stupid question

[fpscared]

is one gram of heroin alot??? about how much is it? I have no idea,

[smartsick]

Intelligent move....letting him be...you can't force anything on anyone...they must come to it on their own....all my best to you....keep truckin'.......peace!......marc

[dominosarah]

You have been worth every speech~

[addict3]

Maybe you can get him to come on here and talk to some folks who understand things from his point of view. Maybe even get to a few AA, NA meetings.

[fpscared]

your speeches along with every one else's are what gave me the strength to make it this far. And stand up to his addiction. This place is what started me on a war path to stop all of the lies and hurt so thank you for the speech and thank you for all of your kind words...

[dominosarah]

This is good news!!  I am so relieved to hear you are taking care of you.  I will save the speech!  lol

[fpscared]

I am doing alot of things for myself. I have been planning things out side of the home for me and I give him the option of coming but he has to be sober. If he isn't then I leave with out him. I am going to church again which is huge for me. I have been trying to just been trying to do little things for myself. I am not arguing with him anymore I ask him a question he is either honest or he lies if I know he is lying thats it end of discussion. I am journaling almost everyday and I confided in a friend whom I can trust. I am very aware that he needs help I am just trying to let him figure that out for himself and when he is ready I will be there

[dominosarah]

Just make sure you set boundries for you as you know this addiction is too big for us to do alone.  Hopefully he will figure that out.  Now what are you doing to take care of yourself?

[fpscared]

I know he does but he will not go get it he refuses he doesn't trust any one in the system he will not get it I have tried he wants to do it on his own. I can't make him get help and I feel like if he is willing to keep trying on his own then I will support him until he realizes its to big for him to do on his own then I will support him when he decides to get the help.

[dominosarah]

He NEEDS professional help my friend.

[fpscared]

thank you from what I know he is not currently using like that right now. I know for a fact eh didn't do anything yesterday so I think if he gets right back on the right path he can do good. thanks for your insight you always give good advice. recently a mutual friend has come clean about knowing about his problem I guess she seen me cry one to many times and she I guess didn't want to be in the middle of it as her boyfriend and my bf have been using together. now they are not together because of the drugs and she felt the need to finally be honest.

[ActingBrandNew]

No...I get it. I know you understand. I know you weren't saying any amount is ok. I was just throwing my 2 cents in.

If your just trying to get a visual image google gram of heroin and click on images. Then you will see.

A gram a day is a bad habit. Like I said above, its not a lot but definitely not a little. Depends on who you ask though.

[fpscared]

I know that and I feel the same way you do I was just asking as I have no idea and I was just trying to figure out if that is alot. I know any amount is not ok and I am not trying to say it is I was just trying to figure out what it was. I don't know I just don't know alot about this and I am trying to figure out what it would look like. Does that make sense

[fpscared]

almost a month I know its not a very long time but we are starting the process over, He knows he f***d up and he knows he needs to get clean. He has big trust issues and he won't get professional help so I am trying to support him he knows where I stand about him using and he is staring suboxone tomorrow.

[ActingBrandNew]

The dangerous thing about heroin addiction is that often times when heroin addicts relapse, they go right back to the same amount they were using before they got clean. This is why so many die from an overdose. They think there bodies can handle what they were doing before. And with  heroin...you never know what your going to get. You can buy some that is the same amount but way more potent than the last stuff he bought.

There's really nothing for you to figure out here. Your boyfriend is using and that is all you need to know. Whether its one shot or three grams a day...it could kill him all the same.

[dominosarah]

How long was he clean?

[fpscared]

no no I have my own bank account now. He stopped using and recently started again and I don't think he is back to using everyday yet. I think this amount was what he was doing before he admitted he needed help I am just trying to figure out what that amount means I have no clue

[ActingBrandNew]

I gram a day habit is a pretty decent habit. Its not "a lot" but it's also not "a little"...its in between. The thing is is that it will get worse unless he gets help.

[dominosarah]

I am not real good at this gram stuff!!  I hope he cant get his hands on your finances or personal property.

[fpscared]

I ask because someone told me that my bf was using up to a gram a day I am clueless about what amount that is. Is it alot or a little or wjat. I was also told that it cost about 140 dollars for a gram which seems like a lot of money.

[ang_811]

Any amount of heroin is to much. Rather it b a speck or more. Y u ask?

[dominosarah]

ANY amount of heroin is too much.  Did someone get busted with this?