Heroin: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: I lost a friend do to heroin od. have you ever lost a friend to drugs ?

(Posted by: TSW on 2010-03-01 11:49:20)

In our teens we started doing drugs Pot the first time. I did it a few times but he really got onto it. It moved from drug to drug. I stopped but he didn't I went to his parent ant told them that I was concerned with him. My friend cut me off and was mad. I wanted him to stay in control for it but he wasn't it got really bad. He no longer wanted to talk with me any more. We were friends for 12 years up till then. He over dosed 2 years later. I'm still having a hard time with dealing with it. I'm looking for ways to totally put it behind me but I can't. How do you say to yourself that you did what you could but it was not enough He died in a motel room in NH. by OD on heroin and he was alone.

Posted by: deb.peg1 on 2010-03-01, 12:12:49

I have lost many friends. Not necessarily from a quick OD as the result of an addiction, but over a period of time from slow OD. You can't blame yourself. The fact that you did drugs together and you were able to walk away from it is an example of how some people are prone to addiction and some are not. My brother has a PhD in Neurobiology and works for the National Institute of Health in the area of addictive behavior. We have talked at length about this particular subject. Certain areas of the brain and chemicals which naturally occur in brain function have been shown and continue to be studied as a contributing factor to addiction, particularly to certain drugs which are introduced to the brain at a young age. You are not at fault. You did everything you could do. I'm so sorry you lost your friend. I don't know there was anything you could have done for him that you didn't do. Maybe you can learn more about addiction and help others. In the mean time, put this to rest in your heart and your mind that you did everything you could with the knowledge you had at the time.

Posted by: dreamlover6094 on 2010-03-01, 11:57:58

Sorry for your lose over time you will know in your heart that you did all you could have done for him you were a great friend