Wecome to PC. I am glad you posted.

I was a hard core addict from 13 until 32. Never got into opiates but the last five years heavy into meth. That crap brought me to my knees. I have been clean and sober twenty years now. 30 day treatment center and NA and AA is how I have done it.

I have known a number of heroine addicts in AA who have lasting sobriety without methadone or sub. Many people are on methadone or sub. I think opiates have the highest relapse rate. Very tough but it can be done. There are people here who have done it. In my opinion there is nothing wrong with methadone or sub as a part of treatment. Opiates are so powerful. I have had my share of experience with them but was able to stop before it got out of hand. This was before prescription opiates were all over the place. Much harder to get now I think because they really cracked down on it. My buddy told me one tab of oxy costs 80 bucks. Heroin is pure and dirt cheap now. What are your going to do but go to heroin.

Addiction totally affected every area of my life and it was bigger than me. You can do it though. I did and so have millions of others.