Heroin Addiction & Recovery Support Group

hey i know where u r coming from,if u have been off of opiates for 8 months,first i congratulate u that is not easy at all.but whatever u do,do NOT go on suboxone.Yes i know it helps people but that is a short term solution,doctors are over prescribing this at an unbelievable rate.People are only supposed to take it for 2 weeks to a month. Well i have been on it 3 years and only recently did i find this out.what suboxone does is fill the neuroreceptors that we as opiate addicts do not make much of to begin with and the longer we use the less we make. I would do anything to have 8 months without anything. So what i suggest is start taking a ton of vitamin C, this flushes everything out of your tissues and strengthens,amino acids are key they help rebuild tissues. At night tryptophan is an amino acid that helps u sleep,it is the same stuff in your thanksgiving turkey. Lastly excersize to begin building muscle.Our bodies are so used to running on drug fuel that it doesn't know what to do,I know that this is the last thing that u probably want to do.There are 2 choices here the easy route which is finding some asshole doctor that would prescribe suboxone even though u have been clean 8 months, or the healthy route which is listed above.I only wish i had known that suboxone was a temporary fix, i am super pissed that i have been on it this long and STILL have to detox, u have done the hardest part and i commend u. Stay strong ultimately nobody wants to be addicted and sub is just synthetic dope.Peace

Please go to NA meetings. You will find your support there.

The energy will return. The obsession and compulsion will be lifted. I had over two years and was back i Philly for a visit and Ifound myself on the Schkull headed for the city for a fix. G-d intervened and I got a call from my brother-in-law to come and see my nephews. Otherwise, I would have gotten high. Why, I do not know. I know better, my life is better than it has ever been but I still stumbled. Satan will continue to put those bad thoughts in my head. You always have a choice. I should have called my sponsor. G-d wasn't ready to lose me again and I was saved by his grace once again. The fight will continue for the rest of our lives. I hope and pray you put on he fill armor of G-d and continue to fight the good fight.
Shawn

The last time I used was April, just once...before that clean since Feb. I havent used anything at all ever to get clean, and I havent used drugs even once since the one time in April. I am tired all the time, but I am sure if I were more active it would make a diff. My fiance says working out helped him get and stay clean, and gave him energy. Take vitamins as well. I still think about it all the time. It is just something I have learned to deal with. I have to tell my self everyday that it isnt worth it an it wont just be once if i go use. Stay strong and find what works best for you. NA doesnt work well for me. Best wishes and prayers!

i totally dont know how to use a computer anyway been trying to figure out how to get in touch with u again. go online and look up holistic treatments for hep c .milk thistle is most important,go on liversupport.com the whole story is layed out for u. other website is homozone .com its pure ozone,toxins and viruses cannot live in oxygen, this is how magic johnson cured himself from aids,u can also get ozone shots(more expensive). after u get all that info contact me again and i will give u an eating regime to rebuild your liver,its going to take some work but u CAN cure yourself,and honey i hope u have not started interferon i can safely say that will do more damage than good. Lastly a book called healing with whole foods is my bible.oh and if u can get a juicer that is optimum for getting concentrated nutrients,green juice: 1organic cucumber, organic celery(2stalks)a handful of organic parsley and organic kale(about 5 leaves, doesnt produce that much juice) this IS oxygen for your body which is what u need.much love Etta3

i hadtn heard her mention anything about hep c, but from personal experience my fiances dad had it and did interferon (spelling?) and is not completely fine. it really helped in his case! and has not caused any damage. if you have hep c a doctor will be able to help you figure out the best course of treatment for your stage and body

I can relate to all those things you just mentioned.
The last time I did dope was 12 years ago.
I live with constant pain due to back injury and also other pain issues due to a beating.
So living with pain I do that daily
i am on pain meds and It helps a great deal however I still have a little dull pain and Yea i live with that thought that darn if I just do a cap i could be pain free and actually be able to do SO many things again

However than I think of that other side
Heck I can barely walk around a grocery store what do I look like walking to find and than buy a bag of dope.
Not to mention life in jail for even a Short period Oh heck no I have two Sons living with me and I FINALLY have family back in my life (they have not spoken to me since i was 17 Mom and Dad both have passed Mom passed without ever forgiving me Dad did forgive me before leaving I am 45 now and well that is a mighty LONG time)
My kids finally trust me again, My daughter lets my grandson stay with me and knows in her heart he will be just fine. My sons know when I say we are broke and can not afford to go out for pizza it is NOT because i spent money on dope.

Lastly the thought of the MANY friends i have lost to heroin addiction Yikes I do not want to go with them.
yea my life is pretty sucky at times but darn it This is my life and when I look at it i can find a Heck of a lot of GREAT things about it and well i am not ready to give all that up ust for a day without any pain or a little more energy.
Actually i have found eating right has actually been a good way to get a lot of good energy.

I challenge you to sit down and write a list on one side write what is good about life as it is since you have been in recovery. On the other side write down what you would or could lose if you picked up that bag.
Now tell me is it really worth it?
I bet you decide it is not.
i had a chance to go back to my old stomping grounds not long ago i went for the usual reason another funeral another addict friend who did not get clean and was still running at 50 years old.
I visited another friend he is 64 he also still tips he was in hospital Doctor told him next time due to health issues will be his last.His Mom is almost 90 and still living how she does it i don't know.
My last friend he went through drug court and graduated done well for months he sadly went back out he got so high he flipped off a porch and broke his neck he is now paralyzed.
Yes You may be able to go out and not a bad thing happen. BUT do you really want to gamble everything Just for that??

Sorry this is long but well YES I think it is worth it to stay clean i have kids and grand kids and family again and a dog and birds and friends and well yea I have a lil pain to go with it and life ain't what it once was but darn i had a heck of a long run and I lived to tell about that run unlike so many of my friends. Once you stop why start that all over again Because you now Just one is Never enough

If you need a shoulder PM me Anytime