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Resolved Question: how long does with drawls from suboxone last?
I have been taking suboxone to help me stop a minor opiate addiction. I was taking anywhere from 5-10 mg percocet per day. which I know was very minimal compared to most of the other stories I have come across. I was taking percocets for about 2 months every day then got turned onto suboxone from a friend to help kick the habit. It completely took away my urge for the opiates which was great. I have been taking a 8 mg sublingal strip and cutting it into 8 pieces taking 1 mg each day and it lasted quite a while. I recently decided I wanted to be completely drug free and wanted to kick that habit also. I am on day two and my body is extremely achey almost like flu symptoms. My question is how long will this feeling last? I did not think it would be this bad since I was taking such a minimal amount. I am on day 2 of being clean and its getting very difficult to deal with, the good thing is I have very little money so I have no choice but to stick it out. Anything I can do at home to help relieve this pains?
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Open Question: Help, my gf does dope…?
When I first met her (a few months ago) she was aready doing it but it wasn’t so bad, but now she can’t function without it, she got fired from her job, and she walks the streets to make $ to buy more dope, and she’s a complete mess. (well she was walking the streets when I met her) but she’s really my type of girl. I’ve tried talking to her and make her see that if she doesn’t put effort to stop her whole life will be wasted (she’s only 24), and she’s like yeah but I just really like feeling high, so basically her situation really seems hopeless. She always tells me that she’s going to call the detox programs like 1800 alcohol but she never does, she was on methadone before and she doesn’t want to do it again. Everybody tells me I should just walk away and find a girl that doesn’t do drugs but I just absolutely can’t because I really care a lot about this girl. What can I realistically do in this seemenly hopeless situation? any help on this is very very appreciated thanks! to king, it’s not weed she’s doing if it was I wouldn’t care, when I said dope I mean Heroin.
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Resolved Question: I need some advice please on subutex/methadone ?
Ok, I am addicted to heroin, I do not want to be addicted to heroin because I know my life could be so much more, I have a beautiful girlfriend I love (who said she would leave me if I don’t stop using heroin) and I love to travel, but heroin withdrawal stops me doing this. Tomorrow I am due to start a buprenorphine (subutex or suboxone) course. I was told by my drugs worker to stop using from tuesday, giving enough time for the buprenorphine to work properly without going into bad withdrawal symptoms. So I didn’t have any heroin tuesday, I was not to bad and I took a couple of dihydrocodeine pills to help. Tuesday night when I went to bed I started to feel bad, very restless and feeling very cold, sweating and I had absolutely no sleep at all. Today I have also been feeling bad, I became really depressed and my symptoms were very uncomfortable. Like an idiot I bought on credit some bags of heroin, (I only smoke it by the way) I was with my mate and between us we smoked 4 bags. The last bit I had was at about 10.00pm. I told myself I will just ask for methadone instead. But now I am not so sure, I know it is highly addictive and I will at some point have to go through withdrawal for it, which I’m told is worse than heroin withdrawal, plus I don’t want to be going to the chemist everyday to get my methadone. The problem is that if I go to see the doctor tomorrow morning, it may be to early to start the buprenorphine. I really don’t know what to do, I either tell my drug worker what happened and ask for methadone, which should make me feel ok straight away, or risk taking the buprenorphine tomorrow ? I started smoking heroin about 15 months ago, for the last 6 months I have used between 2 and 5 bags daily, recently nearer the higher end and sometimes, for example at weekends much more than this. Please don’t judge me, I really want to change but I find it really hard, my best mate uses a lot of heroin, he also buys methadone from the dealer and uses on top, it just keeps him stable at work. He actually gave me a little bit of methadone which I was going to take tomorrow morning, but I’m now thinking this is not the best idea. When I am rattling (withdrawing from heroin) along with the horrible physical pain, I get mentally very, very low. I have the worst thoughts about things, such as my past and my family and girlfriend both of which I love dearly, and how I have ruined everything and at how I feel I can’t cope without heroin. (I am ashamed and never thought my life would go in this direction) Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
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Spirituality, Religiosity, Depression, Anxiety, and Drug-Use Consequences During Methadone Maintenance Therapy.

West J Nurs Res. 2013 Feb 27;
Piacentine LB

Substance addiction is damaging to the health of persons, families, and society. Often the person with addiction has decreased spirituality and religiosity and suffers from anxiety, depression, or both, increasing the risk for continued substance use and its concomitant negative consequences. The study purpose was to describe spirituality and religiosity, among persons enrolled in methadone maintenance therapy and to examine associations between spirituality, religiosity, anxiety, depression, and drug-use consequences. Using a descriptive and cross-sectional correlational design, 108 participants completed questionnaires assessing the study variables. Spiritual well-being was similar to other addiction samples and lower than healthy person samples. Most participants described themselves as spiritual or religious though religious participation was lower than in their past. The analysis indicated that spirituality, religiosity, depression, anxiety, and negative drug-use consequences are interrelated in the person with addiction. Higher anxiety was predictive of negative drug-use consequences.
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Open Question: What can I do to lessen the affects of Methadone Detox (besides the obvious which is out of the question!)?
I have recently decided to detox myself off of Methadone after being on it for about 2 1/2 years. I have to say it has changed my life 100% for the better. I now have my own place, a job, an extremely loving and supportive boyfriend and family, not to mention that they actually speak to me again! I believe i have the support I need in my life at this point to come down off it. The clinic I go to monitors me but the emotional support is a huge factor in all of this. But at the end of the day,still being on the methadone is like liquid handcuffs. I can’t vacation because i need to go to the clinic every day and I just want to be free from it all. No more crutches. My question is, is there anything I can do or take to lessen the withdrawal effects because I still need to hold a job and i’m coming down 5 mg a week which will be rough but that is my only option. I’ve heard some suggestions like Kratom, muscle relaxants, and anxiety medication. But any and all suggestions from people who have been through a similar experience would help greatly. Thanks so much!
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Detox America with sequestration – Fox News

Detox America with sequestration Fox News No addict likes the idea of going into a detox unit. Why? Because it hurts. He knows that, while Librium or methadone will be used to make getting off drugs easier, the final result will be to leave his system without alcohol or heroin, and without the …

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Change text size for the story – Sarnia Observer

Change text size for the story Sarnia Observer Board members are waiting for more financial information from the LHIN and a chance to consult with county councillors, but will have to decide whether to provide the detox centre services directly, or contract them out. Either way the 10 to 12-bed … and more »

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Open house today for new detox facility – Tbo.com