Today, I was talking to my aunt about my brother's recent arrest for drug possession. I proudly told her that I have never done drugs of any kind. Her response: "Well, actually you were born addicted to heroin, so you had a drug problem long before your brother." FML
I agree, your life sucks (19667) - you totally deserved it (1551)
On 12/18/2009 at 2:23pm - health - by drugbaby (woman) - United States (Connecticut)
(0)Not a joke... If the mom does heroine while pregnant the baby essentially is doing it too. Then when the baby is born and no longer has as secure a hookup, he/she goes through withdrawal. But yes, one can be born addicted to heroine.
(0)Yes, everyone knows it's possible #46, that doesn't necessarily mean it's true. And it's spelled "heroin," Kurt.
#74 - On 12/21/2009 at 3:10am by Dixie_Normous
(0)Wow lol. F the moms life cuz she's a mother fucker for doing drugs
#80 - On 02/02/2010 at 1:35am by bobbyjoe123
(+1)Wait, so....F your life because you were born addicted to heroin and havent touched any type of drug since that time?
Obviously, it didn't affect you all that badly. Two of my cousins were born the same way and have had learning disabilities because of it. What did it do to you??
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Lol, I kinda found the whole FML funny, mostly because she's PROUD that she hadn't done drugs? I mean jeeze, people like that need to be knocked down a peg or two, so I kinda love the aunts response xD
(-1)Not doing drugs is nothing to be PROUD of. It's each individual person's choice whether or not to do drugs and obviously each person should keep in mind the consequences of each drug. But pride has nothing to do with anything.
#28 - On 12/18/2009 at 8:50pm by sadistmonkey
(+3)I would disagree. Since, for a lot of teens, doing drugs is something they give in to because their friends do and pressure them to join, having pride in not being pressured to do drugs is not unwarranted. Sure, some kids actually choose to do drugs, but for those that have been around them and have made a choice against it, being proud is just fine.
(+2)I'm gonna have to agree with White667. Boasting about how proud you are to have not done drugs seems egotistical, given the situation. Having a family member in jail should be difficult and heart breaking, not a chance to gloat about how much better you are then that family member.
(+2)i think #21 is suggesting not doing drugs isnt an achievement, not that its bad. the majority of people dont anyway. and the day not doing drugs is something to be proud of is gonna be a sad day indeed.
#64 - On 12/20/2009 at 2:20am by organisedchaos
(+2)The majority of people DO do drugs. Cigarettes, pills, alcohol, caffeine.
#66 - On 12/20/2009 at 3:40am by Mustardnight
(-1)@66 way to be a douche. you wanna argue semantics go find someone who gives a shit, we all know which drugs i and the OP were referring to.
#69 - On 12/20/2009 at 3:56am by organisedchaos
(-1)It sounded to me like a throw-away comment to me that is really not meant to be analysed to a great extent. I think she is just proud for not falling to the same level as her brother who is in jail for breaking the law, thus she probably resisted whatever bad things he was doing and hence deserves to be proud. I'm not saying that drugs are satan in reincarnate just that, in my experience, people don't get put in jail for small amounts of drugs for personal use. I know they can but, people who are smart about it usually arn't usually put in jail. Also, having her brother go to jail is hardly heart breaking. He broke the law and is paying for it, it's not as if she will never see him again
#70 - On 12/20/2009 at 11:46am by smile246
(+1)"Hardly heartbreaking" ?
Having someone you supposedly care about addicted to drugs, seeing them throw their life away, is "hardly heartbreaking" ?
Alright, let us think for a minute. The OP was born addicted to heroine. Did we stop to think there may be a drug problem in the family, that her brother and her have struggled with their whole lives ? Yes, she should be proud she was able to raise herself above it, but she should be understanding of her brother, who was probably also BORN ADDICTED, rather than gloat about it.
(-2)How can someone be born addicted to heroin? If your mom consumed heroin while pregnant, that would have caused some serious damage to you. I think your aunt is kinda of a bitch. Well FYL.
(+5)It's very possible and Ive seen it more than I'd like to admit. The babies are literally born having severe withdrawals, seizures are very common. They are usually weaned on methadone (I believe...or something similar) so their little bodies don't go into shock.
(-2)I understand, but wouldn't that heroin do severe damage to the baby's brain? It is a drug, and a very addictive one. And what kind of a mother would consume heroin while pregnant? I'm just sayin'...
(+4)yes, methadone is what they use to ween addicts off of heroin. unfortunately, ive known too many people who were addicted :[
and yes #3, babies can be born addicted to heroin, causing them to go through serious withdrawals. it can also cause serious birth defects, among many other things. as for the "why is she still doing it?" have you met anyone who has done heroin? or even seen trainspotting or the basketball diaries or ANY movie on addiction. heroin ruins people, they dont care about anything but their fix.
and as for the OP: your life doesnt suck too bad, except that your aunt is kind of a bitch..but who doesnt have a bitchy aunt?
#10 - On 12/18/2009 at 5:49pm by kisseshugsdrugs
(+2)I was born on Meth and crack. When the mother consumes these substances when she's pregnant, it passes through to the child. I was born two months early, with crack and meth in my system, and had to stay in the hospital for hella time in an incubator. Really? You dont have a drug problem now, so get over it. This is NOT an fml.
#14 - On 12/18/2009 at 6:14pm by Daddys_Defect
(+3)I think it's the fact of the aunt making such a snide comment that is the FML. And I agree with that.
(+3)My cousin was born addicted to drugs. He had withdrawal and had to receive treatment for that. He is hard of hearing , which is unfortunate, but they thought he was going to be much worse. So yes, you can be born addicted to drugs and doesn't necessarily mean you will be completely fucked up either (not that that condones it).
#34 - On 12/18/2009 at 9:38pm by tash14
(+3)#14
Ok, but the point is that the OP's mom VIOLATED their rights as an unborn child. I was born as a coke baby too, and my dad tells me that she also did meth and crack, which I sure as heck wouldn't be surprised by to this day. I ended up with brain cancer--may or may not have had something to do with it.
But I TOTALLY feel the OP's pain, because I went through the same thing at one point with my mom admitting to me what a fuck up dope head she was and then my father telling me even more. And who knows, the OP may have had the FML feeling because they found out what a fuck up piece of shit their mother was/is.
I don't get what's so hard to understand.
(+1)Wow thats early bborn.. I have a friend who was three months preborn... She has learning disabilities but she just got out of the special program and now goes to the same level classes as other kids do. Still she is really small like just barely five feet tall at seventeen years old
#40 - On 12/18/2009 at 11:55pm by babeydoll96
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I don't understand.
#5 - On 12/18/2009 at 5:42pm by ohmygoodnex
(+2)One can actually never be sure how much of a drug or alcohol can have on a fetus therefor the no amount is a good amount is suggested. babies are often born addicted to drugs and are given morphine as they withdrawl from the drug to control the pain and symptoms. some have copious amounts of damage or die and some have none.
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If you were born addicted to heroin, you'd be messed up. Probably a joke. But then again, if your IQ is hovering around 75, then yes, you are probably a heroin baby.
(+2)Not all babies born addicted have severe brain damage, you know. Everyone's body processes the toxins differently and handles addiction differently. My best friend was born addicted to meth and she kept up a 98% average in all her advanced high school classes. Not every addict baby is born mentally deficient.
#16 - On 12/18/2009 at 6:20pm by myfriend_youfail
(-2)Wow, you are a major kiss-ass. Stop talking shit about other people, especially your own brother. Grow some balls and stop making other people look bad.
(+3)Really?
She was just discussing that he got arrested. It's the truth.
I feel bad for her, actually.
And... Actually, you're just acting like the bitch of an aunt.
#17 - On 12/18/2009 at 6:42pm by Lucii_Furr
(0)You're lucky you survived. How did you not know this before hand?
#18 - On 12/18/2009 at 6:55pm by alwaysalady
(-1)you were asking for that by being judgmental of someone with a problem. Grow up and spend time helping your brother.
(+2)Wow...I don't know what to say. I had a friend who was born addicted to crack. Besides being a little slow, he was perfectly normal. I didn't believe him when he told me. He was perfectly normal. I thought at most he has a mild case of ADHD due to his hyperactivity and his trouble paying attention sometimes. I just remembered another girl born addicted to crack. She told me she had with brain damage. I didn't notice it at all. She did better in English than I did lol.
Anyway, you're so lucky. I'm a recovering opiates addict. I was on pills. Mostly oxy and Vicodin when I could get it. It doesn't compare to heroin, but that shit was so fucking hard to quit! I seriously thought I was dying most of the time I was in withdrawal. I actually wanted to, it was that painful. If it weren't for my stance on suicide and my faith in God I probably would've killed myself. This most recent withdrawal was the only time I truly considered suicide. I felt like it was the only way out. Thank God for my mom. Anyway, you're lucky and your brother needs help, not prison time. Trust me, not prison time!
#25 - On 12/18/2009 at 8:18pm by Darth_Taco
(-2)To be addicted from birth, does the mother have to consume the drug while she is preganant? Or is it like... Conincidental??
#26 - On 12/18/2009 at 8:20pm by Randall_Flagg
(+2)Nooooo, the drug just miraculously appears in the baby as the mother is pushing it out.
Of course the mother has to consume it while pregnant!
#29 - On 12/18/2009 at 8:52pm by myfriend_youfail
(0)I dont like you and i think you agree. Prass, thats what you are (anyone but the earlier poster do NOT correct the word)
#67 - On 12/20/2009 at 3:45am by Mustardnight
(-1)Gonna go out on a limb here and guess that your dad is in prison, and your family on the whole is what most would call dysfunctional.
#30 - On 12/18/2009 at 9:03pm by Nakedsquirrel
(+1)heroin was actually manufactured by Bayer aspirin company and removed from market because of addiction. it is definitely possible to be born addicted without damage.
(+1)I was born with drugs in my system and I turned out alright..I have a culinary degree and I'm working at Spago as a line cook!
#36 - On 12/18/2009 at 10:59pm by ArtistsSunshine2
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I used to have a prob too. I overdosed once on Tylenol, twice on advil, and loads on ibueprophine(or however the hell you spell it. Ibuepeophine was like meth for me. I couldn't give it up and ended up taking a lot from my friend. When she found out, she made me flush them down the toilet and hid the meds everytime I went over to her house. I used to shake and start getting itches everywhere everytime she did this, but thanks to her, I'm all better now. So everyone who is born addicted, I'm sorry, I truly am. It sucks. But everyone talking shit about those who have a problem with any kinds of drugs, fuck off because you obviously don't know shit about what it's like to be addicted.
(+1) @ Loveyahun...stfu.
who the hell gets addicted to frekkin Tylenol?
#39 - On 12/18/2009 at 11:36pm by energyphuck
(+2)loveyahun, you are a douche bag..who the fuck gets addicted to tylenol and ibuprofen??? you werent addicted to shit you just wanted attention..grow up loser!
#42 - On 12/19/2009 at 12:32am by dispatcher
(-1)everyone step off. I didn't get addicted to Tylenol, I overdosed on it and almost died. I'm not going to start a stupid Internet fight with you dickheads. Have a nice night.
(0)BTW ibuprophine is addicting. So all you dockheads who think you know shi, come here to Az and say to my face that it didn't happen. Then do the same to my friend. Goodnight.
(+1)ibuprofen is not addictive. stop being an idiot. you wanted attention, so you're pretending you've been addicted to advil and tylenol. i know people who've quit coke and X with less bitching then ur whiney ass.
(-2)when i was going out with my first ex bf i ended up getting addicted to pot really bad and i took nearly a month and a half to go through withdrawel and stop feeling like i needed the drug it was really scary
#45 - On 12/19/2009 at 1:01am by kornonthecobb
(0)pot is not addictive. stop being an attention whore. unless it was laced, you should not have any problems quitting.
(0)it was laced with chemicals that was the type my ex prefered so he would always get it that way idk what it was laced with though
#62 - On 12/19/2009 at 12:30pm by kornonthecobb
(+1)It's true! Marijuana is less addictive and less dangerous than CAFFEINE! In fact, it is impossible to kill yourself from marijuana overdose. Deaths from smoking pot are only caused by the smoke and the phony "War On Drugs" in which resistors are shot by law enforcement.
#78 - On 12/27/2009 at 8:54pm by Ilurveunderoath
(+1)@78, actually, they did a study. to OD on pot, an average person would have to smoke 2.4 or so tons of it in 14 minutes, which is humanly impossible. but i agree. people treat pot like it's meth. it's fucking ignorance it is.
(+1)Oh wow. Ibuprofen is not addicting. I took it daily for years, anywhere between 800-3200 miligrams a day. Then I had to stop taking them. There was no addiction, no withdrawl. My pain level increased, since I wasn't on antiinflamatories (which is all ibuprofen is) anymore but thats it. And since you are confused, Advil IS ibuprofen. You don't get a buzz off of OTC pain relievers, unless you live in Canada where you can get Codeine. If you OD'd it was out of pure stupidity not because you were an addict. Ok, so maybe you had an emotional addiction, which is covered under stupidity since we're talking about Tylenol and Advil. True addicts simply cannot physically function without their DOC, which is why they will go to such lengths to get it. Its not like you can't pick up the generic version for like, 3 dollars at walmart for a bottle of about 200. And addicted to Pot? Come on people. Pot isn't addictive, but you will likely miss feeling high. I've known a lot of potheads in my life, many of whom quit cold turkey. No DTs, no withdrawl. They got bored, because sitting on the couch stuffing their face in front of the TV just wasn't as entertaining when they weren't stoned. Try to sell that shit to someone with a real addiction, like amphetamines or opiates, and they will either laugh at you or smack you straight upside the head.
#49 - On 12/19/2009 at 2:01am by LadyDraigen
(0)I'm guessing a wine bottle to the temple.
You wake up - wallet missing - and they're over at T.J.'s house getting shady.
Best to keep the chocoholic confessions on the low.
(0)There are better ways to knock a gloating, young, family member down a peg or ten. When a sibling is in jail. that's not the time to talk about how much better you are doing but the aunt should have shown more class.
(-1)ok...i swore to myself I wouldn't have a stupid internet fight but this is rediculous. If I wanted attention, I would have gone to the mall and started a scence. Iburprophine got addicting to me because I got used to the numb feeling that made everything go away. The people who had it and didn't get an addiction, good for you. Everyone is different and everyone has their own adddictions. So build a bridge and get over it.
(+1)okay, look. Advil, Tylenol, and Ibuprofen (which is essentially the same thing as Advil), are NOT addictive. Neither is pot. I used to be a major pot head, and then quit cold turkey, haven't given a shit about it since.
You probably have very low self esteem, and feel like having an "addiction" (emotional or no) is the only way to get people to care about you. It doesn't work.
(+1)neither pot nor ibuprofen is addictive. if you THOUGHT you were addicted, you are an idiot. i've been smoking pot on and off for the last 10 years or so and never thought twice about stopping when i needed to. im wondering how one ODs on ibuprofen without seriously trying?? when i was training for xc i had to take up to 8 pills a day (all at once) to keep the pain away when i ran. at the time i was only 95 lbs, so please someone explain how much you have to take to OD? the entire bottle?
#57 - On 12/19/2009 at 11:28am by live_4_life
(-2)okay people. This is getting fucking stupid. I'm done with all this bullshit. All the teens who are replying to this, you are obviously getting all this information from your patents, in other words, you don't want to get your facts wrong so you go to adults who make assumptions about things they don't understand. And, for all the adults replying to this, you obviously don't have a life, so you come on here and try to make a point when everyone could care less about your opinion. I'm not trying to get attention because I have attention. I have no reason to want it. So everyone, this is rediculous, go bitch at someone you actually know who ISN'T on the Internet. Go kiss someone, save a life, help the homeless. Just don't waste all your time on here...
(+1)haha. im sorry to say that you sound like a middle school girl who keeps saying how they "dont want attention" as they continue to squeel and fall all over themselves. spare us your bull and take a hike. have a nice day kiddo :)
#59 - On 12/19/2009 at 11:35am by live_4_life
(+1)Who gives a shit where we get our information from, as long as it's correct? I'll bet your parents didn't tell you about sex until you were a teenager. You obviously don't have a life either, though, because you keep replying to this. Practice what you preach. By the way, you spelled Parents wrong.
You obviously do have attention, and that was probably your motive in the first place. I really feel sorry for people like you, your life must be really shitty if you have to go online and make up terrible things just so that you can get attention.
live_4_life- you rock :)
(0)If the mom does any kind of drug there is a high possibility that the baby might have some damage but in most cases the damage is that the baby is born addicted to the drugs as well. Its really sad because the baby's did not choose to do any of that it just that they were getting the drugs from the mom.
I would say its a very proud thing to not do drugs. Especially if most of your school is on them. Its a pride thing because you know that you have enough strength and dignity to not give in so easily. Its every persons opinion and i am proud i don't do that stuff because then i would just be another statistic.
OP maybe your aunt said it as a joke but its not a situation where you want to gloat about something or make a joke so OP FYL and i hope everything works out for your family
(0)Not FYL. Be proud that even if you came from something so dark when you were so tiny, you have done well to have chosen not to live that life, whether you knew about it or not. You should be proud of the choices you are making. =)
(0)FYL. If you were born with a heroin addiction, that's not YOUR drug problem, that's your MOTHER'S drug problem.
(0)umm, i don't know if ya'll know this, but infants can NOT become addicted to heroin if the mom uses during birth. the molecules are too large to diffuse through the placenta. and this is legitimate info because i learned it during the human reproduction section of my AP Biology class last year. and don't tell me i'm wrong, because i'm 95% sure of this fact, unless you can back it up with a reliable source.
#76 - On 12/24/2009 at 2:46pm by peoplecanbedumb
(0)http://www.acde.org/parent/Pregnant.htm
The babies of narcotics-dependent mothers are often born dependent themselves and suffer withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability, vomiting and diarrhea, and joint stiffness.
http://www.bookrags.com/research/addicted-babies-edaa-01/
The drugs are carriedacross[sic] the placenta from mother to fetus.
Those were just the first two results from a quick Google search. I'm sure I could find scientific papers, if you absolutely won't accept those...
(0)Ibuprofen is not addictive and so will not cause problems with people becoming dependent on it, this can occur with other painkillers. It also means that people will not build up a tolerance to the drug: meaning that they will not need larger and larger quantities of the drug to induce the same pain releasing effects.
It is not physically addictive but it can be a psychologically dependancy. When something is physically addictive your body goes through withdrawals when you stop taking it. Think cigarettes or cocaine. Psychological dependancy occurs if your unconscious mind starts to believe that you can't sleep unless you take a pill then you will experience insomnia if you stop taking the pill.
Psychological dependence is when a person who has taken a medicine for a long time wants to continue taking it because it produces a feeling of well-being. If the patient suddenly stops the medicine it can lead to psychological withdrawal symptoms including anxiety.
#81 - On 03/01/2010 at 4:57pm by trinity1982
