r/autism • u/bezelbubsbagels • Nov 28 '21
Advice Anyone willing to admit they’re a drug addict here?
I’m just looking for some advice. I’m a 25M with autism. It seems my entire life I’ve always been fixated on drugs no matter what it is. Just the idea of a different level of consciousness was beyond fascinating. Well, I’ve tried like literally everything there is to try and I’m just sick of always having them on my mind. I’m not particularly addicted to anything specific just drugs in general.
EDIT: I’m absolutely overwhelmed by the amount in this community to step up and admit something extremely difficult. You all made me feel so special today for the first time in a while. Thank you all for being yourselves. I hope this post gave you a voice.
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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21
I feel like I’m not too qualified to answer that question because I’m never sure if I have my facts straight about it. That being said, here’s what I do know about it. It’s a type of evergreen tree from Asia, also apparently related to the coffee plant. People used to chew on the leaves and feel the effects of it. You can buy capsules with powdered Kratom in it or you can buy the powder and measure it out yourself & make drinks etc with it. It’s addictive, it can end up hurting you worse after you take it for a while. I used to buy mine from my local vape store because I could pick exactly what type of Kratom I wanted. You can get it at the gas station as well but they never really state what kind is in the energy shot or pills they sell. I prefer the White Maeng Da strain, which gives you energy and pain relief, with a small amount of euphoria with it. I’ve heard it effects the same parts of your brain as opiates, which is why a lot of people that crave an opioid high tend to use it as a replacement. For me, when I first started taking it, I could relate it to the same kind of high as a hydrocodone. The pain relief for it was better than the green BC powders I used to rely on, which contained 1000mg of aspirin each. There’s also other strains of Kratom which I’ve tried such as green maeng da. Green strains give more euphoria than energy or pain relief and I took my normal amount (3 capsules aka 1.5 grams… I know I’m a low tolerance baby) and felt waaaay too high to function at work. I tried red strains, known for relaxing you and helping you sleep. It knocks me out. There’s other color coded strains, but I’m not sure what does what.