If you’re fairly new to opiate rehabilitation, you most likely have not yet learned about the Triangle of Self Obsession. It’s a concept embraced by Narcotics Anonymous, and it tells us that people who become addicted to prescription pain pills and heroin fall victim to a devastating emotional triangle of resentment, anger, and fear. Narcotics Anonymous (NA) has helped many people the world over ...
Risks of Adolescent Opiate Addiction
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has published the results of a study linking opiate prescriptions written for teens with a subsequent adolescent opiate addiction problem. The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Michigan, and results of the study were funded by the American Academy of Pediatrics and published in the medical journal Pediatrics. With increasing ...
Caring For Yourself in Opiate Drug Addiction Recovery
While in active addiction, you punish your body and mind to a much greater extent than you realize, particularly when your drug of choice is an opiate. Once you have made the courageous decision to enter an opiate drug addiction recovery program, there are resources readily available to treat the addiction and its underlying causes. But, how can you help your body as you begin an opiate treatment ...
Couples Therapy for Opiate Dependence
There are many people who walk down the road toward opiate dependence accompanied by a surprising companion: their significant other. Actually, it should come as no surprise that many people share addiction issues with a partner, because it’s human nature to associate with people who have social habits similar to ours. So if you like to use drugs or alcohol, it’s likely you have a partner who ...
Your Responsibilities in Suboxone Therapy
If you’ve decided to seek help for your pain pill or heroin addiction at a medication-assisted treatment center, you may be wondering if you should opt for methadone or Suboxone therapy. While methadone treatment has been accepted for quite some time and the regulations are pretty straightforward, things are a little stricter with Suboxone. Even so, some of the rules are changing a bit. How and ...
Women Who Abuse Opiates: For Them, It’s Different
The image of the typical heroin addict, years ago, did not include women as part of the stereotype. Women who abused opiates just did not happen. The typical heroin user was a long-haired street dwelling man, someone with pale, clammy skin, red-rimmed eyes, and needle marks spiking all the way up and back down their skinny arms. Heroin addicts were teenagers or they were in their early ...
