Opioids Am i addicted?

[ipeterg123]

I started using hydro around 3 months ago and started out with a couple freinds just swallowing 5mg, half a norco. i did this about once every two weeks then after a while once a week, then it increased to 10mg and after a while i was starting to use it up to 3 times a week then i started using 20mg and i stopped for about 4 days (cold turkey) and i feel like crap, headache neasusa, puking,muscle pain, yawning

maybe its something else causing these symptoms but idk, should i try to taper down

 

[Captain.Heroin]

It's probably the cessation, however, I think within 2 or 3 days you'll begin to feel better.

I wouldn't say you're "addicted", but you might be experiencing mild/early withdrawals.

 

[HeroinZombie]

i dont believe there is such thing as addiction
however your body is going through withdraws and you'll feel better in a few days

 

[traybuck]

Agreed ^^^

 

[Cane2theLeft]

You guys are silly saying there's no such thing as addiction.

Anyway, these types of speculative threads don't belong in OD. If you were using 3x a week then you're not physically dependent (or very mildly so).

You probably feel like crap either because you expected to or because of unrelated causes. Addiction is a biopsychosocial disease that adversely impacts virtually every aspect of your life... professionally, socially, academically, etc.

Physical dependence is when your body becomes use to a drug and requires it to function normally.

If you have any questions about this or feel it should reopened for some reason, PM me but I think if you read the posting standards thread and guidelines you'll understand why it was closed.