Author: MannyZ

Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:27 pm

Thanks guys,
I’ll keep you updated on how I am doing.

DeadSexy, thanks for the PM, will do !
HorseGal, thanks for the WISDOM, very much appreciated

Last night, it was 24 hours after my last dose, when I went to bed at about 11:30 pm. I went to sleep fine, but woke up in the middle of the night sometime with restless arms and legs, and just couldn’t get comfortable. So, I took a .25 mg dose, somewhere around 28 hours after my last dose I assume (I don’t keep an alarm clock in my room anymore, bright red light is a no-no for me during withdrawal/tapering, and I didnt check the time on my ipod -> no phone either, the cops took it).

My sentence is going to be 6 months, but technically, only 2 months. Basically, it is split up into three Phases, each 2 months long. Phase I, I will be incarcerated, in a program taught by an Ex-Marine. It will be boot camp style, and this is a big factor in wanting to have 3 weeks to reach equilibrium. Supposedly, having breakfast at 4 am, lunch at 10 am, and dinner at 4 pm. There will be a lot of marching, drug education / AA meetings and whatnot. I assume the majority of people in the program will have drug-related charges, looking to lower their sentences. Phase II, I will be allowed to sleep at home, but must report at 8am every morning. Phase III, I assume, will be a little bit easier but very similar to the second phase, being allowed to sleep at home, getting ready to get out in the real world, life outside of the program, etc. It won’t be as physically exhausting as a Marine boot camp would be, as people in the program are going to be trying to quit meth, PCP, crack, heroin, and are not going to be the most physically fit people in the world. However, I think will probably be as tough for a drug addict as regular marine boot camp would be for a person wanting to be a marine. We’ll see, based on the articles I’ve read, people have said it is a life changing experience. I hope so!

-Manny

-Manny