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<blockquote data-quote="DarkwingPsyduck" data-source="post: 694012" data-attributes="member: 20267"><p>I can tell you from experience that, while unbelievably uncomfortable, opiate detox alone wont kill him. It isn't like benzos or alcohol, which carry a risk for seizure when stopped cold turkey. We may feel like death, or even wish for death when in withdrawal, but it wont kill him.</p><p></p><p>Do you believe he is actually going to go to detox when a spot opens up? Many doctors will prescribe a short term supply to carry the addict for a fews days to a week or two. Just to keep them off the street, where they run the risk of death, or arrest. Which doesn't help a whole lot if he really wants to detox and begin his recovery. They will usually write for a handful of Methadone, or something similar, to hold over.</p><p></p><p>Not saying you should go out and score narcotics for him, because you shouldn't. It is very illegal, and not worth the risk. Maybe you can find him a doctor who is willing to help him out for however long it will take to find a bed at a detox facility. If not, and it takes more than a few days, there will be no real point in going to detox. Detox facilities aren't addiction treatment facilities. They serve ONLY to detox an addict, and that's it. After completing a detox, they are sent elsewhere, where they are equipped to start treating the underlying problems. Most opiate pain medications have a half life of 24-32 hours. This means that, every day or so, half of the drug leaves your system. I was taking around 300mg of oxycodone a day. I also have a very fast metabolism. So, after 24 hours, I would have 150mg in my system. A day later, 75mg, so on until the drug is gone. This means that detox generally lasts less than a week. If it is going to take him longer than a week to get into detox, he should either find a doctor to hold him over, or just do this part on his own. It wont kill him. It will be beyond uncomfortable for him, and anybody around him, though.</p><p></p><p>Withdrawal symptoms include an inability to maintain body temperature. So he will go from freezing solid one minute, to sweating like crazy the next. This is part of why sleeping is impossible during withdrawal. He will be incredibly woozy, and sickly. He will vomit up just about anything he eats or drinks. He will become VERY light headed just from standing up, to the point of almost blacking out. His eyes and nose will become constantly moist. He will sneeze and yawn a lot. Whenever he lays down, he will experience what we call restless legs. It is a very strange sensation, and not an easy one to describe. It is the main reason why sleep will be impossible. It is an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, but only while resting. You don't experience it while standing up, and usually not when sitting down. Just when laying. It doesn't matter how tired you are, either. I would spend all night walking in circles, or working my legs out in an effort to make it stop, and it never does. It just made it more painful. This is the single worst symptom of all, as it makes sleep literally not possible. This is where we get the term </p><p>kicking the habit".</p><p></p><p>That's about what he will experience. He will experience some symptoms more than others, but he will feel all of these to some extent. Knowing your son, do you think he will be able to stand that for 3-6 days?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarkwingPsyduck, post: 694012, member: 20267"] I can tell you from experience that, while unbelievably uncomfortable, opiate detox alone wont kill him. It isn't like benzos or alcohol, which carry a risk for seizure when stopped cold turkey. We may feel like death, or even wish for death when in withdrawal, but it wont kill him. Do you believe he is actually going to go to detox when a spot opens up? Many doctors will prescribe a short term supply to carry the addict for a fews days to a week or two. Just to keep them off the street, where they run the risk of death, or arrest. Which doesn't help a whole lot if he really wants to detox and begin his recovery. They will usually write for a handful of Methadone, or something similar, to hold over. Not saying you should go out and score narcotics for him, because you shouldn't. It is very illegal, and not worth the risk. Maybe you can find him a doctor who is willing to help him out for however long it will take to find a bed at a detox facility. If not, and it takes more than a few days, there will be no real point in going to detox. Detox facilities aren't addiction treatment facilities. They serve ONLY to detox an addict, and that's it. After completing a detox, they are sent elsewhere, where they are equipped to start treating the underlying problems. Most opiate pain medications have a half life of 24-32 hours. This means that, every day or so, half of the drug leaves your system. I was taking around 300mg of oxycodone a day. I also have a very fast metabolism. So, after 24 hours, I would have 150mg in my system. A day later, 75mg, so on until the drug is gone. This means that detox generally lasts less than a week. If it is going to take him longer than a week to get into detox, he should either find a doctor to hold him over, or just do this part on his own. It wont kill him. It will be beyond uncomfortable for him, and anybody around him, though. Withdrawal symptoms include an inability to maintain body temperature. So he will go from freezing solid one minute, to sweating like crazy the next. This is part of why sleeping is impossible during withdrawal. He will be incredibly woozy, and sickly. He will vomit up just about anything he eats or drinks. He will become VERY light headed just from standing up, to the point of almost blacking out. His eyes and nose will become constantly moist. He will sneeze and yawn a lot. Whenever he lays down, he will experience what we call restless legs. It is a very strange sensation, and not an easy one to describe. It is the main reason why sleep will be impossible. It is an uncontrollable urge to move the legs, but only while resting. You don't experience it while standing up, and usually not when sitting down. Just when laying. It doesn't matter how tired you are, either. I would spend all night walking in circles, or working my legs out in an effort to make it stop, and it never does. It just made it more painful. This is the single worst symptom of all, as it makes sleep literally not possible. This is where we get the term kicking the habit". That's about what he will experience. He will experience some symptoms more than others, but he will feel all of these to some extent. Knowing your son, do you think he will be able to stand that for 3-6 days? [/QUOTE]
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