Can someone help me out here???

[misstheoldher]

What are the syptoms of being on oxycontin or roxys? My 21 sister has been addicted for a long time but she says she is better.We all believe she was getting better for the longest time until she was in a car accident and had major surgery to her arm. She seemed to be doing better, but I have noticed a difference in her and i was just wondering if she was back on them?
When she talks it about 100 words a second, her face is all broken out and she picks at it ,  she get all happy and acts really strange, her eyes are always glassy,she can be fine one second the next she blows up. There are so many things that just confuse me.  I just have a feeling she is lying to all of us and I guess I just need someone to help me out here if they have been down this road before?!   Im scared of loosing her and all i see are young kids around here that overdose and im just so scared~
thanks

[misstheoldher]

I actually have said to my sister before, that she had a problem.. She came home late last night and she was very messed up.. her face was so broken out, eyes glassy and pin dots, kinda slow motion. I confronted her about being messed up and she looked at me without words like i had killed her best friend. We catch in her in so many lies that nothing she says is the truth anymore.... question: if opiates make you high and chatty why was she slow motion last night? She never really says i love you to my mom, but she after a huge fight that we all had last night and a hour after her leaving she called and was very slow in talking and admitted she had a problem, but no one wanted to help her..I dont even think she knew she was telling us this. its just so hard to deal with... like i said there are people dying everyday from overdose... im just not ready to deal with that... EVER

[lifespercs]

This thread is a few days old, but I agree with Voxx, regarding sores and being broke out,  being linked to something more like meth...However, opiate abuse, especially when one finds them self abusing the Oc's which are highly addictive, there can be plenty of mood swings, and can make one seem especially chatty... Opiates are so tricky you see, b/c one can go so long w/o letting the cat out of the bag..In that aspect they are not like meth, typically one (for a while anyways till they've had enough) can still function, carry on everyday life for the most part, and  have the abuse go unnoticed, trust me, I know this... My suggestion, if you really care about her, confront her about it... might make her mad, but it will be worth it..You are her sister, you will know by how she reacts if you guys are really close... I wish you the best... sometimes, a drug addict actually wants to know that someone cares enough to notice... good luck to you both
~B

[misstheoldher]

Thanks! i will attend a meeting this sunday with my mother and in hopes it will help me

[scaredmom330]

My heart goes out to you. Unfortunately unless she wants help, there is nothing you can do but push her farther away by suggesting it. My youngest is 27, has two children and a girlfriend of 7 years. He is addicted to Soma's and alcohol. This girlriend is addicted to just about everything. I had to play the tough love card.you must remember you and your family are victims of her addiction as well as she is. I refuse to talk to my son if he calls high or drunk. I refuse to send any money. My husband and I had to move over 400 miles away to just get away from him and his problems to save our marriage. I am sorry I can't be of anymore help. pm me if you need to talk. Stay strong.

[missy812]

I suspect my sister is on oxy's too.. but I am not sure, and I too found a full suboxone and a few pieces of one in her purse.. It looked like she was taking pieces of it.. I have the same question as you... why would she have that?

My sister is 20, almost 21.  So sad, I know it is hard.

[misstheoldher]

Thanks everyone for writing back. =)

My sisters eyes are like pin dots. We know she is back on drugs now b/c my mother found 2 oxycodone in her purse along with a suboxone. I find that very strange she has one suboxone in her purse?! is that for when she starts to have withdrawls?
She is definitley on opiates, but I wouldnt put it pass her if she would take anything to get her a little high. Its really sad to sit back and watch her screw her life up.. She does not get along with the family, she thinks everyone is out to get her, she thinks my mother has more love for my brother and I. She recently moved back in with my parents and is gone all day and night, but when she comes home she looks like HELL!  I just dont know what I can do to help her... I dont even think she knows who she is anymore b/c this drug has taken over her whole life... if you have been down this road or know someone who has whats it like to be on that drug>> do you blame your family and treat them like **** and take advantage of them, steal, is it like living in a whole different world?????   Her recent addiction was opiates.... she would crush and snort them.

All i can do at this point is pray I dont loose her..., but at this very point in life I dont even know her =(

[voxxx]

Being the avid street drug user/addict that I am, in my opinion it sounds more like she is abusing stimulants. Take note of her pupils, if they are small that means opiates and if they are dilated than she could be doing stimulants or other drugs. The sores you said she has kind of points to methamphetamine use or possibly cocaine use, although I have done plenty of coke and never have had the 'sores' thats really more of a meth side effect. As far as the mood swings, ive always felt normal or euphoric and high on opiates so that doesnt really fit. However, if shes doing stimulants, as soon as the drug starts to wear off she will begin to 'come down' and that will for sure bring about a sad/irritable state which seems to fit the mood swings moreso than opiate use in my opinion.

[Kevin_Bacon]

Well, getting all clinical about your question, the chatty stuff is definitely suspicious, but if you want to narrow it down, look for pinpoint pupils in average-light situations. That's a giveaway for opioids ... the previous abuse is also cause for concern.

If she's snorting them, you'll probably notice rather a lot of sniffling -- geez, I feel like a cop here; I'm creeping myself out! -- and if she's unusally "perky" (no pun intended) within an hour of waking, well, that's odd.

Dilated pupils would be expected on any uppers.

I hope it works out all right -- I'm assuming you can't find some way to bring the subject up?

[bethie50]

sounds to me like she is addicted. my fiance was addicted and for the longest time would hide it from me really well. he was ALWAYS broke, he would be great one minute and then blow up the next, he snorted the pills so he always was " sick" with a runny nose, or when he woke up and didn't have anything he was " sick" from work. his eyes were always glassy, he would nod off all the time,he would forget things and when i would correct him he would tell me i was crazy. he admitted before to me that he had a problem but he was cutting down---well he didn't it got worse. then about a lil more than a month ago he was ready he decided he needed help-- he was on the computer and all the sudden a website popped up it was turntohelp.com----that was his "sign" from there on out he's been good. i know people critize suboxone and methodone but its working for him he will be clean for 1 month on june 26 i'm so proud. i confronted him many times about his problem and he would deny it. if your sister doesn't want help there is nothing you can do... she needs to want it and admit she has a problem. hope that helped.

[IBKleen]

I am so sorry hun, but if you think she is using drugs she is. I cannot say for sure but she has all the signs.

That being said, you cannot help her unless she wants to help herself. I know how sad that is and tough to watch someone you love go down hill. She has to admit she has a problem.

The very best you may be able to do is approach her and tell her that you think she has a problem and you are there to help, no matter what. If she does not respond, then you need to take action for the young ones around her. You cannot protect her, but you can protect the children. Sometimes tough love is so hard.

My heart breaks for you and your family. Please keep posting and listening to the people here. They have so much experience.

Best of luck and you are a good person to try and help.