Ok, I know what I am about to ask will trigger a ton of people and I?ll get a bunch of ?your an idiot? style responses butt plz only respond with helpful advice, not judgment.
I have been clean for 3 years but I am primed for a relapse. I?ll spare you the details but suffice to say I?ve been around the block when it comes to drugs. I get off probation next week and I will most likely be getting high the same day. My question is how, especially now that fent is so prevalent in my area, do I not overdose? I was a heavy IV user, and Will most likely be going that route. I was thinking about cutting it the first time but I don?t know what to use...idk but I know it?s only a matter of time befoRe I cop some dope. Any help is appreciated,thx
Well, ideally I'd avoid IVing. But if you insist on IV, the first and foremost precaution you should take is to take as little as possible. You're at extremely high risk and you need to get an idea of what you can handle with your current tolerance. So start VERY small. Even non adulterated heroin... when very pure, can kill an opioid naive person with an amount of heroin so small it looks like nothing.
Be VERY careful. The other precaution I implore you to take is to have someone else you can trust be with you when you do it. If you overdose, you will most likely survive provided you get medical attention immediately. So please have someone else present. If you can, having them have a Narcan kit to use on you should the worst happen would be ideal, but if not, just having them there to call an ambulance could be the difference between life an death.
I'm not going to call you an idiot, I don't think many here would because many here understand what it's like. I don't judge you, I just don't want you to wind up dying, that's all.
It's super easy to underestimate how powerful heroin can be when you have no tolerance, even without fentanyl. I get that if you were me you'd wanna get the best bang for your buck... but that little extra euphoria these first couple times when you're working out what you can handle now isn't worth your life.
Just be very careful with how much you use the first few times, especially the first. And please try and find someone who will call an ambulance for you if something goes wrong.
I was a heavy IV heroin user too, when you've been using a long time, and especially if you already had a tolerance when starting heroin, it can be so easy to not realize just how strong so little heroin can be.
I'm not trying to scare you into not doing it... your choices are yours to make and I have no right to judge you for them. Just take care man.
EDIT: oh, one other thing, you probably already know this but definitely do not do the heroin when you have either alcohol or benzodiazepines already in your system. They pose the same kind of significantly enhanced risks as fentanyl adulteration. When people die using heroin, it tends to either follow a period of sobriety where they've misjudged their tolerance, or a combination of heroin and another narcotic like fentanyl, alcohol, benzos, etc.