pretended like she was okay. I don't think that she would be able to do that now that she has been using regularly for 3 years. Hugs, Marle

[exjunky]

I hate to accuse anybody especially if I don't even know them, but given the addict-profile, my best guess is that there is indeed a "secret stash".

That's just a guess, though. Another possibility is that he just isn't hooked that bad. The vomiting, leg-kicking, screaming detoxes that you see in the movies describes only the very worst addictions. It's possible to be "hooked" in every sense of the word without being into it that deep. There still are symptoms of withdrawal but not as obvious.

[ccgirl2]

boy am I a terrible addict. I never thought of the hiddens stash thing and two people have brought it up. Duh for me.

[Impurrfect]

cc -

I abused opiates for 2-3 years, very large amounts. When I wasn't around them, I didn't crave them, and when I stopped them I had NO withdrawals or mental cravings. I didn't do them every day, but at least 4-5 times a week and enough of them I should be dead.

I don't know why I could stop them so easily and have no withdrawals, but I do know it happened. Unfortunately, I then turned to crack, and had a very hard time stopping that. Hopefully, he won't turn to something else like I did.

And don't feel bad...I didn't think of a secret stash, either!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

[ksos]

Hi CC...

Maybe he is hooked on a lessor type of pain med?? Just the thought of your nephew "stopping" for three days, makes me wish I could do the same....I've withdrawn twice from opiates and anxiety pills and I wonder about your nephew's DOC...and, of course, how long was he "hooked" for or if he may be keeping someone

[Rugrider]

It depends on how long he was using and the amount. I had a 4 year addiction to pain pills and I was taking about 15 a day and let me tell you my w/d was terrible. I had a friend that only took them for a year and his w/d was next to nothing. Everyone is different, so maybe his is not that bad. The longer he uses, the harder it will be though.