Replies to '07/31 Strung Out!'

I read your quote and couldn't help but chime in. I work in a drug and alcohol treatment center. It is ALWAYS helpfull to get help if you believe you have a problem or even if you don't see it in yourself and others do. The treatment center in your area may not be as bad as you think. it seems so nice that dr. phil asks people to get help for their families and themselves and they agree.. what you don't see is that every person with a real addiction has to be detoxed before they can be counseled. and in that case, you suffer very much and other than medications there isn't much a treatment/detox center can do for you other than let you lie in the bed and take it so that you can get clean in order to beat your addiction. in some cases it's very horrible and people are very sick and actually in physical pain ( depending on your drug). But realizing that is what you have to do and following through is the part people have a problem with. I hope you do get help. and I'm sure if you told your dr. that you do think you have a problem with your medication that he would help you. good luck

to strung out:

i had been an alcoholic or drug addict for 25 yrs. i tried many detoxes, jails, rehab tyou name it i've done it! i was into heroin and prescription pain relievers (morphine, oxycodone, dilaudid, vicodin, percoscet and alcohol. in my heart of hearts i wanted to get clean and sober. but i never listened to the dynamics of achieving those goals because i thought i had a better way. i felt as though i wanted to just OD and get it over with. i ended up getting hepatitus C and third stage cirrhosis of the liver. as it turned out, after all. i did not want to die. if i had kept on doing those drugs and booze this letter would never have been written. first thing i had to do was detox. only then did i have a choice to continue using or not. (can't make these decisions high or drunk) i was so self centered, self loathing and ready to blame everyone else. (if its everything else then its not me.) WRONG! TALK ABOUT PAIN W/ MY ILLNESS I'M IN CONSTANT PAIN. this is an inside job. charity starts at home. (within ourselves). i had things happen to me when i was young, but that was then and this is now. get over it. if you want to be clean you can. pick yourself up dust yourself off and go to a detox. they have new drugs now for opiate detox. that drug is subutex. virtually without any withdrawl affects. the poor me's don't help at all. i am in constant pain. but i'm clean and changing just about everything about my life. its not easy. give up to win this battle. learn to love yourself all over again. your not a bad person you are a sick person. DON'T WAIT, DO SOMETHING! most people wait to long. (look at me) maybe prayer? no one can do it for you. DO IT NOW!!!!!! as i said IF I CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN. DON'T TRY TO DO EVERYTHING AT ONCE, NOBODY CAN. if you need to know more, write to me through this forum. thanks (onecat 1)