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weaning one's self off of tar

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gerald

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Ok, so sorry for my ignorant post earlier, and thanks to CrimsonCloud for the wonderful link, but I now have a different question.

SWIM made it through two quite miserable days without any heroin (although they seemed to pale in comparison to the more severe symptoms subscribed by Phreex), and he would have just let the symptoms subside until he was entirely clean, but he has midterms the next few days and needs to be able to function. Thus, he's re-upped and now has 2 grams.

Since the prior addiction was only about three weeks long, would it be possible to taper off day-by-day by smoking a reduced amount every several days, such as .4, .4, .3, .3, .2, .2, .2, .1, .1,.1, and then be entirely clean and without any symptoms of withdrawal at the end of the period?

If this is a good idea, would he need anything else to help him get off? If it's not a good idea, and someone has a better idea, please suggest something else.

Thanks so much,

gerald
 
It's better to just go cold turkey. Taking more drugs just reinforces your habit, and most people wont end up quiting trying to tapper off. But if you have ALOT of will power, it might be worth a shot.
 
Well, assuming I have the will power, which I think I do, what else might I need/should i have on hand to aid me? Also, is this 10 day schedule of tapering suitable or should it be longer or shorter?

Thanks again Crimson Cloud,

gerald
 
I would still have some of the things that Phreex suggested handy, because while tappering your dose will reduce your withdrawal symptoms, it wont eliminate them. And I suggest keeping the tapper period as short as possible, cause like I said, every time you take more drugs, you're just reinforcing the habit. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck, not just for kicking, kicking is the easy part. Not going back is whats hard. Remeber that when your withdrawal symptoms are gone, the cravings will still be there.
 
Thanks again, Crimson Cloud. I haven't had too much in the way of cravings, so that's good so far, I guess. Anyway, I really do appreciate all the help and if anyone else has any suggestions, feel free to chime in.

Thanks,

gerald
 
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