It’s Either I Help Him or I Help Myself
From your comment it appears your son is ruling your home and your relationships with other family members. You have the power to stop this. It isn&rs…
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AA & MAT
Medications for opioid addiction are critically important to get a leg up into recovery. They can prevent cravings, overdose, relapse, and death. and …
Fentanyl is Winning Over the Sober Living
"Even after at least 7 narcan doses to revive him he apparently used again during the night, though we were with him." Fentanyl h…
Our Strategy Is No Longer Working
It sounds as though he has now started taking advantage of your home. He is getting high in your house, stealing from you, probably enjoying a warm be…
Am I Loving Him to Death?
Unless other treatments are used in combination with MAT, there is a likelihood that the person will start to, or continue to, use other drugs. I…
Come out of the Gray Area
What you describe is a terrible, terrible situation. When drugs and alcohol have taken over, the parent is drawn into the needs of the addiction, blam…
Is Injectable Buprenorphine a Better Alternative?
While the injectable form of Suboxone will deter the problem of people selling their Suboxone pills, the lower frequency of visits makes it harder to …
After Treatment and Relapses Now She’s in Jail
All of this may make you want to give up on treatment. Please don’t. In one study of treatment, it took 4 treatment episodes on average to get a…
MAT: What’s the Harm in “Harm Reduction”?
THE scientific evidence for MAT is that it lowers overdose and reduces opiate use. This is very important and a critical first step for those abusing …
He’s Been Using for 15 Years – And I Didn’t Know It
Medication-assisted treatments such as Suboxone and Methadone help to bypass the pain or discomfort of withdrawl, and that is partly why they help. Un…