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A Young Woman’s Journey From Drug Addiction to Recovery

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The below addiction and recovery story was submitted to us by a young woman who would like to be kept anonymous.  However, she fervently wanted to share her experience in hopes that it would help others choose a life of sobriety and end their addiction.  A special thanks to this young woman for sharing her story with us.  To share your story or read more, visit our heroin addiction and recovery forum.  You can join by clicking here.

The first time I experimented with drugs I was in elementary school. My dad kept a colossal coke cola tray under the couch that he kept his pot on. He didn’t roll as he went along. My dad would roll them all and leave them on the tray under the couch. So one day I just reached under the couch and grabbed one. My little brother and I ran out to …

10 Most Common Heroin Withdrawal Symptoms

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Heroin withdrawal often involves 3 stages of symptoms that unfold over a rough time-frame that spans hours to days since the last instance of drug use. The first stage of symptoms typically appears up to 6-12 hours after the last heroin dose. Second stage symptoms can appear 8-24 hours after the last dose, and third stage symptoms may appear up to 3 days after the last dose. Symptoms are usually at their worst 24-48 hours after first appearing but may continue for several days.  Below, we describe typical heroin withdrawal symptoms that a heroin addict experiences if they do not use methadone or Suboxone to help minimize the symptoms.

Although each individual may experience a unique set of symptoms while going through heroin withdrawal, a few characteristic physiological and psychological occurrences are seen. Below are some of the most commonly experienced symptoms.

Stage 1 – Heroin Withdrawal

• Cravings. Heroin-dependent …

It’s Christmas Day and I’m Still Using Drugs…Help

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This article was anonymously submitted to us early this morning.  We have replied to the woman to see if we can help her find a rehab or a solution to help her with her ongoing problem. Our heart truly goes out to this woman on Christmas Day.  Christmas is the day for miracles.  Let’s hope and pray she can get the help she needs to stop using drugs.

It’s Christmas day and I’m using drugs.  I just can’t help it.  I don’t want to, I hate it.  I even hate myself.  I’ve been using heroin and Cocaine for far too long.  But I just don’t know how to quit.  And I don’t know how to admit it to my husband.  He would be devastated.  So here I am, Christmas morning, sneaking away from the family to use Cocaine…and why?  To wake myself up.  I’m too tired to function without it and …

Loving an Addict

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Addicts are often stigmatized as these dirty, grungy “junkies” who parole the streets with nobody other than their heroin, Cocaine and/or other illicit drugs to keep them warm at night.  But the reality is, each individual suffering from addiction is someone’s son, daughter, mother, father, best friend, husband, wife, etc.  The list goes on and on.  Yes, some addicts do live on the streets and have chosen a lifestyle of ongoing drug use and chasing the next “high” or feeling of euphoria by their own volition.  But other drug addicts are more secretive and indulge in their drug of choice behind closed doors, in the comfort of their own home, possibly even right under their loved ones’ noses without them even knowing let alone them even suspecting it.  But can you really love a drug addict?  Is their sickness so grotesque that family and friends truly abandon them or is …

She Cried For You – A Poem About A Mother Who Lost Her Baby to Drug Addiction

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She Cried For You is a poem about a mother who lost her baby to addiction.  Written by our editor and writer Chanda Lynn, this poem has reached millions of viewers and has touched the lives of a multitude of individuals who can relate to this poem in some way.  Below, see Chanda Lynn recite her popular poem aloud on video and read her heart-felt words here on this heroin addiction and recovery blog.

She Cried For You

She cried for you
on the day that you were born,
the tears streamed down her face
when your dad cut the cord
she cried for you
as she watched you sleep
wondering how is this baby so perfect
how did you come from me?
she cried for you when you got
your first tooth
and she knew your jaw hurt
but she didn’t know what to do
she cried for you
when you …

Codependent Relationships and Drug Addiction, “I’d Die For You”

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What does it mean to be “codependent” and does it exist in the world of active drug addiction and alcoholism?  It’s no secret that many drug and/or heroin addicts don’t like to use alone.  In fact, 80% of drug addicts use with a friend or someone they at least consider one.  But what happens when an addict/alcoholic gets into a romantic relationship with another addict/alcoholic?  These relationships are downright toxic and can become deadly real fast.

It’s a known fact that people are drawn to others they can identify with.  Getting involved in a relationship with another individual that uses and is addicted to heroin or other drugs typically creates feelings of identity and significantly reduces feelings of loneliness.  They say that misery loves company and this is clearly no different.  This “trap” is enticing and alluring because an addicted individual no longer has to feel alone.

Addicted couples share the mutual …

Jesus Loves The Heroin Addict

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Each life is a precious gift and each person was born with a plan from God. Even an addict was born with a purpose, died for by God (Jesus) Himself and was knitted together in his/her mothers womb, destined.

“For I know the plans I have for you”, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future”– Jeremiah 29:11

When Jesus came on Earth and ministered, He didn’t surround Himself with kings and upper class people with money and riches, fancy houses and wine and expensive jewelry and clothing. He actually quite preferred to spend His few short years with murderers, tax collectors, lepers, fisherman and the handicapped.

Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting …

Does Taking Xanax or Klonopin for Anxiety Make you an Active Drug Addict?

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Statistically speaking many men and women who suffer from the disease of addiction have some other type of mental health condition or disorder.  Similarly, addiction may be the resulting disease of ongoing drug use that started as a result of wanting to escape some of the feelings associated with other mental health conditions, such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, etc.  Much like the controversy surrounding the effectiveness and safety of medicine assisted treatment options Methadone and Suboxone, there are some who believe that taking controlled substances, even if prescribed and regulated properly by a mental health professional for certain mental health conditions are keeping individuals enslaved to drug addiction.  But does treating a mental illness with medication make those who take it an addict?  What about medications like Xanax and Klonopin?

Two Schools of Thought: Does Taking Psychiatric Medication Make you a Drug Addict?

Some believe that taking prescribed medication as directed by a physician …

Insane in the Brain? Repairing the Brain in Addiction Treatment and Recovery

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An individual living in active addiction is almost quite literally “insane in the brain”.  Heroin and drug addicts are not the same person they once were and they’re thinking and behaving is mostly out of impulse in order to satisfy an in-depth and insatiable compulsion that’s only temporarily relieved by indulging in their drug of choice. See “Proof That Addiction is a Disease: How Addiction Affects the Brain in 4 Ways“.

Some damage to the brain may be irreparable.  How much of it can be repaired depends on a number of factors including the amount of heroin or drugs being consumed on a regular basis, frequency and how long an individual has been using drugs.

But despite potentially serious damage to the brain during active addiction, most of it can be repaired.  In this article, we discuss the brain’s role in addiction, treatment and long-term recovery.

About the Brain

The brain is such a …

What Not To Say to a Grieving Parent Who Lost a Child to Heroin Overdose

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People have strong opinions about heroin and addiction.  And while the Kill the Heroin Epidemic Nationwide community and family encourages and supports open discussion and sharing genuine opinions good or bad, there are certain things that just shouldn’t be said to a grieving parent who lost a child to a heroin overdose.  While most men and women know how to be tactful and a certain amount of couth and diplomacy should go without saying, it’s unbelievable just how many uneducated individuals have made a grieving parent feel ashamed and ridiculed for having a son or daughter who previously suffered from heroin addiction.  This article is meant to provide some support and encouragement to the grieving parent along with advice to individuals they come in contact with related to what and what not to say about their lost child.

A Grieving Parent is In More Pain Than You’ll Ever Know

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