Edit - i started writing this before keif posted his reply, and then yours, tez.
Apologies for covering some of the same ground - but i agree with keif, that PA wasn't being rude.
PA I sincerely disagree with your disrespectful post.
First of all amphetamines help clear out depressants and have been utilized in combatting respiratory depression and saving individuals from depressant overdose successfully.
Second, if four days of amphetamine usage results in addiction then I have news for you: You need something called willpower.
Third, if amphetamines are not your cup of tea then I suggest utilizing dissociatives. In any case cannabis will be helpful.
Tez.
I don't think PA was being disrespectful at all - i think they're making a really important point.
We're talking about addiction here - the OP's first habit, and first experience with addiction.
Even if they're an experienced poly-drug user, telling them to take methamphetamine is dangerous advice.
It's an escalationc to (as PA said) a drug that can cause a lot of serious problems.
I know some people find amphetamine helpful for opiate WD, but please - we are discussing addiction here; it's a serious subject we need to show one another courtesy and respect.
It's not respectful to dismiss concerns about meth addiction by saying "you need something called willpower".
That's really not a helpful thing to say, and I think you're doing the thing you're accusing PA of.
The addictive potential of meth is no joke - it's not the same as opiate addiction, and it really just takes one dose to set someone off on the compulsive path of meth addiction.
I know some people get relief from WDs by taking meth, but i don't think i'd be game to try it.
I mean, the sleeplessness, anxiety and edginess of WD is bad enough - i think taking something as strong as meth sounds like a major risk to me.
when i have come off opiates, i often get very depressed. The idea of taking meth in a state like that - if you're already vilnerable, sleep deprived yand sick, taking a long-lasting stimulant like meth sounds really risky from a mental health point of view.
Psychosis is no fun
Honestly, when it comes to opiate withdrawal, i think you should stick to
comfort meds.
Yes, there are ways to really minimise withdrawal symptoms - but recommending methamphetamine to help someone detox from hydrocodone, codeine and/oxy - that's just not good harm reduction.