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mr_lebowski

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17. Could've been clean a long time ... It's REAAAAAL common to OD on someone's first relapse ...

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 24, 2020, 06:58 PM

Feb 2020

Your body has recovered and your tolerance has reset and you no longer know the proper amount for the new state of one's body.

It's esp. common with heroin because taking it is a big ordeal that involves stabbing yourself ... not like smoking or sniffing where you can just 'take more' conveniently. People tend to want to 'take what they're going to take' in one go ...

Add to the fact that heroin is generally of unknown strength to start with ... and it's a recipe for this sort of disaster.

Glad he made it.

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excellent gopiscrap Feb 2020 #12

but not for him, addiction is terrible Demonaut Feb 2020 #19

but it's excellent he's a repuke gopiscrap Feb 2020 #21

Doesn't matter at this point, poor bastard's got a big problem Warpy Feb 2020 #6

Yes. However are his policy positions against health care, against vets, against "some drugs"? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2020 #11

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I wondered the same mahina Feb 2020 #20

I wish him the best of luck in battling his addiction. IrishEyes Feb 2020 #3

+1 H2O Man Feb 2020 #5

These things can befall R's or D's SpankMe Feb 2020 #4

Glad he is getting treatment. This epidemic has devastated far too many people and families. berni_mccoy Feb 2020 #7

Fortunately, he's lived to seek help again. I wish him all the best in his struggles . . . Journeyman Feb 2020 #8

Sad. I wish him well. mountain grammy Feb 2020 #9

Worrying that he was also a volunteer fire fighter muriel_volestrangler Feb 2020 #10

Could've been clean a long time ... It's REAAAAAL common to OD on someone's first relapse ... mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #17

It's right for him to drop out; but I will not gloat over his struggle or addiction. I wish him well NBachers Feb 2020 #15

Man, I hate when that happens (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #16