Detox How do I detox from a rapid & extreme crack addiction ? (Other drugs mixed occasionally)

[Crack-Chick-9395]

This is probably one of those posts that get read every day, but as much as I’ve read up on the time line etc .. I’m hoping some first hand experienced and advice from other people who have actually experienced or witnessed would be amazing.

Short background - I’m 27, been addicted to many things throughout life - drugs the primary demon. It started with codeine pills - morphine - cocaine - diazepam - heroin - crack .. I also experience many mental conditions such as BPD / EUPD / bipolar / complex PTSD / anxiety on top of various serious physical health problems, diabetes type 1 being the biggest kicker.
I started mixing around drugs at 13. Fast forward, I beat the heroin addiction cold turkey twice and actually managed very well. Although I was taking only around 3.3grsms per day smoking for roughly a year before detoxing. I dabbled on it on off recentl with maybe 2 weeks being longest use. I beat the cocain addiction. I withdrew from many drugs. I currently take methadone - pre gablin - weed - diazepam & crack daily.
I can kick the others easily but crack has kits hold. I had never touched the drug until 5 months ago - when my mum passed away from drugs at 44, when my still born baby arrived, when my 5 year relationship shattered - it offered a welcoming hand. and it stRyed with only a rock a day, and fast tracked to now - using 3/4g a day that I wash myself with ammonia.
I get addicted fast and hard, I always do. But now I find it singly keeps me awake. Ficking over. No high. No rush. Just an addiction.
I’m losing my family, my life .. I’ve deteriorated physically and mentally so quickly. My life revolves around this drug. Morning to night. I have the pipe out my hand for 5 minutes at a time. Usually have multiple set up.
I cannot go without. I don’t know how to start or begin even thinking about detox.
I’m not in the greatest personal situation / my ex and I are living together, still as though we’re together - but not. We don’t see other people it didn’t happen. We still go out, dinner, cinema, drives together .. like we did as a couple, he knows of my addiction and truly wants to help me get rid because he said it’s ruined us. All I care about is my drug. He’s noticing it’s slowly making me fade away.
I want my life back. I just don’t know where too begin..

 

[RUC4]

Wow. I wish I could answer your question and give you advice, but crack was never my DOC. If you can’t see yourself choosing not to buy it and smoke it, then I’d say an inpatient rehab is the only way to go. And a halfway house/sober living after that for a long time, instead of going back “home”. People places things.

The problem right Now is crack, however you’ve had a solid drug-filled life since adolescence. Quitting actually doing the drug, which you’ve done successfully more than once, is just the beginning. Addressing issues that led you to want to do drugs in the first place needs to be dealt with … or you quit this one and pick up another. The drug use is a symptom.

(Sorry if I got a little preachy. I didn’t mean to.)

 

[bingey]

I havent smoked crack since 2016 and I was a daily user. I guess I just got over it , I did go to jail for a couple of these years . So I think maybe you should get out of the environment your in for a while .

 

[PtahTek]

I want my life back. I just don’t know where too begin..

Spend some of that crack money on something worthwhile (your choice) but maybe something as simple as a new bed, toys for pets, a new hobby (painting? ). Realizing it does nothing great for you anymore should make this easier. Has for me.
It's not even crack anymore...lol some synthetic shit.
Best of luck with this.

 

[hydroazuanacaine]

getting off crack is about creating initial distance. it’s not a drug that makes life easier like benzos and opiates. it’s super euphoric so you want more more, but it immediately degrades your life. when you wake up after a binge, let yourself sit and soak in that comedown. don’t smoke more or drink to get out of it. crack feels so good, but it also feels horrible. don’t mask the horrible part. show yourself how bad it makes you feel. that’s not withdrawal. that’s crack. it ruins your mind and body.

you’ll probably be in psychosis. it’s hell. don’t drink and benzo through it; grit through it. you’ll come out the other side with a hate for crack. hang onto that. know if you take one hit, the hate will be gone and you’ll willingly dive deeper back into hell.

if you wanna kick just crack that’s gonna be difficult. if you are getting drunk and have easy access to hard, you’ll likely end up smoking it. if you dont wanna give up alcohol forever, word. giving it up while you’re addressing the crack might be necessary.

 

[Birkenhead_Opiate_Lover]

This is probably one of those posts that get read every day, but as much as I’ve read up on the time line etc .. I’m hoping some first hand experienced and advice from other people who have actually experienced or witnessed would be amazing.

Short background - I’m 27, been addicted to many things throughout life - drugs the primary demon. It started with codeine pills - morphine - cocaine - diazepam - heroin - crack .. I also experience many mental conditions such as BPD / EUPD / bipolar / complex PTSD / anxiety on top of various serious physical health problems, diabetes type 1 being the biggest kicker.
I started mixing around drugs at 13. Fast forward, I beat the heroin addiction cold turkey twice and actually managed very well. Although I was taking only around 3.3grsms per day smoking for roughly a year before detoxing. I dabbled on it on off recentl with maybe 2 weeks being longest use. I beat the cocain addiction. I withdrew from many drugs. I currently take methadone - pre gablin - weed - diazepam & crack daily.
I can kick the others easily but crack has kits hold. I had never touched the drug until 5 months ago - when my mum passed away from drugs at 44, when my still born baby arrived, when my 5 year relationship shattered - it offered a welcoming hand. and it stRyed with only a rock a day, and fast tracked to now - using 3/4g a day that I wash myself with ammonia.
I get addicted fast and hard, I always do. But now I find it singly keeps me awake. Ficking over. No high. No rush. Just an addiction.
I’m losing my family, my life .. I’ve deteriorated physically and mentally so quickly. My life revolves around this drug. Morning to night. I have the pipe out my hand for 5 minutes at a time. Usually have multiple set up.
I cannot go without. I don’t know how to start or begin even thinking about detox.
I’m not in the greatest personal situation / my ex and I are living together, still as though we’re together - but not. We don’t see other people it didn’t happen. We still go out, dinner, cinema, drives together .. like we did as a couple, he knows of my addiction and truly wants to help me get rid because he said it’s ruined us. All I care about is my drug. He’s noticing it’s slowly making me fade away.
I want my life back. I just don’t know where too begin..

I've sent you a PM hun. I feel exactly the same!!! I don't enjoy the shit at all, it's just a means to an end. I've lost tons of weight, and it shows, especially on my face. I've been a heroin addict for 20 years, I'm now 38, but people we're always surprised to find out I was an addict years ago. Now, to me at least it seems blatantly obvious that I'm into the rock and gear. I haven't seen my Mum for a good few months, which is probably a good thing that, as she'd be mortified to see her only son, skin and bones. It's therapeutic for me to hear about other people's addictions. Take care people and keep your chins up!!!! Love and Light, God bless you all,
Pablo

 

[jasperkent]

I've been addicted to many different drugs. IV cocaine took me down the fastest but it was one of the easiest to recover from. I was in my 20s-- we heal faster when we're young.
I'm not saying it's easy, just that it can be WAY worse.

 

[CrackLancs]

Hi I am in the same positron since finding my brother hanging I have used daily for a year. Never thought in my life this would get a hold me to the world I look like I’m doing good. Good job nice car. But truth is I don’t have a penny to my name and not paid a bill in ages.
I am getting worried about my health my heart spikes to 170bpm when resting. Spasms all over my body. I’ve lost 36lb in weight which I didn’t have to lose anyway. I am embarrassed that I have let this become my life and don’t know a way out. I worry that I will be dead next…. Only thing that stops me is my mum will have no sons left she should be living her life now she is in her 50’s I want someone to say are you on drugs or her to look under my bed and see the asthma spray with foil on. I want someone to challenge me before it’s too late. every morning I wake up I say this is the day I don’t take it and I manage all day at work then 5pm comes and I send that text ‘u on’ soon as I get a yes I am there within 20mins. I just feel sad

 

[Deru]

I know that pull the pipe has. It is horrible. I used a spray bottle I got from Amazon and converted the crack to cocaine citrate with citric acid, weighed it out then administered a certain amount of squirts throughout the day…less and less each day. Combined with exercise it worked. Haven’t touched it since.

 

[VerbalTruist]

Crack was never my thing but IV coke and heroin were. I straight up moved to another state. I will never be able to thank my wife (fiancée at the time) enough for moving my ass from California to Oklahoma for a year. Helped me get out of so much badness.

My suggestion if you don’t have the means to move and you’re serious. Find someone who will put you up for a week. Get a one way ticket and go there. Best way to get sober I’ve seen. Did it for a cousin and a few friends. Let them stay in our guest bedroom.

Let us know how you’re doing @Crack-Chick-9395

 

[somnilicious]

I know that pull the pipe has. It is horrible. I used a spray bottle I got from Amazon and converted the crack to cocaine citrate with citric acid, weighed it out then administered a certain amount of squirts throughout the day…less and less each day. Combined with exercise it worked. Haven’t touched it since.

That's awesome!! I remember when you were having such a hard time even though you had such extreme health problems(endocarditis, heart valve failure if I'm not mistaken) and it was going to quite literally kill you, yet you still couldn't seem to let go. Congratulations!!

You should share more of your story. Overcoming your struggles should inspire even the hardest of cases with some hope.

 

[Johnny Fucksupalot]

Hi I am in the same positron since finding my brother hanging I have used daily for a year. Never thought in my life this would get a hold me to the world I look like I’m doing good. Good job nice car. But truth is I don’t have a penny to my name and not paid a bill in ages.
I am getting worried about my health my heart spikes to 170bpm when resting. Spasms all over my body. I’ve lost 36lb in weight which I didn’t have to lose anyway. I am embarrassed that I have let this become my life and don’t know a way out. I worry that I will be dead next…. Only thing that stops me is my mum will have no sons left she should be living her life now she is in her 50’s I want someone to say are you on drugs or her to look under my bed and see the asthma spray with foil on. I want someone to challenge me before it’s too late. every morning I wake up I say this is the day I don’t take it and I manage all day at work then 5pm comes and I send that text ‘u on’ soon as I get a yes I am there within 20mins. I just feel sad

I feel you 100% bro, I'm right there with you. I've been fighting a bad addiction to blues and hard. I stopped smoking the hard Thursday night after a 10 month all day every day habit that has me skin and bones, and 10 of thousands of dollars lighter. It's Saturday night now and I've been bad sick for the last 24 hrs. So much so that my fent blues aren't working to help. I hate both of them they don't even work anymore its just degrees of sickness. When I run out of blues prob Monday I have kratom and gabapentin to help....
But I've said that 1000 times and I just pray I don't call my guy like I do every damn day....
I will say a prayer for you @CrackLancs

 

[somnilicious]

I feel you 100% bro, I'm right there with you. I've been fighting a bad addiction to blues and hard. I stopped smoking the hard Thursday night after a 10 month all day every day habit that has me skin and bones, and 10 of thousands of dollars lighter. It's Saturday night now and I've been bad sick for the last 24 hrs. So much so that my fent blues aren't working to help. I hate both of them they don't even work anymore just degrees of sickness. When I run out of blues prob Monday I have kratom and gabapentin to help....
But I've said that 1000 times and I just pray I don't call my guy like I do every damn day....
I will say a prayer for you @CrackLancs

How long have you been opiate dependant? Have you considered stabilizing on methadone and tapering slowly once you have worked on some of the things that are driving your addiction.

It can and does get better. I'm here if you need to vent. I've been an opiate addict for 25yrs with a lot of other past drug habits. I've pretty much had my time with all of them so I can certainly empathize.

 

[PtahTek]

I will be back
Simple self control goes the longest and surest way to do what thread title infers iirc
its all a pita
whattaya do?

 

[xtcgrrrl]

Crack was a super hard drug for me to give up. The only thing that really helped was time. The more time that had passed since my last use, the less I wanted to use. I kept going back to it because I was unhappy in other areas of my life. But once I started to be happier in general, it was easier for me to take that time and space that I needed in order to stay away from it for good. Any time I was tempted to get more, I would remind myself of all I had to lose. Not to mention how much more MONEY I had at my disposal when I wasn’t throwing it away on this drug that is so moreish! I still party occasionally, but never on things that are super addictive (for me, I am aware that anything can be psychologically addictive even if not physically.) So it’s not as if I never have fun; I still smoke weed, take shrooms, and even do MDMA sometimes. But I’ve managed to stay away from crack for well over 2 years straight now I am sure you can too, and you’ll feel so much better when you do!

 

[Johnny Fucksupalot]

How long have you been opiate dependant? Have you considered stabilizing on methadone and tapering slowly once you have worked on some of the things that are driving your addiction.

It can and does get better. I'm here if you need to vent. I've been an opiate addict for 25yrs with a lot of other past drug habits. I've pretty much had my time with all of them so I can certainly empathize.

On the fent blues for about a year, then coke 7 months ago, changed that to hard 3 months ago. So crack only 3 or 4 months but my yayo habit was heavy. Tried cutting my pill habit with speed but probably shouldn't have used my favorite drug lol. Back shoving copper down the tube as we speak. Uuugh

 

[Junkiedream00]

Hi I am in the same positron since finding my brother hanging I have used daily for a year. Never thought in my life this would get a hold me to the world I look like I’m doing good. Good job nice car. But truth is I don’t have a penny to my name and not paid a bill in ages.
I am getting worried about my health my heart spikes to 170bpm when resting. Spasms all over my body. I’ve lost 36lb in weight which I didn’t have to lose anyway. I am embarrassed that I have let this become my life and don’t know a way out. I worry that I will be dead next…. Only thing that stops me is my mum will have no sons left she should be living her life now she is in her 50’s I want someone to say are you on drugs or her to look under my bed and see the asthma spray with foil on. I want someone to challenge me before it’s too late. every morning I wake up I say this is the day I don’t take it and I manage all day at work then 5pm comes and I send that text ‘u on’ soon as I get a yes I am there within 20mins. I just feel sad

I am in the exact same situation and feel the exact same way. You’re not alone Everyday I tell myself I’m going to die if I don’t stop. The chest pain and spasms, losing weight, starting to ignore my bills and rent. It’s getting so bad. I was an IV heroin and coke addict before this and switched to crack only, thinking this won’t get out of hand like the other stuff. LOL what a crazy thought. I can’t stop despite the negative consequences. It’s not fun anymore. I can see everything os about to fall apart.

 

[CrackLancs]

I feel you man. Every time I take it I just spend 5 hours like a garden gnome starting at my heart rate on my Apple Watch I don’t even enjoy doing it. It just takes my mind off everything else. I’m sat here now just had a pipe I set my timer for 20mins then do another one. this is no life. I wouldn’t mind if I socialised when on it. But I don’t even move just an anxious mess

 

[Junkiedream00]

I feel you man. Every time I take it I just spend 5 hours like a garden gnome starting at my heart rate on my Apple Watch I don’t even enjoy doing it. It just takes my mind off everything else. I’m sat here now just had a pipe I set my timer for 20mins then do another one. this is no life. I wouldn’t mind if I socialised when on it. But I don’t even move just an anxious mess

Exactly! Like earlier I went to a boxing match with my boyfriend (he doesn’t know I use) and the whole time I just wanted to come back home so I could smoke more. I get angry and start arguing with him because I want to go get “high” which like you said, isn’t even a high anymore. It’s anxiety and thinking I’m having a heart attack after every hit. Literally gasping for air basically after, panicking then this hit is the last hit, pacing around trying to act normal so he doesn’t notice, just to do it again 15 minutes later if even. I don’t want to do it anymore but I don’t want to go to rehab either.i guess it’s two choices. Rehab or death and I don’t want to die this way.

 

[CrackLancs]

Exactly! Like earlier I went to a boxing match with my boyfriend (he doesn’t know I use) and the whole time I just wanted to come back home so I could smoke more. I get angry and start arguing with him because I want to go get “high” which like you said, isn’t even a high anymore. It’s anxiety and thinking I’m having a heart attack after every hit. Literally gasping for air basically after, panicking then this hit is the last hit, pacing around trying to act normal so he doesn’t notice, just to do it again 15 minutes later if even. I don’t want to do it anymore but I don’t want to go to rehab either.i guess it’s two choices. Rehab or death and I don’t want to die this way.

It’s a shit way of life.

I deffo don’t want to die but I don’t no when to stop. I can go all day without it but soon as 7pm comes I start to think about it. Then that’s it awake till 2am I’ll even drive high to go get more. I don’t want to admit to anyone I’m an addict I think this is a battle I am going to do alone. We got this! Somehow we will find a way out.