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Do you regret starting to do opiates?

I regret the pain I've caused my family. I regret the disappointment I've caused my friends. But I don't regret the way it makes me feel. Someday I'm sure I'll regret it all but not today.
 
Emily29707 said:
I regret the pain I've caused my family. I regret the disappointment I've caused my friends. But I don't regret the way it makes me feel. Someday I'm sure I'll regret it all but not today.
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Thats a good point. If i were the only person in the world i think id regret it less... but even with the great highs its caused a lot of pain, depression and at times even wanting to kill myself

So i guess id regret it less if there was no one else in the equation... but id still regret it in a lot of ways
 
jones-in_J said:
Thats a good point. If i were the only person in the world i think id regret it less... but even with the great highs its caused a lot of pain, depression and at times even wanting to kill myself

So i guess id regret it less if there was no one else in the equation... but id still regret it in a lot of ways
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that brings up an interesting point. if i was the only person in the world i'd be a huge junkie and would love love LOVE it.
 
Seems that usually the people that regret starting opiates are the ones that have gone broke, lost their money chasing highs. Why should people that have pain whether physical or mental regret ever start doing opiates......if it takes away their pains just for a little while, then there should be no regrets.

People go broke, lose their house & cars & possible friends because they are out of control & then the regret starts. You gotta control some aspects of your drug use or it will eat you alive.............
 
I don't regret it, I have never really had a habit though. Been using opiates recreationally for atleast 8 years though, 6 or 7 since I first used heroin. I would say opiates are overall my favourite class of drugs, and oxy and heroin are VERY close to, if not, my DOC. For some reason though I don't seem to struggle keeping their use infrequent, infact I have had oxy in my possession for several weeks and only used it once. Maybe if I actually stopped smoking weed and drinking everyday I would struggle with opiates more...
 
Yes I do. I have managed to take my use down a notch or since I started though.

We wouldn't be knowing what we're missing so we'd be perfectly happy without them.. And yes, I would prefer that.
 
verso said:
Was just talking about this with the girlfriend...

And I can honestly say that... *deep breath*... no, I don't regret it. In fact, I think that getting into opiates has made me a better person in some respects.

I was once quite the materialistic person, and now, now I feel that I really do truly and honestly value my relationships with other people more so than material things. I think that pawning off half of my possessions has helped me in that, and it may sound ridiculous, but I look around my room now and there is not one thing I've pawned that I now regret pawning.

I pawned most of whatever those things were for dope, some to pay bills and whatever, but I know now that even if I had given them away, lost them in a flood or whatever, I would be none the worse off as they're only material things and I attached no real value to them at all. (It's also made me realize how much shit we have that we don't really need...)

I think getting into opiates has also taught me that the beat really does go on... there's always tomorrow, and there's always some hope. I know that I've mentioned this before and I don't want to go too much into it, but uh... we once had to come up with $1,000 -- in cash -- in just four hours or we would suffer some pretty serious consequences (arrested, lose our jobs, etc.) and it seemed impossible but we did it without having to do anything we'd regret such as pawning sentimental things or performing sexual favors, etc; we wheeled and dealed, schemed (without doing anyone dirty) and did some seedy things to raise the money, but we did it, dammit... and so now I don't worry about my bills as much anymore. I don't feel that same sense of anxiety about financial things... and I've learned a few new tricks on how to make money as well, of course. ;)

I also felt no real empathy toward addicts and drug users before I got into opiates; they were a group of people I just could not relate to, did not want to know or relate to, but that's no way to live. I'd like to learn empathy for all types of people, and I truly mean that as a future educator, someone who will hopefully one day be teaching a diverse group of students.

I can go on, but in all sincerity and honesty... no, I don't regret getting into opiates. I don't regret it at all.

EDIT: And also, getting into dope has tested my sense of right and wrong and what doing the right thing means. Not many people can say they've nursed a sizable heroin habit and kept their soul at the same time. I'd like to think that, two years later, and I have yet to lose mine. I don't steal, haven't pawned those items that I've attached sentimental value to, haven't performed sexual favors for drugs, haven't beat anyone or robbed anyone, haven't grimed anyone at all really. So, yeah, that's something I'm pretty proud of I guess... (shrugs)
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Verso i used yi say the time SAME thing about a year ago wgen my life and dope habit was alot worse to tell you the truth... that it made me less materialistic and that i didnt need the stuff i pawned anyway since id sell it again for smack if i had it in a heartbeat

I cant speak for you but i realize now that i was in denial soooo fucking bad and wanted to make myself feel better about the shit my life had become with that kind of rationalizing

Just my $.02
 
jones-in_J said:
Verso i used yi say the time SAME thing about a year ago wgen my life and dope habit was alot worse to tell you the truth... that it made me less materialistic and that i didnt need the stuff i pawned anyway since id sell it again for smack if i had it in a heartbeat

I cant speak for you but i realize now that i was in denial soooo fucking bad and wanted to make myself feel better about the shit my life had become with that kind of rationalizing

Just my $.02
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I hear ya, man. It could be that I'm in denial, who knows? But one thing I know for sure... my life was shit before heroin. lol
 
No, I don't regret starting to do opiates. That being said, I'm not addicted to them either. I would guess that if I became addicted, then I would regret it more.
But I use them about once a month. I don't crave them when I'm not using them. I don't think of them a lot unless I'm on BL or researching them lol. I crave amphetamines more than opiates.
 
I don't regret doing them but I regret forming a habit. I just can't stop thinking about opiates and now that I've done heroin..... man I pretend I don't really care about it but then I know I'm lying. It's a large part of what I'm thinking about now.
 
no, but having said that, i'm not an opiate addict. I do regret trying cocaine or any type of amphetamine, including MDMA. I was a perfectly happy stoner/tripper, exploring my consciousness with reasonably healthy psychedelics, and then stimulants came along and turned me into a paranoid speed-fiending gargoyle with insomnia.
 
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Gosh, you know, I don't really. Opiates have saved my life, I was drinking myself to death because of pain I couldn't get adequate treatment for.
 
I started to go down the opiate addiction path. I was spending 100-200 a week on methadone or roxies for several months. I was always scared of becoming an addict though so I did do them with some moderation. What kept me from going furthur down that dark path was seeing how bad one of my close friends got with opiates. I just decided one day that this cannot happen to me and stopped. I still use them every now and then but I wait at least a few months between uses.
 
I don't want to seem self-righteous, unremorseful, and inconsiderate to my family and friends that I have unintentionally hurt and burdened while addicted to opiates (and other drugs). However, opiates gave me a quiet mind (not more racing, endless, thoughts, like listening to 3 different, blaring radios), empathy, compassion, and humility. If I had never taken opiates, would I still be an arrogant, type A, hyper, self-righteous, self-absorbed person who couldn't be present to listen to other people long enough to empathise and reflect.

Opiate addiction has taken away almost everything material in my life and brought me to majorly depressive lows, however, I still value the incredible experiences and changes spiritually & emotionally because I feel like I had to suffer (so G-d, fate, or I created my pain of addiction) in order to mold my character. I wonder what other experiences would quiet my mind permanently and/or make me more emphatic/considerate?
 
Personally I'm really happy with my usage of opiates; mostly because I use them very infrequently and incidentally, usually codeine and only for 2-3 days and maybe around once every two or three months and maybe once or twice a year I happen to have some oxycodone; I'm very aware of the subtle and addictive nature of these substances and since I'm already addicted to ketamine I'm not looking for any further addictions so I'm ultra-careful with opiates and I doubt I'll ever regret doing them; I never had nasty side effects either not even from medium doses of oxycodone; I wish I was as sensible with all drugs as I am with opiates that would be a good situation haha.

I realise I don't really fit this tread but I also posted here to mention my opinion on the concept of regret: I don't do regret; I learn from my mistakes. If I live through something that is horrible then I do not regret it because I like who I am and every single action in my life even the ones that cause me problems have shaped the person I am today and I wouldn't change that, if I make a mistake I try to learn and not repeat but I don't regret and I only linger on the past in a positive way: remembering the bad to learn from it and remembering the good for my personal hedonism :)
 
i've never been addicted and usage has never caused any serious problems in my personal life

but i don't see how anyone can say no to this question

being legitimately happy while abstaining from all drugs sounds like an awesome life
 
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