tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post4917328912136147473..comments2023-10-12T06:05:41.794-07:00Comments on OXYCONTIN and OPIATE ADDICTION-A Mother's Story: Early warning signs & beginning tips for parents of drug addicts.Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-81549369746501161982010-02-09T19:11:49.503-08:002010-02-09T19:11:49.503-08:00It has taken me so long to learn, to accept, to un...It has taken me so long to learn, to accept, to understand, and not to enable. And day in and day out, I feel like I'm fighting an addiction...the addiction to love him into recovery (codependency). What a wonderful amount of information you provided here. Thank you.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419235000980170328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-17539223251159585182010-02-09T18:09:06.124-08:002010-02-09T18:09:06.124-08:00Oh My...I am in trouble. I am so glad I have foun...Oh My...I am in trouble. I am so glad I have found your blog. When and if you decide to read my blog, I think it will bring back memories of how bad things must have been. I am currently living your "old" nightmare and I can not tell you how hopeful it makes me feel to see that things can be different. That your son has made progress.A Mom's Serious Blunderhttp://madyson007.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-17897145479376218582010-02-08T10:10:56.466-08:002010-02-08T10:10:56.466-08:00Debby,
You have such a wealth of information here...Debby,<br /><br />You have such a wealth of information here. I want to encourage you again that your blog is such an incredible "ministry" to parents on this journey. <br /><br />Once again, I can relate to everything you said, and I thank you for sharing it. I have placed your blog on the sidebar at Glass House Ministries so that anyone who drops in there will have an opportunity to find you and be blessed as I have been.<br /><br />Thanks for your transparency and openness.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />CheriAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298890660755610835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-65546768546894647312010-02-07T11:08:43.699-08:002010-02-07T11:08:43.699-08:00Great great great blog. I don't know to many p...Great great great blog. I don't know to many people who are not addicts or studied addiction behavior that really understands addiction as you do. Maybe not understand addiction but "the behavior of it". I'm sure B is going to take the choice to stay on methadone once he feels the withdrawel of the detox. This is great that he doesn't make much money and just enough for the rent because IMO extra money would be a setback. IMO is is OK that you help him with food items especially because of the diabetes and I believe it is not enabling at all. Your saving his life. The longer he is clean (even on methadone he is clean) because he is functioning and his time isn't consumed with the obsession to use. The methadone is only a medicine like his insulin is. It is not substituting one drug for another like people say. I hate that statement. Once again, a great blog post.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02120090889919370801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-77225430312040870442010-02-06T21:21:05.067-08:002010-02-06T21:21:05.067-08:00I think the posts and comments on methadone have b...I think the posts and comments on methadone have been very good. Medication-assisted treatment doesn't get talked about enough.<br /><br />It's not a good thing that a parent who cares deeply and has made a lot of effort to become knowledgeable about opiate dependence is just now getting a real working knowledge about medication-assisted treatment. <br /><br />The four hour class at the treatment center didn't do it. The many 12 step groups didn't do it. The counselor didn't do it.<br /><br />I'm not finding fault with parents at all. Far from it. I'm finding fault with the programs and professionals. <br /><br />I work with people who are opiate dependent and their families all the time who have been involved in treatment and recovery programs for years, and still don't have a basic understanding of medication-assisted treatment.<br /><br />Why is that? Especially when MAT is the most effective type of treatment for opiate dependence.<br /><br />How can people make informed decisions about treatment and recovery without understanding all of their options?<br /><br />Kudos to you for making the effort to learn about MAT and provide a place where other parents can learn with you.<br /><br />And Amen! to your statement that the decision about how long to continue MAT with methadone is your son's decision to make.<br /><br />The only thing I would add is that his ability to make an informed decision depends on his learning about how methadone treatment works, and what research shows about likely outcomes. <br /><br />He will then be able to consider his own situation and experience in context, and make his decision.<br /><br />No one choice is the right choice for everyone. In my work, I don't make choices for clients. I educate them about their own choices so that they have the information they need to have a true choice. And then I support them...no matter what.<br /><br />Methadone treatment has its own limitations and problems (something I am writing about on my own blog...the bad along with the good).<br /><br />My suggestion for any parent is to learn, help your son or daughter learn, let them make their decisions, and support them...no matter what.Tom at recoveryhelpdesk.comhttp://recoveryhelpdesk.comnoreply@blogger.com