DadsWatch...Can he really be shooting up these 30 mg extended relief caps, and how the heck did he do that with them little ballls in that capsuel?? My daughter in-law caught him in the bathroom with the needle and the capsule open with a string to tie around his arm. What dose he do with that capsuel?? I ask so I know what to look for... she is staying clean, she is pregnant... ohh this is harder than I thought..Any thoughts would help pls
Son n-law on methadon & caught him w/adderal & needle, can he b shooting up?
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- 27 Oct 2009 by DadsWatchinU
- Topics:
- drug dependence, opiate dependence, opiate withdrawal, methadone, addiction
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Responses (17)
pattishan6127 Oct 2009
Dear Dad, Get her away from him for now, she doesn't need the stress. I know it will be hard for everyone involved,but, he will probably have a dirty urine test and no telling what will happen to him if that happens. Take her to a counselor and see if y'all can work together to help her and the baby. I am so sorry all of this is happening to you, I said it before, I bet your daughter needs you now more than she did when she was small.
27 Oct 2009
hi dadwatchin...
im so sorry to hear about what u are both going threw. he probably cooks it into liquid form - if it isn't already and then injects it.. i really don't know but if he is injecting it is your daughter that needs to stay safe. as u said she is clean right now but two addicts together when one is falling is so scary - thank the lord she has u both. i am definately praying for your family. maybe offering him a ride to detox would be the safest for everyone... be strong my friends.
diane112328 Oct 2009
I agree, Get your daughter away from him, when you are an addit and around people that are useing it is so hard not to join in. Give him the option of going to a in treatment program or leave your house, do this ASAP!! I will be praying for all of you,
GOD BLESS AND BE SAFE
ellie196830 Oct 2009
Dude... man... wow. Let me put it to you like this... if you like your son-in-law.then put him in rehab now and if he dn go, take your daughter and grandbaby-to-be and save them. They are always , ofcourse, thee most important here anyway. I'm sorry hun, not to sound like there's no hope for son-in-law but I've seen this behavior before and believe me when I say it is a bigger demon than this kid, you or anyone can cure overnight. He needs help. Long-term. Prayers are so being said for your whole family right no. Take care hun. Ellen
ellie1968
30 Oct 2009
Dad, I've been up most of the night praying for all of you. I just wanted to express to you that my thoughts will be with you and I will be here if you need any help. I wish I had the cure for 'lonliness and emptiness' for all these kids, cuz I would readily give it away freely. Love to ya dad, ellie
seekingserenity
30 Oct 2009
Nancy, Dad-
How are things at the house. I know this is a terrible terrible disease that is bigger than any of us... each addict must find their own way, my experience thru the higher power.
Remember we can't cure it, we didn't cause it and we can't control "it". But we can take care of ourselves and help protect our loved ones.
Peace-
DadsWatchinU
MicMac
mattlerose
laurajary30 Oct 2009
Wow... I am fairly new on this website and just read the question and comments. There's not much I can add to what has already been said except that I will keep you in my prayers,too. I have added you to my list of friends, in fact, all of you, and am marking this question so I can keep up w/ how it's going. I was looking for the bible verse that says when 2 or more get together in prayer, things happen. I can't find it exactly, right now, but want you to know there are many out there that care and are praying for you. seekingserenity, I would like to talk to you more.
laurajary
30 Oct 2009
Also to you, jonesgott. Seems like we could have much in common and i need friends right now. Thanks
seekingserenity
31 Oct 2009
Laura, Jones, all,
How is the night going?
Laura, glad to meet you and learn more about your story. I've just been here a couple weeks. 15 days clean today.
Jones, ah girl yeah it sucks. Thanks for sharing more of your story. I have similiar situation here... can I PM you or something? BTW, Jones, I LOVE pot. haven't had any in 20 years. I can not be around it at all. The smell, the everything sends me over the edge... I can barely think about it and don't know how I would make it if it were legal like alcohol and around in a different way. Does that make sense?
Problems today: MENTAL emotional. lack of motivation, thought about using, was over at someones house who either has or used to have unused prescriptions... Then I was driving around looking at bars. Even when I drank over 20 years ago I hated bars... but today I thought I want relief.
-Broken.A...23 Feb 2010
My best friend had done the same thing. The way she did it though was by taking the capsule apart, getting the drug, and then mixing it with water. She would take a big spoon and put the water and some of the drug in the spoon then use a lighter to make the water and drug boil. Then she would shoot it up.
jonesgottastop
23 Feb 2010
please try to get help for your best friend... a few months ago i heard from his sister that that was what he was doing and he overdosed. he spent four days awake but not being able to talk (in hospital of course) , drooling, being fed by the nurses and in diapers. they didn't know what would happen if he would get better or remain in this state.. by the grace of god or some miracle after four days he started to regain ability and he is ok now though still after six months they dont' know the damage it had on his brain.. he has been in rehap treatment since then.. please please know that this is so very dangerous.
i haven't been on this site for a few months now but i haven't stopped thinking and prayer for the dear people that i have shared with on here. i hope and pray that god is keeping u safe and well. 5 mths clean is coming up at the end of the month... it;'s doable guys.
kateb555
18 Mar 2010
Dear Dad,
I read your post and my heart went out to you. and MY parents. I am a recovering addict and they were always the one trying to help and "stop" me. Always thinking that if they could just get me away from "that guy" I'd stay clean. I put them through a living HELL that they will NEVER forget for way more years than I'd like to mention. What I say may or may not help, but I wanted to put it out there for you.
28 Apr 2010
I knew some kids that were the same way, they would shoot up anything. I never have shot up, but from what i gather and what i'm told, they are addicted to the needle so they will shoot anything they can get.I think if he's in that far your daughter needs to get away from him. He needs a good rehab, it's preety bad when your crushing up pills just to shoot up. I really hope you get things straightened out. Good luck.
10 Jun 2010
Either get him into rehab.(inpatient) or put him out. He WILL get her back on drugs. It's hard staying clean. And then have someone else around using. She'll be back on drugs if not during her pregnancy, definately after. Believe me, I've seen it all. Drug addicted babies, Death, Incarceration, and just about everything else that goes with addiction, Homelessness, etc. You have no idea the nightmares drug addiction can cause.The list is endless that addiction causes a person and thier families.
barrebaby3316 Jun 2010
if hes on methadone it usually means that it acts as "sort of an opiate blocker"for lack of a better term... although this is not true. it just means methadone "deters" OPIATE abuse... adderal is a stimulant(amphetamine)and it will work w/methadone and create a "high" my advice; they should not be together at this moment until he is COMPLETLY clean and if his clinic/doctor finds adderal in his system he will possibly be put out of the program. i hope this helps as i am on methadone matienance also... 60mgs a day. and i think it does help people stay clean from more "abused"opiates. god bless:)
Anonymous 26 Sep 2010
I'm pretty new to this site. I came on here hoping to find support and some understanding on the minds of the addicts. I'm a newly wed that just found out that my husband is addicted to opiates. It's such a scary things. I feel like there is no controling it..and I'm always confused. To leave... or fight with them..for them..I dont know what the right thing is. But, I want to tell you that I admire your love for your son-in-law. I do believe that in the end... love always makes the difference. I will be praying for you and your family. I have been praying for my situation as well. I have faith that something will change... God bless.
Nik. Nikita
6 Mar 2011
Anonymous, it's been a year now since you wrote on this site. have things changed for you? Did you find the answer you were looking for? I hope that you did stay with your husband, but I also hope that you got him some help and yourself also. he will need your support to get off of drugs but you will need support to understand the life of an addict. This is a disease, no different than diabetes, or cancer and it needs to be treated. you wouldn't walk away from him if he had cancer, so please don't walk away from this disease. drugs change the way a person's brain functions and how they perceive things. Addicts can be very manipulating especially to the people they love. They will lie and tell you anything if it is what they think that you want to hear. Don't be fooled by it, face him directly and talk about it to him honestly. Tell him how it makes you feel and how it is so unfair of him to expect you to live like this.
3 Dec 2010
Well I am going to answer your question about how he shot them up. He most likely broke the capsule open and poured the beads out and very carefully crushed the beads up with a card or spoon or whatever. Then he put them in a spoon and I doubt he cooked them. I suppose you wouldn't need to cook them but he might of. It would of been pointless if he did. The beads would of had to be crushed very well to mix them in water and suck them up with the needle so looks like he was desperate. Snorting adderal can be just as affective. I was prescribed it as well and I used to dump the little orange beads in a shot glass and mix them with orange soda and drink them and the affect was very intense after about 20 min.
13 Dec 2010
When someone is in the bathroom with a syringe and their arm tied-off; OF COURSE their shooting dope [of some kind]. What to look for?! Hummmmmmmmm... How about needle marks?!
The woman needs to leave immediately or kick him out. Neither she, nor her future child needs this drama; which will only get worse until the man gets clean. Even then, she is at risk. He must prove himself worthy of being back in her life and that of his soon-to-be child!!!
16 Feb 2011
There is a way to shoot methadone mixed with juice( a drink) But I heard there is no way to shoot pills. Thats what they are made for. And also shooting methadone doesnt get you high, It has a same effect as eating a pills.Your daughter is staying clean for a sake of a child. That person will not be a good influence That dude is a junkie. Get you daughter away from him
Nik. ...3 Mar 2011
Dear Dad, Bless your heart, the pain I'm feeling you go through right now!! Your son-law is in big trouble. Find a Suboxone clinic A.S.A.P. For both of them!!Your daughter can't take any drugs while pregnant or her baby will be born addicted or worse. I'm sorry to say this so blunt, but there isn't time for anything else. Her doctor must monitor her and drug test her for the safety of her unborn child, and for her safety. If she stays clean until the birth, I still suggest she be involved in a Suboxone clinic to keep her from relapsing back into that mess. it takes a very long time to get off and stay off of drugs. A's for your son-law, get him help now!!! he is screaming for help and cannot help himself at this point. it's time for tough love dad. he needs to be in a locked down facility to detox and go straight from there to the Suboxone clinic. Some states have a combination of a detox-Suboxone clinic. It takes 5-10days of pure hell to detox.
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Dads,
I think Patti gave sound advice... as hard as it is going to be. I hope the boyfriend can move out without too much hassel. I assume you had a no-use policy for them to stay with you? I imagine your interests are in helping unborn baby, g,daughter, and daughter? He is a gigantic risk to your dear loved ones.
This doesn't mean boyfriend will never get clean... many here have done just that. Nor does it mean boyfriend is out of the picture. BUT, right now no chances can be taken with pregnant daughter.
I pray for strength and God's love for all involved. Keep posting.
Peace-
seeking serenity
Oh my sweet girls you have our best intrest and i love you so muuch for it and know you are speaking from your history & heart. Problem is I love this boy as well, momma died 7-8 yrs ago from overdose, dad is ah... well out of the picture & I know he want to be clean but he is struggleing... she cant use ..she is pregnant... she she is all about "well i am changing my life" and i know she means it but it is easier for her being pregnant... I am so confused, do I help him or ask him to leave... give him one more chance??? Thanks ladis and God Bless you & your recovery!!
Dear Dad, I understand your pain and i am so sorry you are going thru this but, he has to go. Really--- it is not easier 4 your daughter cuz she is pregant her disease can and will take her regardless if she is pregnant or not no matter what. If he leaves he might realize that he has got to get it together. She is your baby girl and because you love him too, let him go, he will be back,clean... TOUGH LOVE IS HRD 2 DO--- Deb
I think you should get him away from her as soon as possible. She is your first priority and so is your grandbaby. This has to be so hard on you. I am a mom and I can't imagine my son going through what your family is. I think you should tell him to leave as nicely as possible. Tell him you can't enable his addiction and you refuse to let him stress out your daughter anymore. I don't know if he will get clean because you say this but for your daughter and your grandbaby you should no matter how much you love him
It would be so easy for your daughter to start useing again baby or no baby, I would let him know straight up that he has to go to rehab or get out, you will be doing it for him as much as you would be doing it for your daughter and the unborn child. I know this sounds cold hearted, but I am telling you this with a kind heart ,please have him do one or the other , good luck and god bless, I will keep all of you in my prayers... D!ANE1123
Sending him to rehab for your daughters best interests might work... but she won't go for getting him out of the house... they would both end up leaving... life is hard and love makes life more complicated in these types of situations, my best advice is try to stay supportive of getting and staying clean but don't seem condescending. If they feel threatened or unwanted they'll both be gone.
Found out my boyfriend (who is also on methadone) was shooting up... pills and patches. Yes! They can shoot it up! I feel so badly for your daughter. I am only 8 months into my relationship and not pregnant... and it is hard. My thoughts are with you. :( Read my questions and answers... it may help