Tapering off PK's before classes

[korky8097]

Hey guys,
Over this past summer Swim has been slightly overdoing the opiates. He has always loved them and would always endulge in dilaudids when they were around, as well as many other pain killers including weaker oxycodone/contins. Swims favorite meathod of ingestion would be snorting, and have found himself in situations where he would experience mild to moderate withdrawl over the past year, like when there would be no pain killers in town. Usually he would just have to tough it out, and would make do, sometimes with the help of valium (no longer has). This time he fears he has been to caught up in the fun to realize how soon it is until he has to start with classes again, and is looking to clean up a bit before.

Swim isnt actually planning on completely staying away from painkillers, because he really does enjoy them, he just needs to controll himself, such as just on weekends, but for a few weeks he just wants to taper down and be free of painkillers when he has class, then maintain for a few more weeks or months, then enjoy occasionally under a more watchful eye from his good friend. This friend has scripts for a wide variety of painkillers (legitimate, uses them for football injuries,they endulge with him occasionally, non-dealer though). Swim beleives the friend will be his coach and also provide swim something in order to taper. My main question is how fast should swim taper? He has read up on here a bit but mainly finds people looking for smack advice or more advanced addictions, swim has an only moderate (he thinks) addiction and is looking to taper over 2 weeks or so just to help out. He will explain why this addiction he is in is worse than before though.

Up until 4 or so weeks ago, railing has been the furthest swim would go. Usually daily but would take breaks because he knows where he has been in the past, and is a pretty strongwilled individual with not much of an addictive personality. But then the needle was introduced to him. At first weekly, at about 8-12mg of dilaudid, with a daily habit of snorting 4mg in days between injections in an attempt to keep himself in controll yet still enjoy himself. Then one day, swim obtained a few rigs of his own (before he injected with a friend who kept him from doing it alot, ex junkie). He started iving his snorted doses every day for a few weeks, then decided it needed to end. He was able to stop booting dilaudids with some minor withdrawl. Mainly just a depressed feeling and some sense of hopelessness amung the minor cold sweats ect. But recently he started occasionally IVing again, rarely though. As if now he is withdrawling moderatly, curbing wds with tylenol 3. (unable to get anything better for a few days).

He is getting fed up with the needle, things had been better before he tried it, and now its just that much more weight on his sholders. Mainly all he wants is a clear, non-hazey head during classes. He has much pressure on him as a gifted individual, and truely does want to suceed in life. These opiates just make it more challenging.


Sorry about the rant, swim hasnt really had anyone to discuss this with (friends dont know about the needle). He is just looking for some suggestions on tapering in a 2-3 week time. If yall need to know what opiates swim will have access to in this process, just ask. Swim will be reading more and more on this area of the site, and is really just wanting to vent as he hasnt told his other friends. He will be right when his coach gets back from football training camp, as it is long overdue, but mainly just wish me luck and anything you have to say will be very very helpful.