Experiences - Opiates usage in Australia

[cybergenesis]

Swim is interested in finding some info out about his fellow Australians opiate enthusiasts

If people are interested answer some of these questions, so I can an idea of what the picture is like here as compared to other areas or just post some info.

What is your favourite opiate? Morphine? Heroin? Oxycodone? other?

Are you on any treatment for opiate usage? If so what experience have you had in Australia? How do you find the system?

Have you had any run ins with the police over your opiate usage? (I'd be very interested in stories relating to this).

Do you consider yourself addicted or a recreational user?

As for Swim. His favorite opiate that he has tried is oxycodone. He is not on any treatment. He is not addicted (yet). Thankfullly he has had no run ins with the police. Swims experience with the system is that most doctors are extremely reluctant to prescribe serious opiates, even when a person is in significant pain. Swim was in agony from bad back pain, he could not walk or move, and all they gave him was codeine and 1 valium.

[Zendo]

Swim was Very impressed while visiting Sydney,
Seeing the Shooting galley in kings cross,
A legal savehaven to walk in off the streets, you are supplied with a clean spoon and free syranges for no charge, to sit down at a sterile bench, to prepare and shoot your H, or oxy, or Mscontin, than bang it up,
The staff was great, they gave free coffee also, so you could sit in comfy chairs, drinking coffee, while your opiates are kicking in.

oh yeah, also you had to show the staff what you are going to be injecting,
so they would know whether if you are a risk of overdose,
it was a very safe place, and it made swims holiday a very enjoyable one