I know there’s a huge debate in the recovery community today about Medically Assisted Treatment. And for those of you who don’t know what MAT is, it is when someone is taking any medication like Suboxone, Subutex, Buprenorphine, Naloxone, Vivitrol, or even Methadone. These medications were designed to help recovering addicts with symptoms of withdrawal, …
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The Void
May 20th, 2019 The Void As addicts and alcoholics we have this void inside of us. Almost like a piece of our soul is missing on the inside. It makes us feel as if we are not whole, because we aren’t. It’s the reason why we need validation from others, why we have no idea …
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May 15th, 2019 The Stigma Can you tell me what a heroin addict looks like? I’m sure when you think about it you’ll probably picture something along the lines of a bum. But you’re wrong. A heroin addict looks like the wealthy CEO of a successful corporation. A heroin addict looks like the 17 year …
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