Different Worlds

 Sometimes for those of us that are or have been seriously 

addicted to opiates it can seem like there are two different worlds in
which we live.  It can seem like us and them. It's very hard for the
non addicted to understand those of us that are addicted. We are all
just people and more alike than not. I started this blog to be a place
to promote understanding. This is a blog for drug users and addicts
(recovering or not) and non-addicts as well. Here you can voice your
feelings and get reliable information on addiction as well as recovery
methods like Suboxone & Methadone Maintenance. I can tell you what to
expect for side effects and detox symptoms too. Feel free to use the
Blog or it's group to ask about drug interactions, dosages or just to
say what's on your mind. I took me 6 years in opiate replacement to
beat my opiate addiction. After a couple of possession charges I was
court ordered into a methadone program that I spent 3 years in.  I
gradually was able to lower my methadone dose to under 50mg a day and
from there I was able to switch my treatment from methadone
maintenance to Suboxone therapy. I spent another 3 years on Suboxone.
I began tapering my dose at the beginning of the third year. After 12
months of gradually lowering my dose I was able to discontinue the
Suboxone altogether. My doctor helped me with other medications
through my detox . Specifically Ativan and Xanax. These other meds
made it possible for me to sleep and maintain some resemblance of
normality in my life despite my vulnerable position of being in the
midst of Suboxone detox. It takes several months from the time you
stop using before you truly start to feel good again and regain your
strength. Also you begin to change your outlook on the world and
things like depression and anxiety become easier to deal with. Life
can actually be good.  Here is a helpful link  http://www.heroinaddict.info