What got me interested in opiates was when i hurt my back at the age of 21 and my Grandma gave me a few of her percocets. She didn't need them anymore. I wouldn't have taken them if she needed them.
So anyway... percocet was when i first got interested in opiates 16 years ago. And when the Percs ran out a friend introduced me to speed (I know it's not an opiate). I got addicted, started Iving it but after 9 months i didn't want to do speed anymore. After 9 months of daily use i lost 40 pounds, i was skin and bone. I looked HORRIBLE. So i quit. It wasn't easy but i did it. And thankfully my one and only source moved 2 states away, so that was helpful.
I'm trying to make this short as possible. I'm almost 37 so i have a 16 year history to sum up in a few paragraphs lol.
So i was sober a few years. Mainly because i couldn't get anything and didn't know how to go about getting anything or finding a source. But, than like many of you i had to go to the dentist for an abscessed tooth. I was scripted Vicodin HP (10's) with 4 refills. And i also got a few more refills after the 4 ran out. But, this was a serious tooth issue, my whole face was swollen and i was in extreme pain.
So again, i got interested in opiates. I manged to get scripted vics over the years for various injuries etc -- no, i didn't doctor shop. These scripts were months and years in between.
But than i was in a bad car accident 5/6 years ago, fractured my back. Was scripted Vic 10's again and stayed on that for a few years. Than i found Tramadol and was on that for a a while and the occasional percocet script.
My pain never went away even after therapy, traction, aqua therapy, ultra sound therapy and all the other therapies. I had epidural shots with no success. So here i am now, scripted Roxi's (yes i know Roxicodone is Oxycodone), Fent and Soma. Every time i type Roxicodone someone makes a comment about how Roxi and oxy are the same, for some reason when I type roxi's someone assumes i don't know they are the same lol. Strange huh LOL. I know they are the same, i have known this for years.
Yes, i am an addict on top of being a severe daily pain suffer. It's a frustrating situation. It's so hard to not to let the addict mind over ride the pain suffer mind. I try to find a balance but it's so damn hard.
Anyway... that's my history. Sorry it was so long. But, like i said... that's a 16 year history. And i know you didn't ask for a history. You only asked how people got started. But, the story is interesting i guess... at least to me lol. It's kinda therapeutic to talk about it as well-- to type about it!
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