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Roommate is addicted
I'm not sure what to do . I just moved in with a guy I work with . He was complaining of a bad back so I offered him some of my vicodin I had left over from surgery in July . Not knowinf he had an opiate addiction until today. He called me at work and asked if he could have some of my vicodin again , I told him no, I had already gave him 25 of them. I went into the bottle today to get one and realized he had taken 3 more after I said no. I confronted him and found out he is addicted to them. what do I do. I wont give him anymore and I have already hid them in my room where he wont find them. He has a history of drug abuse and addiction. He cant sleep he was throwing up last night . He is miserable. I want to help him but dont know what to do
thanks
Tee
thanks
Tee
Tee, Soma is a muscle relaxer, they contain a tranquilizer called Miltown, they are addictive, If he takes to many he will lose his muscle coordination, The user acts as though they are drunk when not taken as directed this effect will come on rather quickly, If he is using soma he is more than likely mixing them with the vicodin as the two together produce a euphoric effect, for info on drugs go to website www.Drugs.com there you will be able to get information on any drug you want, As I said in my post for which I caught for. That this guy was trouble. It's funny about 90% of what I felt through your post was true. I never meant to offend you in any manner. I only tried to tell you what to expect- Have a good night and Thank God that you are not like your roommate.----------NOAH
Hello everyone,
well he came home today and seemed to be high, very happy and eyes are semi strange . I snooped in his bag and found some pill bottles . Oneo fthem is soma and has some girls name on it . I had soma and it was for bad headaches. what else is it for . is it an addictive drug.
I'm sorry you had to go thru that. Its aweful what drugs can make some one do huh ? I just asked him what he is high on and he said he smoked pot with a guy from work . I dont do any drugs so they are all bad to me .I'll keep you posted as to what goes on and how he acts
well he came home today and seemed to be high, very happy and eyes are semi strange . I snooped in his bag and found some pill bottles . Oneo fthem is soma and has some girls name on it . I had soma and it was for bad headaches. what else is it for . is it an addictive drug.
I'm sorry you had to go thru that. Its aweful what drugs can make some one do huh ? I just asked him what he is high on and he said he smoked pot with a guy from work . I dont do any drugs so they are all bad to me .I'll keep you posted as to what goes on and how he acts
Okay...Now that I have more info, I would highly suggest you get out of this situation. He is definately a drug addict. I have let people use my pills before (long ago) and I knew they were not addicts. But if he is telling you about seeing a Dr. to get a script and then also telling you that you saved him $ cuz he has to pay 5 bucks for them, then he's getting them from the street. I can't comment on his pain because I don't know. Many addicts live in legitimate chronic pain (myself included) and that is how a lot of us got to be addicts.
I know you signed a lease, but go talk to your apartment manager. Be honest if you feel you can. I can tell you the apt manager would not want an addict in the complex...Bad for business and never know what undesirables he would attract to the property. Be frank and let her know you had no idea this was happening until after the fact. I have had to break a lease before for safety reasons and I was not penalized at all. It's worth a shot. Offer to them that you would like to stay and try and find a new roommate. Or if he won't budge, you will have to leave.
Both of your names are on the lease correct? Trust me, this will haunt you for a long time, ie your connection with him. Background checks for jobs, loan applications, etc. If he can't hold up his end of the bargain for payments for utilities and rent, it will reflect negatively on you.
Many active addicts struggle with day to day activities such as GOING TO WORK, being dependable, financially unstable due to buying the drugs off the street. Some will trade items for drugs (stolen goods, maybe from your house)...If any of this happens, your name WILL be involved! I know this sounds extreme, but I've seen it happen over and over again. I've seen unassuming roommates get their door kicked in by police on search warrants due to the crimes committed by the other person living in the house. Also who is to say who he will have over? Dealers, other addicts? Opiates may not be his only vice (many are poly-drug users). This could get dangerous.
I will share my roommate story in a nutshell. I was in my early 20's. Needed a roommate and had a guy referred to me by a friend of a friend of a friend... I checked out his referenced and confirmed his employement. All seemed okay. Within a month of moving in, I noticed odd behavior. He would lock himself in his room for days, not go to work, lost his job. His skin always had sores and he was a picker...He was hawking his belongings for rent $. He never paid the utilities. I finally kicked him out. He had racked up $1600.00 on phone sex (on my phone, in my name!) and said he didn't have the $ to pay it back. (found out he was a meth addict)
Before he left I "found" the title to his car, which was a piece of junk, but worth some $ none the less. He packed up and left me with months of unpaid rent, phone bills and utilities.
Months went by and never heard from him. Then one day out of the blue he called "pretending to be Steve". Telling me my old roommate had stiffed him too on a roommate situation and had heard I had the title to his car. Of course I knew if was my old roommate, (recognized the voice) but played along with "Steve". "Steve" offered to meet and he would let me have the car if I paid him what the roommate owed him.
I "agreed" but had my own plan. I took a couple friends that he didn't know and had them be look-out's for safety reasons. I "arranged" for the car to be pulled over in a traffic stop ( I have friends). Waited until the car showed up (which was being driven by some dirtback junkie who told me he had been approached by a guy asking him to drive the car to me in exchange for $.) The officer stopped him for a legit traffic violation, the junkie driver had no license, was on parole for drugs, had paraphanelia on him and said the guy (roommate) was watching all of this and was scared if he didnt show up w/ the money. The officer told him he could go to jail (for a parole violation) or be on his way after he handed over the keys. He chose option B and I drove off in the old roommate's car. I sold it several weeks later and paid off the a s s h oles debt.
Ahhh revenge is sweet.
I should repost this story for everyone...It's a good one!
I told that not so nutshell story to give you an idea of what CAN happen when addicts live under your roof.
Good Luck Tee and keep us posted!
I know you signed a lease, but go talk to your apartment manager. Be honest if you feel you can. I can tell you the apt manager would not want an addict in the complex...Bad for business and never know what undesirables he would attract to the property. Be frank and let her know you had no idea this was happening until after the fact. I have had to break a lease before for safety reasons and I was not penalized at all. It's worth a shot. Offer to them that you would like to stay and try and find a new roommate. Or if he won't budge, you will have to leave.
Both of your names are on the lease correct? Trust me, this will haunt you for a long time, ie your connection with him. Background checks for jobs, loan applications, etc. If he can't hold up his end of the bargain for payments for utilities and rent, it will reflect negatively on you.
Many active addicts struggle with day to day activities such as GOING TO WORK, being dependable, financially unstable due to buying the drugs off the street. Some will trade items for drugs (stolen goods, maybe from your house)...If any of this happens, your name WILL be involved! I know this sounds extreme, but I've seen it happen over and over again. I've seen unassuming roommates get their door kicked in by police on search warrants due to the crimes committed by the other person living in the house. Also who is to say who he will have over? Dealers, other addicts? Opiates may not be his only vice (many are poly-drug users). This could get dangerous.
I will share my roommate story in a nutshell. I was in my early 20's. Needed a roommate and had a guy referred to me by a friend of a friend of a friend... I checked out his referenced and confirmed his employement. All seemed okay. Within a month of moving in, I noticed odd behavior. He would lock himself in his room for days, not go to work, lost his job. His skin always had sores and he was a picker...He was hawking his belongings for rent $. He never paid the utilities. I finally kicked him out. He had racked up $1600.00 on phone sex (on my phone, in my name!) and said he didn't have the $ to pay it back. (found out he was a meth addict)
Before he left I "found" the title to his car, which was a piece of junk, but worth some $ none the less. He packed up and left me with months of unpaid rent, phone bills and utilities.
Months went by and never heard from him. Then one day out of the blue he called "pretending to be Steve". Telling me my old roommate had stiffed him too on a roommate situation and had heard I had the title to his car. Of course I knew if was my old roommate, (recognized the voice) but played along with "Steve". "Steve" offered to meet and he would let me have the car if I paid him what the roommate owed him.
I "agreed" but had my own plan. I took a couple friends that he didn't know and had them be look-out's for safety reasons. I "arranged" for the car to be pulled over in a traffic stop ( I have friends). Waited until the car showed up (which was being driven by some dirtback junkie who told me he had been approached by a guy asking him to drive the car to me in exchange for $.) The officer stopped him for a legit traffic violation, the junkie driver had no license, was on parole for drugs, had paraphanelia on him and said the guy (roommate) was watching all of this and was scared if he didnt show up w/ the money. The officer told him he could go to jail (for a parole violation) or be on his way after he handed over the keys. He chose option B and I drove off in the old roommate's car. I sold it several weeks later and paid off the a s s h oles debt.
Ahhh revenge is sweet.
I should repost this story for everyone...It's a good one!
I told that not so nutshell story to give you an idea of what CAN happen when addicts live under your roof.
Good Luck Tee and keep us posted!
Okay, We moved in together and no, I dont have a crush on him. He was working over the road and said he had bad back problems and did n ot have time to go to the doc to get his meds could I give him mine and when he got back he would go to his docs to get them back. How was I to know he was lieing or that he was addicted to anything. We drive limo together and we get random drug tested so I had absolutly no reason to think he wouldbe on drugs. I understand what your saying Blue and I also appreciate you and everyone else that is responding . I'm scared but we are both on the lease , I feel I should give him one chance then do something else . I feel really bad for him and want to help him but I dont want to get sucked in because his mom says he has let everyon e down in his life because of drugs. Wish I would have talked to mom before we moved in. I told him I felt aweful for giving him the vicodin and he said he would have justr bought them, he said I saved him money, as he pays 5.00 for one .
I'm scared and also feel sorry for him. WHATN DO I DO
I'm scared and also feel sorry for him. WHATN DO I DO
Notme...a quote from your last post.
"To the four other people who focused on my post instead of Tee's after slamming me. What words of wisdom did you all pass along to Tee?"
If you read the thread, you will see that I posted to you and then in a separate post also responded to Tee. Does this answer your question?
I am sorry you had a bad roommate situation. I think alot of us have. I know I had a horrible one and we was using meth and I didn't know it until later. So I know what it's like. We have the value of addiction experience and can help others WITH compassion, caring and understanding. This should be a safe place to do that. While the rest of society judges addicts, we can be there to help with a little bit of empathy. I see your intentions were good, but a curt and judgemental response will not help.
"To the four other people who focused on my post instead of Tee's after slamming me. What words of wisdom did you all pass along to Tee?"
If you read the thread, you will see that I posted to you and then in a separate post also responded to Tee. Does this answer your question?
I am sorry you had a bad roommate situation. I think alot of us have. I know I had a horrible one and we was using meth and I didn't know it until later. So I know what it's like. We have the value of addiction experience and can help others WITH compassion, caring and understanding. This should be a safe place to do that. While the rest of society judges addicts, we can be there to help with a little bit of empathy. I see your intentions were good, but a curt and judgemental response will not help.
WOW, that was super harsh!
I have vomited from w/d's before simply because I missed a dose of my meds, not because I ran out... everyone is different.
and NOAH... Why are you so bitter and judgemental? You even hopped into one of my threads before asking me how I compare myself to addicts now with a snide attitude. (I am only on narcotics for pain management, my addiction has never been with pills, but I fail in the alcohol department and I am a severe alcoholic). Either way, your posts are not only discouraging, it seems as if you are harboring resentment and you shouldn't take it out on others that are here seeking help.
I have vomited from w/d's before simply because I missed a dose of my meds, not because I ran out... everyone is different.
and NOAH... Why are you so bitter and judgemental? You even hopped into one of my threads before asking me how I compare myself to addicts now with a snide attitude. (I am only on narcotics for pain management, my addiction has never been with pills, but I fail in the alcohol department and I am a severe alcoholic). Either way, your posts are not only discouraging, it seems as if you are harboring resentment and you shouldn't take it out on others that are here seeking help.
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