Individual/community strategies that could improve the health of a 25 year old white female heroin addict ?!
Question: Individual/community strategies that could improve the health of a 25 year old white female heroin addict .?
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I am not sure what your asking exactally but it seems like your looking for help with your heroin addiction. I am a recovering heroin addict, and now I am actually a drug and alcohol counselor in a drug rehab facility so I work with addicts everyday. There are so many options for you. the first thing I would say is for you to get into a good long term behavioral modification rehab facility so you can get detoxed and learn why you started using in the first place. Everyone has character defects and a reason why they picked up a drug in the first place, whether is be hereditary, family abuse, sexual abuse, anything, but you have to deal with that first, because if you dont then that will always be ther and you will always go to the drug to make yourself feel better. I would not suggest using methadone to detox yourself because you end up being a slave to it, and get stuck on it for the rest of your life. They have a great alternative now that is not nearly as addicting, its called buprinorphine and is used under the names suboxone and subutex. This is the way I detoxed and it really helped me out. This is also the medication that most rehabs are using to replace methadone. The next step would be for you to get a good therapist, someone that you can talk to on a regular basis to help you with the underlying issues for when you get out of the rehab. The next thing is you will need to get to 12 step meetings either alcoholics anomous or narcotics anonomous. I actually prefer AA because it seems they are more serious about recovery there but it is all based on your preference. Once there you will need to find a sponser, someone who you can relate to and who you feel is working a good program. This person will help you get through those 12 steps and they will change your life. They definately changed mine. I wish you the best of luck. If you have any other questions or need help getting in the right direction on getting into rehab then please feel free to e mail me I would be more than happy to talk to you. The best advise I can give is to keep praying and you will be fine, God will take care of you as long as you let him. There is life after heroin.Health Question & Answer
Someone at a local treatment center would be able to give you a bunch of information on recovery. You can also type this question in your web browser along with your city and find some info in what pops up. Good luck.Health Question & Answer