Exoaria
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- Apr 18, 2017
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This is my first time posting in Bluelight though I have followed this forum for years.
Ironically, the one time I needed to post here, I'm not using the SWIM abbreviation to reference myself. Someone very dear to me is getting very sick.
I've been abusing codeine for a long time. It's only recently that I've stopped taking it, and it was hard. However, it was the mutual drug addiction between me and my best friend that brought us together. She'd recently been having terrible stomach pains, and I deduced it down to the APAP toxicity. It wasn't hard to figure out with the amounts she was taking, and so she was in a great amount of pain but couldn't take any more of the drug. I helped her by sourcing some medical marijuana and she was okay until she took another 30-something tablets of APAP/Codeine yesterday, and that was when her liver collapsed. Thankfully it was a minor failure, as far as failure goes. Heavy symptoms of a paracetamol overdose.
This friend of mine is very fragile. She won't see a doctor. She won't go to a hospital. Sources all her pills through family. She's extremely antisocial, seldom leaves the house, and I'm quite literally her entire friendship group. Caring for someone this dysfunctional is hard, but it's a decision I've made, and I want some advice before I take any action. I'm not a professional. She's very clever, and if she'd gone to hospital she'd just leave. The laws here require certain requirements to be met before someone is able to be detained, and she has a perfectly clean record in terms of drugs and mental health. I say this because assisting her in seeking medical help is not an option. I understand someone else's life is their responsibility and not mine, so with that information granted I'd appreciate some advice as to what my options may be.
Here are the current (immediate) paths I feel I can take in assisting her:
We've spoken, and we both agree that the goal here is to subside the withdrawal symptoms as much as possible until she is able to taper off. Rehabilitation and medical assistance is not an option. Tapering off using paracetamol based products is not an option, she's pushed her liver too far. She's suffering, and the bottom line in our eyes is that she basically needs something to get her through these withdrawals until she can manage things herself.
She's irresponsible and most of you would probably feel that she's being a brat and should suck it up and see a doctor. I agree, but it's not going to happen.
I understand that nobody here is [likely going to be] a medical professional. I'm not looking for professional advice, just advice from other people who've had similar experiences or have some input as to what they would do if they were in my shoes.
Ironically, the one time I needed to post here, I'm not using the SWIM abbreviation to reference myself. Someone very dear to me is getting very sick.
I've been abusing codeine for a long time. It's only recently that I've stopped taking it, and it was hard. However, it was the mutual drug addiction between me and my best friend that brought us together. She'd recently been having terrible stomach pains, and I deduced it down to the APAP toxicity. It wasn't hard to figure out with the amounts she was taking, and so she was in a great amount of pain but couldn't take any more of the drug. I helped her by sourcing some medical marijuana and she was okay until she took another 30-something tablets of APAP/Codeine yesterday, and that was when her liver collapsed. Thankfully it was a minor failure, as far as failure goes. Heavy symptoms of a paracetamol overdose.
This friend of mine is very fragile. She won't see a doctor. She won't go to a hospital. Sources all her pills through family. She's extremely antisocial, seldom leaves the house, and I'm quite literally her entire friendship group. Caring for someone this dysfunctional is hard, but it's a decision I've made, and I want some advice before I take any action. I'm not a professional. She's very clever, and if she'd gone to hospital she'd just leave. The laws here require certain requirements to be met before someone is able to be detained, and she has a perfectly clean record in terms of drugs and mental health. I say this because assisting her in seeking medical help is not an option. I understand someone else's life is their responsibility and not mine, so with that information granted I'd appreciate some advice as to what my options may be.
Here are the current (immediate) paths I feel I can take in assisting her:
- CWE a lot of codeine and give them to her in small amounts that can't be abused.
- Give her some oxycodone, methadone, morphine or endone in small amounts.
We've spoken, and we both agree that the goal here is to subside the withdrawal symptoms as much as possible until she is able to taper off. Rehabilitation and medical assistance is not an option. Tapering off using paracetamol based products is not an option, she's pushed her liver too far. She's suffering, and the bottom line in our eyes is that she basically needs something to get her through these withdrawals until she can manage things herself.
She's irresponsible and most of you would probably feel that she's being a brat and should suck it up and see a doctor. I agree, but it's not going to happen.
I understand that nobody here is [likely going to be] a medical professional. I'm not looking for professional advice, just advice from other people who've had similar experiences or have some input as to what they would do if they were in my shoes.