Heroin Helper Blog

Hah, incredibly patronizing it certainly is. Like, I told you so... I still like Paul Simon though, how could one not? This should be the theme song for those sleeping medication commercials.

@MikeB - Yeah, at the end where they are rattling off side effects, "May cause the disapprobation of Paul Simon..."

Im on day 5 of a cold turkey detox from 40mg of methadone (from a 2mg blind taper from 100mg). This website has helped me thru it and given me more than a few reasons to reach for the light at the end of this tunnel. The sound of Paul Simon is so refreshing even in 2012. I couldn't find anywhere to contact or write on this site so I came here, especially after seeing the hate mail section.

@Knick Gavin - So you went from 100 mg to 40 mg and then they just cut you off? That's a lot of methadone to come off. But if you are doing reasonably well on day 5, you should be okay. I would think you would be at about maximum discomfort but it will be a long slog.

You can always contact me directly by clicking on the "Frankly Curious" link on the right and then following the "Frank Moraes" link on the right side there. Also, you can just email me at blog at this website.

Good luck with your detox!

Best of luck Knick!!

hey dr H!
oh theres so much awesome stuff here to read and so much id like to say too! It's just been one of those periods - you know the kind! Free time is hard to come by as the mechanisms of...prohibition, if you will....sometimes, and sometimes often even, come together to make your daily life tedious, consuming and difficult.. but alas the perhaps bi-monthly tight spot seems to have been put to pasture for now and I'm glad to be back and loved what I've read so far and eager to see what else has been written.

I dont know why, totally irrelevant you know but the Paul Simon mention immediately sprung up the sax hook in "You Can Call Me Al" lol. You know that song?

But, oh I have alot I'd like to say about this and the last piece you wrote as well... Hm.. well, in the interest of time...I have an appointment to keep fortunately but that will be unfortunately unkept by my serviceman at the destination....as usual...nevertheless, for now, I totally agree, I am disappointed to hear that the book wasn't too long, I'd like to think it could've been incredibly long and potent. I also agree and wonder why he had to go ahead and throw in the psychological justifications... Which, I am assuming are only his opinion? I don't know but I'd hope for a book on this subject that doesn't discuss the usual rhetoric of drug use and the hypothesis as to why but rather the direction he was going on the back of the book. And just focus on that. That's more than enough and surely much needs to be said about it - particularly to the ignorant public.

Nevertheless, that chick totally pissed me off.... The whole "controversy" of that DEA agent was upsetting... It's as though the pot elitists stopped their self obsession for a minute to get angry together at every other drug... Which is how they truly feel, regardless of their so called opinion on the "drug question" or the "drug situation" - certainly the pot elitist is only substituting pot for drug, perhaps in an effort to seem more professional? I can't say.

There's lot's I'd like to say about that too! Ah, lot's to say, I hope I can make it back here after my appointment, I really want to read the rest and say the rest of my thoughts, its only been a few troubling weeks but those troubling times do seem to last an eternity - atleast sometimes!!

Well before I go, I just remembered something that I wanted to share. Ah, you know... rehabs...detoxes, yes, well, when I was a young man, lol - and circumstances literally dictated I had to go through that...exercise in self preservation and exposure to, for lack of a better word, brainwashing... I realized something, uh, a little embarassing but, after picking it up as I've picked up many great things from old junkies, I'd call them experienced folks but I think alot like to be called old junkies.. Nevertheless, I mention this because of your words on coffee and tea etc. It was said to me the only way to get through rehab was indeed coffee, tea and well, alone time, if you will. Lets leave the latter at that. And at first I was skeptic - I mean, I didn't see how that could possibly be true.

Sure enough it was!! And I went on to spread the advice around to the trusted lot and with others at other rehabs and detoxes over the years, I can safetly say that I know I helped my fellow junkie and junkette get through that hell on earth but its sensational. I mean, just think about it, wake up, 3-4 cups of coffee with as much sugar as you can manage without puking. Try to get that alone time in before than because you will not accomplish anything after coffee. Then you've got your groups for the next few hours, come back, youll probably feel burnt out, alone time, coffee for lunch - most of us couldnt eat anything anyway. Ok more group, afterwords would be tea at major..."doses" and finally coffee for dinner...with some quiet...time before bed. And this routine would make the weeks go by, I tell you!! Ah who am I kidding Dr. H? I know - it's pathetic, and, it did seem as though after the first week and a half to two weeks that you become immune to it... But, desperate times call for desperation measures, eh?!

Im so glad to see youve had time to put up more articles...! be back soon!

@CJ - I know the song, but all I remember is Al Di Meola's guitar on that song. Or was that *Allergies*. Same album!

Okay, you really need to provide me with a little context, because I'm not sure what you're talking about. Your phrase "pot elitists" has infected me, though. It is a problem. I am curious what they would say if we said, if it weren't for the laws, we'd be doing opium. I think that might break through their rigid viewpoint.

Yes, you get through treatment any way you can. Try to stay away from the true believers.

That's a good term: junkette.

Try to break up your comments to individual articles so I have a better idea what you're referring to. Thanks!

ANARCHYYYYYYY!!! :p sorry couldn't help it (a.k.a. delete this post with no second thought)

@Mike - That does work. But for me, anarchy will always be linked to the Sex Pistols. And before anyone gets me involved in a discussion: they weren't a very good band; I don't know why they are so famous; they were not even close to being the first "punk" band, which might go to Ramones, but why not Modern Lovers or Stooges or Velvet Underground or... (The argument can be made that they weren't punk, just aggressively bad.) The main thing is that they are not in the same league as Black Flag, Minutemen, or X (or literally dozens of California bands). Even the Damned were better. But I will grant that Lydon went on to do some excellent work.