Opinions - swim needs advice for an old friend

[kailey_elise]

Yes, in the UK 'the green' is methadone. in the US, the liquid is red. *shrug*

You do have to realize going into this, that heroin is his 'girlfriend' right now. She's the love of his life, the bane of his existence, his lover & mistress. He will leave if she tells him to, no matter how much he wants to be with you (witness his having to go to the loo for a hit) - that sickness & fear of being dopesick runs his life right now.

And even after a period of clean time (with or without the methadone), it will take a while for his head to get on straight - I'm talking a year or more before he's potentially 'himself' again.

You need to know these things going in, and how you will deal with them as they come up.

~Kailey