Overdriven,
I know this is many years later, and I'm not trying to be a dick but poppy pods ain't sh*t, 2 pods is like a dose of codeine, or kratom. Withdrawals from poppy pods last like 7 days, so you are NOT in the middle of withdrawal 2 weeks later, you are in PAWS. Further, comparing poppy pods to even oxycodone is like comparing an alcoholic that drinks a six pack a day compared to an alcoholic that drinks a fifth a day. I've quit from 60-70 mg of methadone and I didn't sleep for 6 weeks, I could barely get out of bed let alone function at work, and do half way decent at 2 weeks.
So, what I am saying is you have NO IDEA what hard core opioid withdrawal is, and while you may have had a point to an extent, that the mental part can be very important, you can't just think your way out of withdrawal lol.... You only have experienced a fraction of withdrawal, so you may want to hop off your high horse about your business, who helped you along the way? Not everyone is in your position dude.
Now, something that might actually help addicts -- While opiate addiction is absolute hell, which is the reason for example, 95% of methadone addicts cannot quit themselves is due to the terrible physical and psychological addiction. Go see a drug and alcohol counselor, because while the drug itself is almost impossible to quit, and we are truly reliant to the drug 90% of addiction itself is mental and needs to be treated as such. One needs counseling to help better understand addiction, why we want to self medicate, why we started in the first place and to learn countless tools to help not only quit, but to remain sober. This is a vital component of getting clean and remaining clean. Further, there are things that help such as clonidine (that got rid of the almost unbearable blood pressure spike, restless legs, cold/hot sweats (though not completly) and anyone considering quitting should try clonidine. Tapering is by far the best method to quitting as cold turkey often ends up in relapse.
Also, anyone who is scared they're going to get in trouble if they talk to their dr about their addiction, fear not. There are laws in place to protect you, the patient from dr's releasing incriminating evidence. The addiction part will remain on your medical record, but if you find the right dr they will be more than willing to help you. Suboxone treatment may help, and is worth considering. Anyway, I wish you all the best of luck, including you overdriven. God bless.