I know a girl who has been snorting oxycontin, cocaine, heroin… what ever she can get her hands on. She’s been detoxed 3 times, in rehab twice and now she is a friggin mess again.
Are there over the counter products , drinks , food , etc… that she can take to help with the withdraw symtoms? I don’t think her parents are going to put her back in detox because they are so mad.
Thanks for any suggestions and say no to drugs.
By: john e
February 16th, 2009 at 4:01 am
I know you mean well, but I don’t think you are going to be able to do it.
February 17th, 2009 at 9:11 am
You can’t.
Don’t try. You will fail.
You will fail HER.
She needs professional help.
Take her to your local emergency room and they will steer you in the right direction.
February 20th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
She won’t quit unless she wants to. Give emotional support as long as you can handle it but an addict has to decide to stop, you can’t do it for her. Sometimes the drugs win, sorry.
February 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
The above named substances there can be life threatening complications during detox that is medically supervised please reconsider your plan.
From Bob B.
February 26th, 2009 at 9:09 am
dude, your girl is pretty much an addict. it takes someone hitting rock bottom before they give up the life of drugs, I hope she doesn’t die, but that is rock bottom for some ppl. we all control our own destiny and just knowing there is someone out there who cares helps some ppl. good luck getting her to clean up and may she make it through it. your a good guy.
February 27th, 2009 at 9:47 am
You don’t, it is much too dangerous. You need to take them to an inpatient substance abuse facility so they can monitor and treat withdrawal symptoms.
February 28th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
take her to the ER.have her see crisis counseloers there or affiliatated w/ that ER.be honest and they’ll know what help is available to her that she needs.somewhere they will know she’ll get the help she needs.just don’t try to detox her at home.it’ll be hell for anyone involved.now get her to the ER.they will do what is needed.good luck.
March 4th, 2009 at 12:50 am
It is way too dangerous for you to try to detox her at “home”. Detox involves some serious monitoring by health care professionals. Please don’t try it….you could end up liable if something happens to her.
March 6th, 2009 at 2:33 am
sorry have you heard that saying you have to be cruel to be kind? tie her down to the bed, you’d have to go through the lot with her, feed her clean her, listen to every thing and it wont be pleasant and if you are successfully then get her away from the people she’s knocking about with they’ll only bring her down again
From stumpy77
March 8th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Posted by Denmi
I’m very sorry for your situation. I know what you’re going through. Sadly, we can’t just buy a cure or take some over-the-counter drugs.
If it shows that she has severe withdrawal symptoms, it usually means that she’s a physical addict. There are two types of addiction. Physical and Emotional (or Mental).
My advice to you is to get your friend to a Rehab that provides Methadone that equals to the milligrams of drugs that she uses. That way, they can slowly wean her off of the drugs. What occurs often is that rehabs do not provide enough medication for their patient, thus making them physically suffer. Then, in order to get rid of the pain, they’ll go back to using illegal drugs.
Her parents should not restrict a detox to her, because denying her the care that she needs - simply because they’re angry - will force her to take any means necessary (from stealing money, to running away… etc) to obtain cash and get drugs.
Drug addiction is a serious illness, but it isn’t one that can’t be conquered. Sadly, the only things that can help with the withdrawal is by her taking the drugs she was taking beforehand, or by getting medication such as methadone. Might as well go with the legal drug. But this is a long process, it might take her at least a year or two to get through the treatment, even though her insurance may only cover week-long detoxes and or minimal stays at rehabs.
March 8th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Posted by Diana
Wow, I have been through the same thing with my daughter, believe it or not, the best thing is to give them nothing, when my daughter was having her bad times, i just held her and told her I loved her. There was a few times I did give her advil 2 of them , but from being a opiat abuser, her teeth are so rotten . But I have found out that just love works the best, She told me off quite a few times when she was having her “real bad moments” but when it was over she apoligized, It took her about 3 days to get to start feeling better. She had been to rehab twice also, but the love works best, or at least it did for us, good luck and god bless
March 11th, 2009 at 2:45 am
HELLO FRIEND……..First of all, you must have allot of heart, detoxing someone, without this girl’s reputation, is tough enough. I’m sure the first thing that come’s to mind, is if you might be biting off more than you can chew……No Offence….Like I said in the beginning, you should be commended for taking on this kind of challenge, this girl is not going to be a willing participant, forget about her stomache, if you intend to do this, try to find a mutual friend, a person you both know. Another woman would be the ideal partner in this undertaking, together, you stand a better chance of getting her through it. As far as what to have onhand for her needs……..Tampons,or pads, some women have been known to “spot” during withdrawal, contrary to old wives tales, she’s not going to be gorging herself with chocolate. Cookies, fresh fruit, soup, crackers, on the “over the counter” stuff, Excedrin PM, Advil…..whatever, I wouldn’t recommend it, as a crutch, if she has a headache, thats a different story.GOOD LUCK!!…………………LATER…………
March 11th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
See if there is a methadone clinic near you. They can help. Listen to what everone is tell you about detox at home. Coming off heroin (which is basically what all opiate based drugs are) is very dangers