[Synaesthesia]

Yes, Opiates can, amongst other things, Make you feel strong and confident, a state of mind free of social phobia. Opiates can also have quite a lot of side effects, such as a drunken, drowsy feeling, nausea etc.

There are drugs that may what you want. MDMA in particular can really reduce social phobia significantly. In some cases MDMA can even cure social Phobia. It does have side effects too. Amphetamines also lower inhibitions, as well as stimulate dialogue.

I believe addiction potential is more closely related to your reason for doing the drug and your economic status. If you are doing a drug to escape from a bad situation for example, you are likely to become dependent.

[methly]

When under the influence of MDMA my social phobia completely vanished, in fact it turned me into the Bizarro version of myself, I became the life of the party. It's no way a long term solution, but I recommend taking MDMA one or two times in your life, as it has a "psychedelic life changing effect", the first couple of times you take it, it seems to hit a reset button on your brain, changing your perceptive on life.

Amphetamines in my experience are superior to opiates for social phobia as well as providing cognitive enhancement, but they come with more side effects. They're psychologically addictive, if you stop taking them, you're in a worst place then you started, tired, anxiety, depression,..etc. Amphetamines are also hard on your body, can cause psychosis, paranoia, delusions, mania, can completely change your personality. Amphetamine psychosis is the worst thing I've experienced in life, it's equivalent of experiencing severe schizophrenia, blurring the line between reality and hallucinations.