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Newbie. Lost boyfriend to addiction. Student

mactoma42
mactoma42

Hello everyone,


I'm new here, and am studying addictions in college due to losing my boyfriend to an accidental drug overdose of fentanyl, which will be a year ago on the 21st of this month.  He was 27 years young, and was the most important part of my life along with my son.  As a part of my course for studying addiction, they had us join an open recovery group, which I love the idea of.  If I can help anyone, be an ear, a shoulder, please do not hesitate to reply.  For those of you who are continuing sobriety, I am so proud of you.  I've lived the journey with my boyfriend for 4 years, and I know how hard it is.  You all deserve a pat on the back.


Marissa

Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
You have my deepest sympathy for your loss. Keep in mind there was absolutely nothing you could have said or done to your bf to stop his OD.

I have seen it take the lives of too many friends and it nearly took mine when I ended up in the hospital for 3 days with renal failure. Luckily doctors got my kidneys working again but addiction is so powerful, it didn't stop me from seeking narcotics for about another year. I stopped only because I couldn't find any more pills and began drinking.

That lasted about a year but when my life took a turn for the worse, loss of job, financial problems, nagging wife wanting divorce, that was when I drove myself to the ER and asked to go into detox. I was turned away because I was drunk at the time so I drove back home, drunk.

About a month later, my wife and I had a big argument, Long story short, the police were involved and I was lucky enough to get a police escort to the hospital. That was the beginning of my recovery. From there I went through an IOP, followed by 3 months of relapse prevention group counseling and always AA meetings.

The 12 steps saved my life and I have branched off into other spiritual studies which have helped me stay sober over 11 years now.

Welcome to the group. We are happy to have you. You will be very valuable to any newbies who happen to drop in. Good luck with your studies.

God Bless
mactoma42
mactoma42
Thank you so much! That is an incredible story and I'm very happy to see you doing well, and continuing to do well. Just going through my boyfriend's situation with him when he was here, I always said was like the addiction without the high. He had went to a few rehabs, and was always good for a little while. The last one he went to he came back and was a totally different person, etc. You could really tell this time was going to be the time. But sadly he ended up using one last time, and the drug wasn't "pure." Sometimes I wish they would have upped his anti-depressants, he was on the lowest dose and it was a duel facility, but they didn't. Of course I wonder if that would have saved him, but there is no way to tell anymore. I look forward to talking to anyone who needs it! When he passed I reached out to people in different states he had met to make sure they were good. If he couldn't be saved, I know he'd be proud of me for trying to help others. :) Thank you again, and keep on that good path.

Marissa
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