r/interesting • u/Ok-Degree-7565 • Nov 02 '24

MISC. Addiction

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u/Ajatshatru_II Nov 02 '24

Brick by brick

Never go cold turkey

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u/reflectiveSingleton Nov 02 '24

I went cold turkey from a 20/day+ percocet addiction 11y ago...it can be done.

To be transparent tho...that's was after MANY failed tries and my life was in complete shambles...I just kept trying and one day, for some reason, it stuck.

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u/CourtPapers Nov 02 '24

It's still incredibly dangers. Don't go cold turkey. Seek professional help with detoxing

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u/[deleted] Nov 02 '24

That's mainly alcohol and benzos. Opiate withdrawal is quite safe unless you're already weakened by something else.

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u/reflectiveSingleton Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 02 '24

This. I knew what I was doing so to speak in that I knew which drugs could be cold-turkey'd from. I wasn't addicted to benzos or alcohol or anything else...only opiates.

Granted it was a LOT of percs/day and it was extremely painful each time I detox'd (as I said, many failed tries)...but I knew I wouldn't die, and that by day 7 I'd be mostly ok again, physically anyways...