Hey 52,
I'm pretty much a newbie here too but I've tread a similar path as well. My interest in DMT is in part due to my hopes that it has similar anti-addictive properties in its simpler forms as aya or ibogaine(home-brewing ayahuasca is really not an option for me not to mention I don't have the benefit of a shaman/guide to make the most of an aya session)
So, I too hope to learn a lot here and maybe even make connections that can help guide me further towards the path of wholeness/wholesomeness and be free of opiates once and for all. You may probably be aware of Kratom by now, and if not I'd definitely suggest you check it out for helping to deal with cravings, as its set me free in the last few years in ways I never could have imagined. I'd probably be 6-feet under or locked away somewhere by now if it hadn't been for kratom. That said, I don't want to use that herb forever either.
So here I am in a similar boat to yours, just 2 sub-breakthrough experiences so far, and really looking forward to (and somewhat apprehensive over) traversing deeper... I may be able to talk myself into a guaranteed breakthough dose at some point this weekend...that would be ideal.
Anyway just want to let you know you're definitely not alone and here's to your health mate!
"I now see well: we cannot satisfy
our mind unless it is enlightened by
the truth beyond whose boundary no truth lies."
- Dante, the Divine comedy, Paradiso, as translated by Allen Mandelbaum