There must be one helluva lot of money to be made in treating addicts. About twenty five years ago I broke my back and got addicted to opioids while I was healing.
Since I didn’t enjoy the feeling of being detached from the Earth I had no problem making it a major goal to get of the daily dosage that I was on. It took me about two months but I managed to do it.
Why people desire to float around, disconnected from reality is way beyond my comprehension.
Just be grateful.
Not everyone becomes addicted using pain meds, and not everyone can get off them without help.
I can’t even drink alcohol or take cold medicine and I’ve never had a pain killer that actually made the pain go away.
I know a woman who has a messed up back and they had her on so many pain relievers and she was still always in pain. I convinced her to get off of all but the NSAID and while she’s still in pain she feels a lot better.
When I took ONE in error, I hadn't realized how much pain I'd been normally carrying around—for decades!
There is in Pain Management, a co-pay once a month is $300. Just to pee in a bottle, to get a new script for just lousy NORCO 5 mg. And that is EVERY MONTH!
Some of those gov’t rehab centers cost Thousands a month. And success rate is very little in comparison. Christian based centers have a much higher success rate.
Usually their reality is so awful that anything is better.