Thank you Byzantine! Since I have been in recovery I have spoken2other addicts&shared my story with them&it was the addicts who said I should go into addiction therapy cuz I have been there, been addicted2just bout everything&somehow survived when I shouldn't have. Its cheesy but I think I mustve had an angel watching over me. There were so many times I shoulda OD'd or even died but I made it thru. Quitting meth&coke were difficult&it took a while but I did it without goin2detox or rehab. Thought I could do it with the heroin but it actually CHANGES the chemistry of the brain2become dependent. It causes a physical addiction on top of the chemical addiction. I've been told by some misinformed ppl that methadone would make my teeth fall out, cause me2become addicted2it, or it could make me even worse off, but honestly, I wouldn't recommend any other way2get off opiates. If ur going2a good clinic that has a good MD/NP/RN/addiction specialist/counselor(mine has ALL these) then u will be fine.
The1thing u can always say about an addict is that they have more drive than others. Being an addict is hard work. U have2get the$$to buy the drugs, find the drugs, use them, come down, feel ******&do it over again&again. Most ppl would just stop after a while, and give up. If every addict just used that same tenacity2stop using, it wouldn't be so hard.