Heroin Am i being tricked?

[FilSantos]

Hi, i'm finnally clean, and made a pact with a friend. We are giving each other naltrexone, i'm taking a full 50mg pill a day. But he is taking 12,5mg, 3 days a week. He swears that his doctor said it was ok, because of his weak liver.. Last time i saw him (today when he gave me my pill), he seemed like he consumed heroin, i said to him "if you didn't fo it, take your pill today instead of tomorrow", and he did...
Is it possible that the 12,5 mg only 3 days a week doesn't make any effect???
Thanks

 

[HdoubleODeezy]

The important part is you're getting clean.
Whether or not it is a "trick" i'd flow with it, if you want of course.

But if it has been working for you than i'd say continue what YOU are doing.
If your friend was in fact on dope and the naltrexone isn't blocking it and they still wanna get high, i would keep going the way YOU are anyways.

In the end you'll come out clean and if *by chance* they are still using now.. you will have more sober time than them and will be able to in turn help them get clean when they are finally ready. I've learned that unless someone has a dire want to be clean, they won't succeed even with being forced.

Good for you for sticking to it, but if your friend is backing out, don't let that be your downfall too.

(i donno if i understood the post right, but if i didn't respond with anything relevant than sorry)
I interpreted it as you and your friend are getting clean together but you suspect his blocking dose doesn't work as well as yours and you suspect them of using.
-If that is right than i stick with my advice
-If i was wrong than maybe explain a little more about what you are trying to address.

-HOOD

 

[The Doc.]

Its hard to say if its blocking opiates for him since everybody is different and each person metabolises substances at a different pace.
If you suspect he is using then he probally is addicts are crafty people are you even sure he is taking the pills? It very well could block heroin at that dose some people would have complete blocking of the opiate receptors at that dose whereas others it may hardly affect them getting high.
Like HOOD said your recovery should be about YOU not him so worry about your own addiction if your friend doesn't want to get clean then that's his problem don't let it affect your recovery. Ive never been a big fan of these teaming up to quit drugs together situations because once someone has some doubt or relapses then the other one usually follows. I find the two addicts usually talk each other into thinking its okay to use a lot of the time. This is usually why boyfriend/girlfriends teaming up to quit drugs usually fail.

 

[Captain.Heroin]

I am sure the naltrexone is working.

Why does it matter whether or not he's using heroin though?

 

[FilSantos]

Yes, my priority is me. I care a lot for him, but it's also important for me that it's a clean person helping me this fase. I don't want him to go back to heroin, firstly for him, but it's not good for me to see him stonedd every day giving me the pill... if hee fails, i will help him when i gain strenght for that... but i will find someone else to give me the pill... maybe he just took too many benzos, i don't know.. he took the pill, but i'm not convinced with the 12.5mg 3 times a week....

 

[King_Willie]

Why don't you ask him? If he is he'll probably lie, but maybe not lol. Not too hard to tell when a good friend is lying.

 

[sekio]

Oral naltrexone has to be taken daily to have a continuous blocking effect, and at fairly high doses. Liver toxicity also shouldn't be an issue unless he's taking hundreds of milligrams a day.

There's a very good chance your naltrexone plan is blocking opioids a lot more effectively than his plan is.

Just remember: You can't force him to take anything. But at the same time you should get him to be straight with you... opioids have been known to cause people to lie.