Drug Withdrawal: Methadone & Heroin Facts

Question: Can you feel drug withdrawal without being addicted?

(Posted by: Fred D on 2009-11-10 16:19:53)

Can you feel withdrawal symptoms from say a drug like oxycodone, heroin or cocaine without actually being addicted? also how long do you think it would take a person to become addicted to 30mg of oxycodone per day

Posted by: Geo on 2009-11-12, 08:40:24

Nope. Drug withdrawal is the body's response to a lack of a drug that your body or mind is dependent on - you won't feel these symptoms unless you are already addicted. 30mg of Oxycodone, depends how you take it. If you aren't injecting the pills (and I hope you aren't unless you have micron filters), it'll probably take a good 3 or 4 months for physical addiction to develop. Psychological addiction though, no one can answer that - it depends on your unique mindset, why you take the drug, etc etc.Some people don't feel psychologically addicted until after physical addiction takes hold; others feel psychological craving for a drug after the first use.

Posted by: Joshua on 2009-11-10, 16:36:21

Umm no. You know how you have to have once been poor to feel rich. You have to have been stupid to feel smart. You have to be addicted to feel drug withdrawal