We understand that when someone is addicted and they can’t get their substance of choice, they are often driven beyond frustration to desperation. A woman in Fresno, California, with a hydrocodone addiction posted a thread on an Internet discussion board asking anybody out there to help her get some Vicodin. That’s the kind of risk-taking behavior that leads to injury, robbery, and murder. Of ...
Veterans on Opiates
Friends and family of military people really don’t understand that veterans on opiates is a widespread problem for those who serve our country. Men and women who return home from military deployment have difficulty re-adjusting to life stateside, and if they were taking pain pills when they were deployed their VA doctor at home is unlikely to change their medication regimen. Veterans on Opiates: ...
Finding a 12-Step Group
People who participate in medication-assisted therapyoften find that they are unwelcome at Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous 12-step meetings. The evidence is clear that 12-step group participation provides definite help to the opiate addict, but what are your options if you can’t find a 12-step group that will welcome you? Most substance abuse professionals agree that it’s not enough ...
Have You Hit Rock Bottom?
Few people recognize when they reach rock bottom. They only realize what’s happened after they’ve found themselves trapped in that lonely and dark place. Tough Times The person’s lifestyle will continue to deteriorate as he loses his job, gets kicked out of home, and other bad things happen. But sometimes, it is not until someone is in recovery that they look back and admit, “That, for me, was ...
