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Comment on Dual Diagnosis Fact Sheet by Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:43:57 +0000

I often wonder which came first: the addiction or the mental health issues.

I’ve been through NAMI’s Family to Family course, it was excellent.

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by joshiegntn

joshiegntn — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:24:32 +0000

I have grown so incredibly tired of this point of view. If you are an ex-addict and had the ability to go through withdrawal for the 3 months it generally takes for a true, serious, long-term opiate addict to become functional again WITHOUT working or taking care of kids or any other responsibilities whatsoever, that’s great for you. Some of us aren’t able to drop our responsibilities for the period of time it usually takes to be functional again. I went for three months+ in total withdrawal and was still as sick the 90th day as I was the day I started cold turkey withdrawal, so I know how long it takes. And if you have never been an addict, you are probably a Republican who likes to give your opinion which isn’t based upon any true-life personal experience.

Comment on Parents Fight Son’s Lost War With Drugs by Elizabeth Perkins

Elizabeth Perkins — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:44:15 +0000

Denise, Gary and GRASP saved me from insanity. They are truly my Heros and helped me redirect my grief towards helping others while helping myself. Thank you both.

Comment on Broken Dopamine Receptors and Societal Carnage by Bill Ford

Bill Ford — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:33:31 +0000

I agree with you. That explains why many coming out of a short stint in jail go right back to it, leading some to say that these addicts just don’t want to quit. I am of mind that addiction must be medicalized for starters.

Comment on Broken Dopamine Receptors and Societal Carnage by Tom M

Tom M — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:55:18 +0000

My personal experience, tons of parent meetings, and countless readings lead me to direct people ( if they can afford it) to go the long term care route. I mean like minimum 6 months. But our system doesn’t support such places, so they are hard to find. Medical research shows the harder the drugs the more time the brain needs to heal, most feel a year to 16 months. Getting that much time clean cycling thru 30 day programs and dealing with life seriously decreases chances of recovery, thus we have the mess we have. If I can find a politician to support any kind of long term care I would personally work for him/ her.

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by Bill Ford

Bill Ford — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:26 +0000

Write a constructive update on generic suboxone, its availability, costs, etc…and other alternatives to street drugs. Submit in submissions. Talk about how an opiate addict can eventually have freedom from addiction. I think we agree there are millions of opiate addicts that feel trapped. They and their families need to know how others find success.

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by Eric

Eric — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:52:48 +0000

OK Here’s the deal with me and my progress. Over 2 months clean now. My family is happy and my Mom doesn’t stay up all night wondering if I’m going to be found dead in a gutter somewhere. I feel GREAT! All my liver enzyme tests are perfectly normal. My father and I work in our shop making all kinds of wood working projects. I guess there might be a possibility that the buprinorphine is doing minor damage but over the last 15 years I treated my body like a fucking trash can so this in comparison is just fine with me. Bottom line is I have found FREEDOM, HAPPINESS, LOVE for myself and others, and a SENSE OF PEACE in my life that I hadn’t known in 15 or so years. All of this is due to Suboxone and therapy. So to all the haters out there, maybe you should try to find a little more happiness in your life instead of knocking Suboxone and us who take it. Have a great day, -Eric

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by Chris Kringle

Chris Kringle — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:27:47 +0000

Yes, I am inclined to believe that this article mistook some neat buprenorphine formulation for the buprenorphine/nalaxone combo, Suboxone.

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by Chris Kringle

Chris Kringle — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:25:14 +0000

For some, total abstinence might actually be worse than maintenance. Why? Because some will almost certainly relapse over and over again. With maintenance at least those people will be able to lead a normal life while they are addicts. Realism is almost certainly better than faith in the irrational and persisting in a belief despite all of the evidence to the contrary (e.g. “I can abstain if I just try harder” or “God will heal my cancer if I just pray instead of going to the hospital”)

Comment on Roxane Labs Generic Subutex Hits the Market by Chris Kringle

Chris Kringle — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:17:58 +0000

Frank, I think we are in similar situations. I didn’t know about the intelligence link (I am skeptical of this) but, at least in my case, that seems to fit. Ugh, I had to force myself to type that last line because it sounds so arrogant. But, I have to be honest here in order to get this point across.

My opiate addiction has almost never been about “getting high”. For example, I’ve noticed that, when others take all their pills at once to get as high as possible, I would save mine and just take them over time. Indeed, my “drug of choice” was methadone and preferred it over everything else (because it lasts all day and doesn’t make you “super-high” like heroin). It just felt like something was missing from me. Even when I didn’t get the stereotypical high I was fulfilled. I never felt right until I took an opiate for the first time. I do want to stop taking Suboxone and I am on that path but I often wonder if I will just go right back to not feeling like myself just like the 20 years I lived before trying an opiate.

I guess I will eventually find out…