Opiate Withdrawal - Hello. I am two days into my detox from opium (washed from pounds of poppy?

Hey, how you doing??

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I am writing this a little late for you and hope you had success with your stopping. Your story is not that much different to mine in respect that I was addicted to the pods with which I used to make a tea. I quit a few times over the years but after a time I always ended up going back to them. There are many debates on many sites over the potency of the pods/seeds. On the one hand they are not as powerful as the really strong opiates, but on the other you are building up an addiction to more than one opiate i.e morphine, codeine, thebaine and numerous other alkaloids. It is hard to determine how much of each you are taking but what is certain is that you undoubtedly started off small and continued until you were taking bucket loads. What I am trying to say, is that the dose you were taking by the time you thought about stopping would probably be quite high. And this normally means dope-sickness, which is never nice. I also agree entirely with you when you say that everytime you quit, the wd's get worse. What I will say to you is that in my experience from coming off the tea is that wd's for me do not normally start in strength until around day 4.
My main reason for responding however is your comment about the professional treatment. I am lucky as I live in the UK and I had my treatment for free. I got a medication substitute which in the end did not really suit me but did encourage me to stop quickly. However, other treatment which may help you understand how and why you became an addict may be of real benefit to you, even if you have successfully stopped already. If we can understand why we feel the need to use the crutch of opiates, it maybe will help us to stay off them. I have been sent on a counselling program and also cognitive behaviour therapy with a view to changing the way I think.
It is a shame with the situation of your family. My wife has been quite understanding although she definately does not approve. Opiates sap the soul out of you and the man she originally met has slowly been eroded away. However, the fact you are still in the same house with her is good and if you have quit it maybe that you are starting to find the man inside that she originally met.
Timeline, I can tell you I quit opiates at roughly the same time, so if you do feel that you are still in need of support or a chat then reply back and maybe we can be of use to each other :)