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363426 tn?1200881391

Questions about heroin need advice please

What are nicknames for heroin? My daughter told me she was addictied and i got her help but, i am wondering if she may still be using . Her boyfriend had to go to the hospital the other night and he had 6 seizures ? can this happen?

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Dana
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271792 tn?1334979657
Yes I surely do. If I can ever be of help, in any way, please feel free. For tonight, I am off to bed, but you can send me a message. I am worried about you and certainly concerned for the family. Please, any time......
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186166 tn?1385259382
Cocaine use and abuse has increasingly been associated with toxic consequences such as seizures and death. This report describes an assessment of the relationship between these toxic effects and multiple cocaine binding sites in the brain. The results suggest that serotonin transporters may be associated with seizures induced by acute injections of cocaine and related drugs.

i also found alot of information regarding cocaine and seizures.
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363426 tn?1200881391
Do you remember talking to me before ?
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271792 tn?1334979657
Oh Sweetie...I feel so bad for you.

Please, please take care of YOU.....
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363426 tn?1200881391
Thank you , i was just wondering cause, smoking black tar seems like you would cough up black ****. I used to smoke rock in the 80's and i did meth , acid , meclazine , all kinds of stuff but, i overdosed one time from smoking cocaine and that scared me but, i continued to use a few more times then i just quit . But, i seem to attract men and people that have problems with meth and then my daughter with the heroin . Heroin is one drug i never did so, i don't know if maybe he was having seizures from an overdose or what .
Thank you !
Dana
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186166 tn?1385259382
i googled drug withdrawal and coughing up black crud...most every site suggest cocaine and crack cocaine.
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363426 tn?1200881391
I just realized i talked to you before about my daughter and you said you would pray and like the very next day she told me the truth . Thank you ! God answers your prayer.

Love,
Dana
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363426 tn?1200881391
Thank you for being supportive i greatly appriciate all the posts even the one that said what did it matter what it was called i posted again to try and clairify that. on her cell phone it said piece something like come on we are friends we would share a piece with you . As far as why she is still with this moron well they have two kids togeather and she has hardly any self esteem right before he came into her life she was raped and almost murdered by 4 boys they went to prision . Then she met him and he treats her like ****. She got pregnant they were living with me and he did not want to get a job so i kicked him out and sent her to live with her dad in TX of course the boyfriend followed not long after my daughters dad became ill pulmanary fibrosis she was pregnant again but, did not know it and somehow she fell down the stairs she was having abdomanal pain and the boyfriend would not take her to the doctor finially her dads wife took her and she was septic the baby had been dead inside of her she had to deliver it still born a week to the day later her dad passed away . But, recently she called me and told me that she had to tell me something i went over there and she told me they were addicted to herioin i had already suspected this and i took them for help first to one clinic where they do some sort of pill instead of methadone but, there insurance had not gone through so we ended up at the methadone clinic. he said they only needed one dose of methadone and they could kick it in 3 days . well , i promised not to tell his mother who they live with as long as i did not find out they were using again . well one day he asked me to take him to cash a check his mom was home and i did not want to take him as my son had the flu but, i did the bank would not cash the check so we went to a check cashing place. the check was from some work they did at his mom's office. well while i was waiting in the car outside the check cashing place  his mom pulled up beside me i rolled my window down and told her that the bank would not cash the check so , we had to go to the check cashing place she said " He stole those checks from my car that is my f-ing money . and she went in after him so, after that i told her the truth she told me that he tried to blame my daughter for taking the checks but, she said when they got home she knew that was not true cause he asked her for the other check when they got home and my daughter said "what check ?" so, since this happend i decided to tell his mom the truth (i am glad i did it took a load off of me ) so she took them back to the treatment center and i did also they got on 4 different meds ibproffen some detox stuff something for muscle spasms and tranqulizers. Then i get the call that he is having seizures and coughing up black phlem. they say they are not using anymore and unfortunatly i don't have money for drug test. any input you all have i would greatly appriciate it.

Thanks
Dana
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I guess Detroitman is practicing his version of "tough love" and that is okay.  We have to expect that we will not always hear what we want to hear, especially on the forums.

The man who started me on crack was a herion addict.  When he really wanted to be high, he would do a big issue and nod out really bad.  We used to say "weebles wabble, but they don't fall down."  They look asleep, but standing up or sitting down, not lying down.  It's wierd.  He used to to to reach for something and stop mid-reach and just hang there with his eyes closed and arm outstretched.  Just nodding.  However, when he wanted to quit, he would just use enough to "stay well."  He appeared completely normal and even happy.  He'd use just enough to not get sick.  But when ever he used his pupils turned into little pin dots.  I always knew because of his eyes.  When he did suffer withdrawal, he'd be shivering in bed - like the flew - and in great pain.  He said that everything hurt and he couldn't stop moving his legs - hence "kicking".  That's all I know.  I'm glad I never went that far.  Crack was bad enough.      
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you shouldn't judge, bro... you don't know her life.  and you know you don't..

often times, tough love is used here, but in the right context.  if one really knows how to help people here, and are empathic, they know when to give information, start a dialogue, give them the tools.. then when necceasry, dole out the tough love.

please, please think about this.  if you are really trying to help people, think about this.
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186166 tn?1385259382
thank you medhelp
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186166 tn?1385259382
what's your story?  what are you trying to say?
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271792 tn?1334979657
My drug of choice is heroin. I never heard of seizures during withdrawal. I did it more times than I care to say, and it was horrible, but not seizures.
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186166 tn?1385259382
i commend you for wanting to educate yourself so that you might know what is going on...that is kind of what brought me to this site 11 months ago.
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believe it or not, i think you are actually trying to help.  but buddy... this is not the way to do it..
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199177 tn?1490498534
have you been on the site with a diffrent name ?
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279300 tn?1326746678
hi honey. sharing a piece could indeed be sharing a rock of crack, coke, etc. just about anything that can be used so...you were on the right track. i feel for you, trying to battle this disease from the outside is so painful. coughing up black phlegm at a young age would be something he is smoking. i am assuming these are young people by your age. someone in their twenties would not be coughing black substances from any disease process i can think of. i hate to sound harsh but why is your daughter still with someone who is using? that would be stipulation number one. you have to change your entire life to get clean.
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333612 tn?1302883390
if they don't smoke cigs or pot...sounds like they are smoking something.
good luck....hopefully someone can help you out
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363426 tn?1200881391
The reason why i asked about nick names is today i looked at her cell phone and there was a text message where she was saying she wanted to share a piece ??? And boyfriend coughs up black phelem ?? does this happen from smoking black tar?

Thank you everyone
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333612 tn?1302883390
there's nothing wrong with gathering information in the fight to help someone that is addicted. let's be supportive. knowing nicknames is not silly, it is useful
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352798 tn?1399298154
I am not sure why no one has posted yet. Hang in there. Sometimes if people here aren't sure of the right answer(Like Me) we leave it for the next person to answer. Something you can do while you wait for an answer here is to Google it. There is a lot of info on the WWW.
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There are probably as many nicknames as there are users....skag, junk, smack, boy, horse, it goes on and on. Siezures can definitely happen, although it is more common with other drugs (substances) of abuse. Stick with your daughter - she is lucky to have you on her side.
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