Time to stop heroin madness..PLEASE HELP

[needahand]

Hello everybody first post here. I have been using heroin or other various opiates for the past 2 and a half years almost daily. Went through a period where I was prescribed suboxone for 3 months until my insurance decided not to cover it any longer which led me to begin IV heroin for money reason ie. Cheaper, longer high etc. I've been using IV Heroin daily now for about 6-7 months anywhere from .2 to 1 gram of mid grade black tar. This has caused a devastation to my family's finances and is beginning to destroy my relationship with my wife and daughter to the point that my wife has given me the ultimate, "stop the heroin or we are leaving". It's easier said than done is what I tell her, but she doesn't give a shit nor should she. I work a full time laborous job at the railroad on a graveyard shift and the thought of working through full on cold turkey withdrawals mortifies me. But its time, I have no other option. So I'm here on these boards looking for a glimmer of hope, some tips/advice or just some reassuring words or your experiences. Basically I'm in need of a helping hand. Anything that will make the withdrawal any easier? I have one half of suboxone I've been hanging on to that may or may not help..im a lost soul looking for help. Thank you

 

[Phil.McKeer]

Hello and welcome! Just so happens I'm in your spot too (except I have a stockpile of Bupe and basically don't have to work for a week, and I have an easy job) and joined today (lurked for ages) to write about my H withdrawal method to help others. Check for it in the next 48-72hrs. (I slept solidly for 5 hours on night 1, and didn't have any RLS or other major symptoms - except some depression but I have that anyways - on night 2).

In the meantime, tell me - how long until your next work shift? And make sure to look up when to take the sub - you don't want to do it too soon and precipitate AWS and waste your sub!