I had small surgery the other day and was given pain killer, i think hydrocodone or vicodine
anyways after being on it for 2 days i think im hopelessly addicted and may need to seek rehab

has anyone had this experience, obviously im exaggerating but it seems to be a quietly addictive drug

8/19/2009 11:48:03 PM

this thread will be funny in three weeks

8/19/2009 11:49:20 PM

yes

8/19/2009 11:49:47 PM

i'll be posting from rehab by then, they gave me a huge bottle filled with this stuff
not like when you go to mcdonalds and they only fill your dr. pepper drink 3/4 of the way
this is full to the top

8/19/2009 11:50:22 PM

is it a red pill?
does it cum in a box?

8/19/2009 11:50:26 PM

8/19/2009 11:51:19 PM

8/19/2009 11:53:18 PM

I'm addicted to Red Box.

8/19/2009 11:53:58 PM

If this is serious... (Chit chat lolzz)

I had major surgery over Christmas this year, and they loaded me up with 1 week of morphine in the hospital, a 2 week supply of percoset to take home (Stronger version of what you have) and then a 1 month supply of vicodin after that.

As long as you properly pace your dosage and slowly wean yourself off it by taking 1 every 4 hours, then 6, then 8.. 12... and maybe replacing it with Advil after that, there shouldn't be any addiction problems. Trust me, if anyone here should be addicted, it should be me and I didn't have any issues getting off it.

8/20/2009 12:02:09 AM

Vicodin addictive you say?

8/20/2009 12:36:58 AM

i got hooked up oxycotin after i had complications with my tonsilectomy.

i was waking up every 6 hours to take two of those things. and they kept refilling my prescription.

my sister ended up taking them away from me.

8/20/2009 12:39:29 AM

honestly maybe the pills i took were shitty but i've taken percosets like 3 times and those didndt do anything. i took a vikoden(sp?) once and it made my stomach upset(might have been the booze) and i threw up...i took some "di-'something' morphine" pill once and i didnt remember what i did the last 5 hours i was awake...i took some hydrocondone after having my wisdom teeth pulled, and i guess they did ok at helping the pain but def never made me addicted...i think you have to not mind taking pills to get addicted. beer and pills are one of those things i hate that lots of people enjoy cause i dont

8/20/2009 12:43:40 AM

^^^^?

People have different susceptibilities to different drugs. Just because you didn't get addicted doesn't mean other people wouldn't be at risk. Also, properly pacing your dose and weaning yourself off is some great advice, but it's precisely what can be so difficult for some folks.

I've never properly taken a prescribed opiate in my life, and I've certainly never bothered to wean myself off. But my one saving grace is that when the bottle is empty, it's empty...I move on. This is partly because I'm too lazy to track down more and partly because I've never been prescribed enough to develop a serious dependency.

Anyway, I wouldn't be so cavalier with the "I was fine so you'll be fine" bit.

All that said, this lafta guy will likely be fine.

8/20/2009 1:01:21 AM

You should just enjoy it while you have a prescription.

8/20/2009 1:11:42 AM

Quote :

"i think you have to not mind taking pills to get addicted. beer and pills are one of those things i hate that lots of people enjoy cause i dont"

least eloquent thing i ever did hear

DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8/20/2009 1:45:51 AM

w/e you are just jealous and ragging on me cause i'm a dude

8/20/2009 1:48:01 AM

yeah that's it

8/20/2009 1:50:00 AM

You've been on it for 2 days.

Give it a day or so before you declare yourself hopelessly addicted.



[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 1:57 AM. Reason : Also only take what's prescribed (or less)]

8/20/2009 1:56:50 AM

is this thread serious? i can talk this topic all day. been there, done that, and have since counseled others on addiction (opiates in particular)

heroin can get you almost immediately. i don't buy into the "one time and you're hooked" thing, but it can get you after about 3 days in a row of mild use.

vicodin is much more subtle, real actual physical addiction takes much longer to show signs.

any responsible doc will have you off the stuff well before its an issue

Quote :

"i got hooked up oxycotin after i had complications with my tonsilectomy. i was waking up every 6 hours to take two of those things. and they kept refilling my prescription. my sister ended up taking them away from me."

some people use the term 'hooked' loosely.

not to slight your experience, but that hardly counts as addiction. unless there's more to the story, the inability to stop taking 10mg oxycodone/6h was just a lack of willpower

8/20/2009 2:01:17 AM

lol, this thread needs more legitimate withdrawal.

8/20/2009 2:05:44 AM

u isnt hooked until you calling him

8/20/2009 2:07:18 AM

hey jackleg is marijuana actually addictive or is that technically not true?

8/20/2009 2:07:51 AM

marijuana is not addictive

8/20/2009 2:08:17 AM

I think lafta is my favorite t-dubber.

8/20/2009 2:08:46 AM

^^what if someone does it like over 4 months straight pretty much without missing a day?

8/20/2009 2:09:20 AM

Quote :

"least eloquent thing i ever did hear"

heh, first time i've heard that word in a while. reminds me of a time when i was talking to a girl at a bar while i was decently drunk (the point where i'll start using big/unusual words), and i used this word, and she just gave me a weird ass look. screwed that one up.

8/20/2009 2:10:15 AM

my shoulder, neck, and chest are all fucked up... gave my Lyrica, not a pain killer really, well, at least not for general pain, but stuff works, but not addictive at all

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 2:15 AM. Reason : d]

8/20/2009 2:14:38 AM

YOU ARE DUMB

8/20/2009 2:15:40 AM

Quote :

"marijuana is not addictive"

That's pretty much like saying WoW is not addictive. It may not be physically addictive, whatever the fuck that means...I've never been physically addicted to anything. But yeah, if you smoke weed everyday...you want to smoke weed everyday. I don't think it's that harmful, and it can potentially improve the quality of your life. If you have the lingering thought, "I kind of want to get high right now," at any given point, is that addiction?

8/20/2009 2:16:56 AM

^^ gimp ass

8/20/2009 2:17:32 AM

Quote :

"When human subjects were administered daily oral doses of 180-210 mg of THC - the equivalent of 15-20 joints per day - abrupt cessation produced adverse symptoms, including disturbed sleep, restlessness, nausea, decreased appetite, and sweating. The authors interpreted these symptoms as evidence of physical dependence. However, they noted the syndrome's relatively mild nature and remained skeptical of its occurrence when marijuana is consumed in usual doses and situations. 61 Indeed, when humans are allowed to control consumption, even high doses are not followed by adverse withdrawal symptoms."

http://www.erowid.org/cgi-bin/search/htsearch.php?exclude=&words=marijuana+addictive&Search.x=0&Search.y=0

8/20/2009 2:20:07 AM

i think wow is actually addictive though, because a lot of people put off higher priorities in order to play.

8/20/2009 2:22:16 AM

wtf is wow?

8/20/2009 2:23:01 AM

^^ sometimes when you win... you really lose...

8/20/2009 2:24:06 AM

Let's just say hypothetically, since this is a public message board, that I had to stop using a certain substance in order to pass a...certain screening for a job. After doing so, I had a difficult time sleeping, and was somewhat irritable at times. I also wanted to use said substance, every day, and still do...weeks later. Withdrawal? Seems like it. Addictive? Shit yeah. Harmful? Nah.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 2:27 AM. Reason : ]

8/20/2009 2:27:00 AM

^^^

world of warcraft. its an online role playing game where people make characters, team up with millions of other players and explore the vast gaming world, fight monsters, gain levels, and find new equipment for their character through a series of quests and slain monsters.

8/20/2009 2:28:41 AM

this isn't even worth arguing about. if you knew what withdrawal was you would agree that marijuana is not in fact addictive.

8/20/2009 2:29:13 AM

yeah quitting weed just sucks pretty much for that first few days

8/20/2009 2:29:54 AM

Apparently, I don't. I don't do drugs that are considered addictive. I only have my own experience to judge from. When you stop using something, and still want it weeks later, what do you call that? Just be honest and admit that there's some amount of mental addiction that comes along with it.

It's important to differentiate between dependence and addiction.

8/20/2009 2:32:40 AM

so i stop eating french fries for a month and still want them.
am i addicted to french fries? no i think not.
same goes for weed

8/20/2009 2:35:15 AM

^ what about cock?

8/20/2009 2:35:42 AM

i dont think thats going to be an issue

8/20/2009 2:37:41 AM

HA... I dont know how to take that... you either just scored a lot of points or just lost a ton... not sure

8/20/2009 2:38:19 AM

^^^^Back to the point dnl made, if you ate french fries every day for 4 months straight (or longer), that can probably be considered addiction. It's just the whole idea of "Wow - things would be a lot better right now if I smoked a bowl." call it addiction, call it fun, call it what you want. You can stop if you need to, but you won't want to.

[Edited on August 20, 2009 at 2:40 AM. Reason : ]

8/20/2009 2:40:36 AM

^ then thats not addiction

8/20/2009 2:41:04 AM

overindulgence is not equal to addiction

8/20/2009 2:44:36 AM

I've seen several of my friends stop smoking weed and they all exhibited signs of withdrawal (Irritability, troubled sleep, etc.)

8/20/2009 3:12:19 AM

when i dont have mcdonalds, i can't sleep well and i get pretty fucking irritable

8/20/2009 3:15:16 AM

So would you say that people can't be addicted to cocaine?

8/20/2009 3:17:06 AM

I was addicted to pain killers thru much of high school :|

8/20/2009 3:17:10 AM