created by UnholyDemigod on 02/05/2017 at 12:19 UTC
13084 upvotes, 62 top-level comments (showing 25)
In September 09, a reddit user known as /u/SpontaneousH made a post[1] in /r/iama about his first use of heroin. He snorted some and thought it was great, but was going to avoid doing it again to avoid becoming addicted. Within a fortnight[2], he was addicted and injecting. Within a month, he'd been admitted to a psychiatric hospital[3], due to overdosing on fentanyl (basically super heroin), diphenhydramine (antihistamines), pregbalin (epilepsy medication), temazepam (a psychoactive), and oxymorphone (another opioid), and required several doses of Narcan (an anti opioid) to be revived. Two days later, he was off to rehab[4]. During the year that he spent posting these updates, they mostly flew under the radar, and most everyone who actually saw them forgot about them, until 7 years later, he dropped in with another update[5] to say he's been clean for almost 6 years, and that his life is going well.
1: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9ke63/i_did_heroin_yesterday_i_am_not_a_drug_user_and/
2: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/9ohdc/2_weeks_ago_i_tried_heroin_once_for_fun_and_made/
3: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dw6u0/iama_patient_in_a_psychiatric_hospital_i_was_also/
4: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/dx7fa/iama_heroinopioidmultisubstance_addict_w_bipolar/
Comment by ZeppelinNL at 02/05/2017 at 14:12 UTC
2599 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I casually read over the 'dies' in the title. But good job for him though!!!
Comment by bancigila at 02/05/2017 at 16:46 UTC
587 upvotes, 1 direct replies
He should have just bought the half ounce of weed instead..
Comment by MainStreetExile at 02/05/2017 at 19:39 UTC
425 upvotes, 5 direct replies
Damn, what a chilling comment in the first post.
Comment by AngelisDragon at 02/05/2017 at 12:47 UTC
432 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Great stuff. I wasn't around for it, but fascinating.
Comment by botcomking at 03/05/2017 at 05:53 UTC
208 upvotes, 1 direct replies
My favorite part is that in the AMA someone mentioned they got fucked by heroin in a month and he called them stupid, and then he got fucked by heroin in a month.
Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2017 at 13:16 UTC
100 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Good to hear he's clean always wondered how he was doing after reading that post.
Comment by zenchowdah at 03/05/2017 at 01:25 UTC
93 upvotes, 5 direct replies
I think the real good story here is the /u/spontaneousH vs /u/konp character development. SponH's character took a deep dive, and konp laid into him for it, and rightfully so. Seven years later, konp shows up in the thread and is the *exact same person* he was seven years ago, while sponH looked at the depths of his own soul, pieced his life back together bit by bit and is all the better (okay, maybe not better) for it. Taking out the absolute hell of the six years in between, sponH is clearly the one of two with an opinion and a story worth listening to.
/u/konp is still sitting with the same /r/needle in his arm, hasn't moved an inch.
Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2017 at 15:08 UTC
195 upvotes, 5 direct replies
His first AMA he states he's 24, has a masters and good paying job. In his "off to rehab" post he states he's 22. WHICH IS IT DUDE?
But no, I'm glad he's doing well. Even though he was a freaking idiot for trying the stuff in the first place. Ay yi yi.
Comment by FisherKing22 at 02/05/2017 at 21:11 UTC
47 upvotes, 0 direct replies
"I understand the addiction potential and how someone could easily tear apart their lives with this stuff."
You have no fucking idea or you wouldn't have tried it to begin with. I'm speaking from experience.
This part of the top comment from the first post stood out to me. Damn.
Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2017 at 18:13 UTC*
40 upvotes, 7 direct replies
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Comment by SuppliceVI at 02/05/2017 at 14:11 UTC
32 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What a wild ride
Comment by 18hockey at 02/05/2017 at 16:44 UTC
53 upvotes, 2 direct replies
While I feel good for the guy now, he was a total idiot in the first place. Obviously his head wasn't on straight at the time.
Comment by conalfisher at 02/05/2017 at 16:24 UTC
103 upvotes, 3 direct replies
You know, I've known about this for a long time, but I just realised this:
SpontaneousH
Spontaneous H
Spontaneous Heroin
He one day just decided to just buy some heroin
It was spontaneous
How have I never noticed that
Comment by [deleted] at 02/05/2017 at 20:07 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Others have pointed out the inconsistencies in his stories. Either way, up to his last post he's a complete piece of shit who trivializes his addiction and doesn't give a shit about anyone else. Other addicts have posted their stories on reddit and explain how they want so badly to be clean but just can't overcome their addiction. This guy keeps talking about his addiction like it's something that just kind of happened to him.
Comment by God-is-the-Greatest at 03/05/2017 at 00:20 UTC
14 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This is why heroin shouldn't be legal. The chance of getting addicted is more than not getting addicted.
Comment by EnvidiaProductions at 03/05/2017 at 01:25 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I was addicted to heroin for 10 years. It's started with eating pills and then snorting and finally injecting them. Then that got too expensive so I moved to heroin meanwhile I was stealing anything from everyone and losing trust with everyone. Getting clean was the hardest thing I've ever done but it's completely worth it.
Comment by Razorray21 at 02/05/2017 at 13:17 UTC
52 upvotes, 0 direct replies
/r/upliftingnews
Comment by SomeGuyWithAProfile at 03/05/2017 at 02:38 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It was fascinating to read that. He goes from 'harmless experiment' to 'fucking addicted to heroin and dying of a drug overdose' real fucking quick. The 1st post really made it seem pretty nice... I guess it just shows what getting addicted is like.
Comment by tcpip4lyfe at 02/05/2017 at 16:57 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Even if this is a bamboozle, props for the commitment.
Comment by DroopieWoopie at 02/05/2017 at 15:00 UTC
10 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Holy shit
Comment by LizaFlamma at 14/07/2017 at 16:03 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I really think he should put an edit on that first post. The lure is so strong for who already has a tendency for addiction. So strong. It's so convincing, it seems like it's coming off your own mind. The impact of the first romantizing post was stronger on me than the posts describing his downward spiral. And I'm not in denial like he was, I know and know and know, but I don't want to live, I do everything I can to avoid living in my every waking moment. And drugs make not living so much easier. Jesus. I am truly in trouble, ain't I?
Comment by isthisajokeforreal at 02/05/2017 at 20:30 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
My brother has had 10 friends since High School (about 6 years0 die of overdoses and a really close one a few weeks ago. He went on and on about how he'd tried the stuff a few times but never again.
5 days ago he overdosed in the driveway and died and was revived by Narcan. Now all I can think about is how stupid he is. I just don't get it.
Comment by trauma_kmart at 02/05/2017 at 18:16 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Why does the title say he died?
Comment by prestatiedruk at 17/06/2017 at 19:33 UTC
5 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The comments from /u/konp in his third thread.. pretty shit.
Comment by TheSourTruth at 02/05/2017 at 22:56 UTC
17 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Comments in this "within a fortnight" thread:
I don't think he's addicted to heroin so he can pretty much stop any time he wants (I used to work part time at a hospital cleaning up addicts-- he doesn't seem like one).
However, I do think that he's getting "addicted" to the attention.
A response to that comment:
This, a million times. The internet is the attention whore's paradise.
It's totally obvious these people have never used opiates. They honestly don't think he's addicted after 2 weeks? He was chasing that high after the first time. That's how it works. To read shit like this is really insulting.
I don't care if the guy is making it up or not - the scenario he laid out is *perfectly* normal with opiate addiction. This isn't weed, DXM, mushrooms, LCD, or even your grandma's 10mg vicodin.