If you look up the word speedballing in the Urban Dictionary, it reads in part, “The combination of the narcotic heroin and stimulant cocaine mixed together and injected in a single shot…Highly addictive. Beyond destructive. Will bring any addict to their knees…” This is nothing new to the people at drug treatment centers in Texas. Speed kills, and heroin kills, and speedballing is probably the ...
Trusting Your Counselor
As you make the decision to participate in opiate addiction recovery at a methadone clinic, you will suddenly feel overcome by a wave of fear and doubt: Can you trust your counselor? Trust is something that addicts do not come by easily, and they do not inspire it in others, either. How many people do you trust? Will your dealer give you a fair price for your pills? If you’re doing heroin or ...