Heroin. From an ex-addict.
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:21 pm
I suppose I'm way behind the curve on this since I literally just heard about I-dose today via an article a friend sent me. I Downloaded a couple MP3's just for experiment's sake.
I figured to see if this actually worked I should go with something I know very well - for me that is heroin. I was a heroin addict for several years (2 years clean next week) so I am plenty familiar with the effects. I had very low expectations - this was novelty for me.
First time - laid down on my bed. 5 minutes in I felt like I was falling asleep. then somewhere around 10 minutes (completely lost track of time) it hit. And I mean it HIT...I was sort of amazed at how accurately it mimicked the real thing. Granted it wasn't nearly as extreme of a sensation, but it was definitely very accurate. It was pretty shocking actually.
I'm in a very good place as far as my recovery goes. I hardly ever have anything like an urge to use and haven't for quite some time. But I wonder what kind of effect something like this has on an addict. Could it be a tool for recovery, or is it dangerous in its similarity to the effects of actual drugs?
In any case I'm interested to try this more. I have anxiety issues from time to time but am pretty averse to most benzo/sedative type rx drugs. This seems like a great relaxation technique.
I figured to see if this actually worked I should go with something I know very well - for me that is heroin. I was a heroin addict for several years (2 years clean next week) so I am plenty familiar with the effects. I had very low expectations - this was novelty for me.
First time - laid down on my bed. 5 minutes in I felt like I was falling asleep. then somewhere around 10 minutes (completely lost track of time) it hit. And I mean it HIT...I was sort of amazed at how accurately it mimicked the real thing. Granted it wasn't nearly as extreme of a sensation, but it was definitely very accurate. It was pretty shocking actually.
I'm in a very good place as far as my recovery goes. I hardly ever have anything like an urge to use and haven't for quite some time. But I wonder what kind of effect something like this has on an addict. Could it be a tool for recovery, or is it dangerous in its similarity to the effects of actual drugs?
In any case I'm interested to try this more. I have anxiety issues from time to time but am pretty averse to most benzo/sedative type rx drugs. This seems like a great relaxation technique.