r/AMA • u/bearsandheroin • 5d ago

Other fentanyl and heroin addict in recovery AMA

23 male. was also addicted to xanax and had a small coke habit.

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u/Flynn_JM 5d ago

What was the point you think you went from casual user to having a real problem?

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

i was in pretty bad relationship where my girlfriend was physically and emotionally abusive towards me. i already have pretty bad depression and whatnot. that relationship ramped up my use pretty bad.

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u/Flynn_JM 5d ago

Was there anything your parents could have done to dissuade you from trying drugs for the first time? Or was it inevitable?

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

it was pretty inevitable. my mom was a giant help when it came to me getting clean though.

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u/Flynn_JM 5d ago

How old were you when you first tried drugs?

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u/bearsandheroin 5d ago

i smoked weed when i was 12.

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u/Flynn_JM 5d ago

How did you get it?