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Methadone
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How worried should I be that my good mate has just started taking 15ml of methadone at weekends since he started hanging around with fucker skeletor and his sidekick ho bitch?
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Is it definitely a regular thing?
You could try having a heart-to-heart with him but don't be surprised if it doesnt work because people only listen to what they want to hear. If you do have a chat with him be brutally honest and tell him he's an idiot for thinking only doing something on the weekends won't get you addicted.
More dangerous in what way?
What do you mean by "addictive"?
Methadone is prescribed as a substitute to heroin, so in a sense it has to be as "addictive" as heroin as it has to stop people clucking.
I dont know. Id heard something along the lines of it was actually a more dangerous drug/ more addictive or something than heroin, was only prescribed as doctors cant prescribe heroin and its easier to guage amounts being that its a standard dosage and medical grade
I havent researched it though.
Yes, but the whole point of methadone prescription is as a substitute for heroin. The advantage is that you only need to use it once a day, rather than 2 or 3 times a day and you have a steady supply of it. It eliminates the need to go out grafting to score, being sick cos you have no money or your dealer's late etc.
I'm not sure what your point is tbh.
There are a lot of myths surrounding methadone. It has a much longer half life than heroin, so as I just wrote, it only needs to be used once a day. The downside of this is that the withdrawal is longer. It couldn't really be described as "more addictive" though. How do you measure addiction?
"Look, I'm really worried about what you and 'skeletor' are doing on weekends, please stop. It seems so dangerous for the sake of a buzz. Not preaching, just concerned."
He should be phoning me tonight, so we'll see what he says. I don't feel like I can go over when skletor and ho-bitch sidekick are there, and definitely not with my daughter. We were supposed to be going global together, he was buying my ticket. Now skeletor's bought him one... It's like he's buying my friend away from me with drug fuelled nights out. I can see it all panning out with skeletor ripping him off big stlye, like he did to ho-bitch to the tune of £4000 at least in 2005. He's a grown man though (in his 40s) so I guess there's not much I can do.
Fucking skeletor nearly killed another friend of ours in 2005, got him hooked and he was definitely chasing the dragon (or whatever it's called), probably injecting too. I cried when he did it in front of me. He was such a mess by the time skeletor did a runner after nicking ho-bitches money and robbing her parents, he went to stay with his parents, almost baby like after weeping and weeping to me about the mess that he was in but without telling me what. Skeletor is just one of those poisenous people that have to try to take other people down with them.
"Don't worry. its all very under control... but thanx 4 the concern m8"
under control my arse! He's got psychological problems, has these 'episodes' where he trips out, thinks people are spying on him and shit, he called the police recently when he thought someone had bugged his radio! He's also on anti-psychotic meds and sleeping pills- will methadone make his psychosis worse? What can I say to him later, is there anything I can say to steer him away- it's only been a few weeks?
The drugs effects lasts longer? or the length of continued use, say months/years as a substitute for heroin?
Aw well at least you tried, i know its hard but its out of your control now. he knows what you think and the more you harp on the more it will drive a wedge between you and him. hes just gonna have to figure it out on his own, if hes smart he should get a wake up call and wonder 'what the fuck am i doing'
katralla - all you can do is be there for him if he wants your help. You cannot live his life for him, he has to make his own way.
you cannot help him unless / until he wants to be helped... its hard but you're just going to have to deal with it.
:yes: sumed up there....just let him know your there and keep voicing your concern...thats about all you can do...