When you’re an IV drug addict, you risk overdose, HIV, endocarditis and other infections, amputations, abscesses, and more. When I was stable on methadone and stopped using, these risks just disappeared.
Tag: opioids
The Magic and the Tragic: Falling in Love in Recovery
I wondered if the bitter taste of the endings would overpower all the other memories of my first sober loves.
On the Job and on Drugs: Police Officers Who Struggle with Addiction
A police officer who is using opioids illegally is breaking the very laws that he or she has sworn to uphold. This makes it even more difficult to reach out and get help for an addiction that may be spinning out of control.
Doctor Calls For Caution In Reducing Opioids
For some patients who have been doing well on opioids long-term, it makes sense to “leave well enough alone,” the doctor said.
The Evolution of Dopey: How a Podcast Is Showing Us How to Live and Laugh While Sober
We wanted to do something that gave addicts a feeling that they weren’t alone, that they were in the company of people who had been through what they had been through, and also have a few laughs.
Finding Recovery and Support for Opioid Addiction on Social Media
The rules state: We support everyone’s path to recovery, including Suboxone, Subutex, Methadone, Vivitrol, cannabis and kratom. We do not allow any debate as to whether or not being on maintenance meds means you are or aren’t clean.
Doctor Receives 20-Year Sentence For Reckless Opioid Prescribing
The Manhattan doctor was convicted on 10 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without legitimate medical purpose.
Lower Prices Contributed to Opioid Crisis, According to White House Report
A new report by the President’s Council of Economic Advisers examined the driving forces of the national opioid epidemic.
Programs Aim to Bridge Addiction Treatment Gap After Jail
Treatment programs both public and private are working to keep newly-released inmates on the right track.
Harm Reduction vs. Gentrification in Asheville, North Carolina
“Harm reduction is on the front lines [of drug overdose] but we have to argue for our existence and the lives of the people we serve. That is unconscionable.”