Off opiates, now craving other stuff

[Bman2]

I went clean from opiates for about 37 days. Just long enough to rid withdrawals(sub involved) and lessen tolerance. Now, even with a low tolerance, I don't find opiates very enjoyable like I used to. I know I probably would if I took an even longer break, but I think they've ran their course in the fun department for me. Unless I start IV Heroin, I will never enjoy them like I want to and I refuse to do that. Anyways, point being, since my brain has basically accepted the fact that opiates are no longer a viable option, I was hoping I could just be happy with weed. Now I find myself constantly trying to find the next most euphoric high. I started drinking alcohol the other day and I used to HATE alcohol. Now I'm starting to really like it. Not really sure where I'm going with this, but I think I just wanted to see if anyone else has this problem. I'm no longer an opiate addict, but I still feel like a drug addict in general. I don't know if this will ever change. I want it to. I want to find happiness somewhere someway somehow without all the substances. I find it some times, but it's hard. When I think back, even before drugs, I was a nerdy high school kid that got my fix on my PC playing MMO's. It's like my whole life has been a giant addiction. I just want to enjoy myself with just weed here and there, but it never lasts very long before I'm reaching for something, anything. I was hoping i would be done with 'drugs'(not herb lol), after I got through this opiate stint. I guess I have to ask the million dollar question; not how to break a specific addiction but how to break the desire for ANY kind of buzz. Get over one drug, move to another, a viscous cycle.

 

[RTrain]

^Well the answer is simple, you just have to deal with it. Find some way to occupy time that does not involve using drugs or alcohol. The fact that you have quit opiates but now have turned to the easily accessibly alcohol as replacement is not uncommon in the least bit. It is quite common to see opiate addicts turn into alcoholics once they kicked the opiates. Benzos as well are a common replacement to opiates that quickly lead to dependence. Its easy to just think you need it steadily for a little while, just to adjust to life without opiates. But then you find yourself hooked and needing it, not putting you in any better situation than you were with the opiate addiction.

 

[Sweet Jones]

ive never been addicted to any one substance in particular (nicotine aside) but i get what you mean by 'drug addict in general' recently especially i've found myself in massive debt, unable to think about anything except drugs, smoking weed every day, harder substances (usually k/h/oxy) multiple times per week, psychs/coke/stims every weekend, etc

since 2 weeks ago ive only smoked weed once, and no harder substances, paid off most of my debt, and been playing a lot of computer games which has pretty much taken my mind off drugs completely
meanwhile been hitting the gym seriously (though this was going on the whole time before as well), improved my diet, i have a course that im starting in a couple weeks that i think will help also
long term goals and seeing yourself make progress beats buzzing

hope this helped a bit

 

[opiatekrzy]

when i got clean from opiates i switched to suboxone, i substitued and smoked crack daily for 5yrs...im an addict, us addicts will always find a way to justify a new habit...u gotta prctice ur recovery