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atomikx
01-26-2008, 06:02 PM
After almost two years of constant heroin use, my girlfriend and I (I'm 21, her 20) have signed up for a methadone treatment program. What had introduced us and brought us close was getting in the way so we decided to get off heroin.

We IV'd it, which always made us feel close to each other because of our friends, we were the only IV users, so we would go in the bathroom when other friends were over and hang out all night (not always doing drugs mind you haha).

IV'ing also allowed us to keep the habit a long time since we didn't have to use as much at a time as others.

We were sick of having to spend up to $150/day between us though and having to worry about having enough dope to get us through a day to prevent us from getting sick, so we have been going to a methadone clinic now. Going from $150/day to $3/day is amazing. Methadone, eh, its methadone but we get to save so much money instead of putting it into our arms which lets us enjoy other things together.

jobongos
01-26-2008, 11:07 PM
when you are ready to move on , and really be drug free , you are in the right place .. say hey to jobongos , i spent a life as a junkie and now really have a life , clean completely..

admin
01-26-2008, 11:56 PM
:67: atomikx! :17: Glad to have you join us here. Check out our Narcotics Anonymous forum when you get a chance. We also have some NA meetings here http://www.cyberrecovery.net/forums/chat_mainpage.php . You can check the meetings times here http://www.cyberrecovery.net/forums/chatmeet.php . Keep coming back and sharing with us. :42:

Montauktammy
01-29-2008, 01:12 PM
The Message is in the rooms of recovery like the meetings. I am going to tell you what you already know. I will tell you that if you try to go to meetings and read the books there is a possibility that your D.O.C cost will be $1.00 a day the cost you put in the basket or if you don't have that $0.00 a day till you can. You get sick for a while but it will not be forever. I know what it feels like to wake up and reach for my next high, but I also know how wonderful it feels to wake up and not have to.:idea: no matter what keep coming back!

barbie25
01-29-2008, 01:19 PM
welcome atomikx and jobongo!!!! I am glad you are here. Keep coming!!!!!!!

jobongos
01-29-2008, 03:30 PM
hi , thanks for the welcome ....i have been a member of the cafe chat group for a few years now. and i guess i was on the other place , crossroads , are this and that different i guess ..:5: i have been a member of a.a./c.a. for many years now , since 90 , and am coming up on 3 yrs clean again , after a lil experimenting .
it still sux , ha ha ..
always ready to reach out to another addict who might be strugglin ..

CD BUCKBERRY
06-16-2008, 12:28 PM
:29::29:Congratulation on both of you signing up to go to methadone clinic.You are right that way both of you are getting detoxed at the same time.I hope it will make life easier for you too.Atomiks.it take a lot to admit being addicts and even more to get help.Keep Coming Back,it works.After detox get out to N.A. meeting,they help,raise you hand and share,get phone numbers for a support network if you need it.Call the people if you ever want to use they will help steer you away from the bad thinking.:29::29: