tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.comments2023-10-12T06:05:41.794-07:00OXYCONTIN and OPIATE ADDICTION-A Mother's StoryDebby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-87750261502636915852016-03-11T10:42:56.407-08:002016-03-11T10:42:56.407-08:00I am so sad to hear about your son. I am not addic...I am so sad to hear about your son. I am not addicted to drugs, but I am 24 years sober in AA. I am trying to help another friend of mine get free from heroin. SO I have been searching for other ways. The treament center thing is a business, based on relapse. Terrible success rate. And if an addict comes off heroin, stays clean for a while, there is ahuge risk for overdose, since their mind is still wanting to use at the last dose they used. Deadly.<br />Anyway, I have investigated this stuff called Iboga, or Ibogaine. It is an African herb that has been used at least in central america for more than 25 years.The doctor that I spoke with here in Antigua has personally supervised Iboga for 20 years. From all the youtube videos and articles on it, Iboga removes all trace of the craving and withdrawal. The last patient that had at NaturesTreatmentCenter.com said that after 5 days after Iboga, he felt like he had never taken heroin at all, ever. Its not an easy process, and according to the doctor here, the patient needs to be totally supervised every minute for the first week. <br />Also to consider, is that they say Iboga is only half the process. the other half is helping the addict get at the inner issues that caused him to like the addictive process. Otherwise, a person can be healed, have a transformational inner experience and go home and get hungry for a different easier softer way. Drinking, other drugs, etc.<br />However, this is a new concept to me. To be freed from the cravings and the withdrawal. This center near me has a facebook page as well that is loaded with articles on Iboga, Ibogaine and how it works. <br />Good Luch, I will also be praying for you and your son.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15355083028441958213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-77362680092975238352016-03-06T10:22:00.115-08:002016-03-06T10:22:00.115-08:00I'm so sorry to hear this. He can get sober ag...I'm so sorry to hear this. He can get sober again. I pray for him and all our children.Laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-31480834602305663392016-02-03T17:41:26.710-08:002016-02-03T17:41:26.710-08:00just thinking of you.just thinking of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-57971419166445527652016-01-25T04:31:03.604-08:002016-01-25T04:31:03.604-08:00HE WILL GET HEALTHY!! I am an opiate addict, and ...HE WILL GET HEALTHY!! I am an opiate addict, and I will too. Please message me direct or email or check out my posts. I am happy to give u insight from the addict side. I do not give my blog w/ any motive except to give insight thru my own journey. I just said a prayer for you this moment. <br /><br />http.://opiatetrap.blogspot.com<br /><br />j.elle.leeds@gmail.com<br /><br />Also, are you in Texas? I have a few PHENOMENOL resources. <br /><br />Much Luv-JJ.ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17251601316668946121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-82946170916938229322016-01-21T17:46:05.974-08:002016-01-21T17:46:05.974-08:00Thank you, all, for your comments and prayers. So...Thank you, all, for your comments and prayers. So much drama going on with my son right now. I'm trying to stay calm, and to lift his spirits as much as I can. He's beating himself up. He doesn't need to. He made a mistake. I told him as long as he learns from it, and focuses on his sobriety again-- then, that's one step forward in the right direction. I will update when I can.Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-78444696437860387782016-01-20T18:42:28.649-08:002016-01-20T18:42:28.649-08:00Praying for your son. Please Dear God, let him ge...Praying for your son. Please Dear God, let him get sober againTom G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09415098706219520983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-19597343269179252072016-01-20T18:41:41.114-08:002016-01-20T18:41:41.114-08:00Praying for your son. Please Dear God, let him get...Praying for your son. Please Dear God, let him get sober again.<br /><br />TomTom G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09415098706219520983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-1824006769441859412016-01-19T22:33:59.521-08:002016-01-19T22:33:59.521-08:00Oh I am so sorry Debby. 3 years is a big deal thou...Oh I am so sorry Debby. 3 years is a big deal though. Maybe this will scare him enough that he will stay away from it. Bless you.....I will be praying. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-57738725404564324792016-01-19T12:55:25.492-08:002016-01-19T12:55:25.492-08:00I am so sorry. I can hear your desperation and fe...I am so sorry. I can hear your desperation and feel your heartache. When he was visiting for Christmas, you had a hunch that something was a little off. We know, we are moms. Please take care of yourself. Don't let it consume you. In a way I am glad he reached out to you and told you. I will also pray for your son and for strength and peace for you.Bristolvolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06176684422419228152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-47347616764510835612016-01-19T12:39:23.084-08:002016-01-19T12:39:23.084-08:00It may be cliche but today is like yesterday. Your...It may be cliche but today is like yesterday. Your son went 3 years clear and sober, he will do it again. He now has to figure out how to deal with the consequences he has brought upon himself.<br /><br />People that deal drugs are bad folks. Some even worse than bad. Look at who they captured again in Mexico. <br /><br />From my point of view we all should learn from our past actions, especially us parents. We all have made the same mistakes and truthfully many of them we would make again under the same circumstances. Helping him get out of trouble to the tune of $1500 is a decision only you can make but if that is what you do then do not allow him to skate without paying you back. And be the most hellacious lender he has ever had. <br /><br />One of those things that we all have issues with, especially our addicted children is asking a simple question and coming up with an honest answer, "What did I learn?" Most of the time we, myself included, formulate the excuses before we ask the question.<br /><br />Let's start again. A week clear and sober is a new beginning. Hoping for the best.Dad and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204246139693620329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-83373949979424810452016-01-19T12:10:24.656-08:002016-01-19T12:10:24.656-08:00I know you're scared. I know your pain and dev...I know you're scared. I know your pain and devastation. Just breathe and take care of yourself. Living in fear. I'm so sorry that this has happened to you and your family. I'll be praying for you.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200278694503909169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-31663624063199218372016-01-19T11:54:25.642-08:002016-01-19T11:54:25.642-08:00I know you're scared. I know your pain and dev...I know you're scared. I know your pain and devastation. Just breathe and take care of yourself. Living in fear. I'm so sorry that this has happened to you and your family. I'll be praying for you.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200278694503909169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-63138897234316651522016-01-01T12:13:43.749-08:002016-01-01T12:13:43.749-08:00Dear Anonymous, Debby's comments are right on...Dear Anonymous, Debby's comments are right on the mark and speak of her's (and my own struggles as mother to a very beloved daughter who is an addict.) Arm yourself with knowledge, don't enable your son at all (this does NOT mean for one second you don't love him when you tell him NO re extra money, etc.) trust your motherly instincts, and take care of yourself!!! You did nothing wrong.....clearly your love for your son is apparent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-83684755806924749852016-01-01T08:22:11.910-08:002016-01-01T08:22:11.910-08:00Thank you....I intend on seeking help this coming ...Thank you....I intend on seeking help this coming Monday. I will not be an enabler nor will I will be blind to this. I just pray for strength and knowlege to get through this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-81919963185466183452015-12-31T10:46:03.648-08:002015-12-31T10:46:03.648-08:00Dear Anonymous mom,
Facing the fact that your son...Dear Anonymous mom,<br /><br />Facing the fact that your son is using is one of the most difficult situations that any mom can face. On one hand, you say that your son is an athlete with decent grades. You are paying his tuition, rent and give him spending money. That's great. But, if he is using, then this takes precedence over anything. My son always had excuses like "he's not addicted. He can stop anytime." If he's using a LOT then $300 a month won't scratch the surface of what it costs to buy drugs. With him being 300 miles away, how do you know he's using? These aren't questions that I personally need the answers to. Please. Get counseling. Try to find someone who specializes in addiction, to help you understand what you should and should not do. Oxycontin is highly addictive. My son started snorting it. Eventually, he said the buzz didn't happen, so he graduated to heroin. I'm not trying to scare you. Educate yourself. Fear will paralyze you. Knowledge will give you strength and a plan. As far as looking healthy-- my son did, too. That's why I never knew he was an addict. He was dealing drugs to afford them. It was heroin that took it's toll on my son. He smoked it, didn't inject it. So, there were no track marks. But, he began to look dirty and unkempt. I'm not trying to scare you. You really need support, from someone/people who know what you are going through. Blessings.Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-7430211121854255192015-12-31T09:31:28.883-08:002015-12-31T09:31:28.883-08:00Yes...I am the same anonymous person. I havent sl...Yes...I am the same anonymous person. I havent slept all I think about is him doing this. I am so dissapointed in him and the path that he is taking. My son is a junior/athlete at a division 1 college. His grades are decent. I help financially with tuition I pay his rent and I give him 300 a month for groceries/gas/spending money. I am just scared. I appreciate your advise. I am just so lost and scared. I told him I will not enable this. I just dont know how deep he is into this...he looks healthy and like I said his grades are decent. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-63062472965709681172015-12-31T08:43:07.903-08:002015-12-31T08:43:07.903-08:00I don't know if you are the same anonymous who...I don't know if you are the same anonymous who wrote earlier or a new one. Where do you start? If you read my very first blog post, then you might better understand that I had the same fears. I am not an addict. I was not raised by parents with addiction. I had no idea what oxycontin was. I had no idea my son was an addict. I was blind-sided, and had no idea what to do. Educating myself about addiction was the best move that I made. I don't know where your spiritual life is, but it made mine much stronger. So prayer, and knowledge, helped to calm my soul. I cried a lot, and made plenty of mistakes (enabling, for one). It was the community of people I met, through this blog, who helped me to get through this. Please find a Nar-Anon, if you can... they have groups for loved ones of addicts. Or, Al-Anon. Read. Learn. Pray. I'm so sorry.Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-9580965605711106462015-12-30T22:42:43.885-08:002015-12-30T22:42:43.885-08:00I am so scared and lost. I dont know what to do. W...I am so scared and lost. I dont know what to do. Where do I start? He is 300 + miles away at college a 20 year old young man. Where do I start? I need help. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-5463261897313947552015-12-30T21:09:50.429-08:002015-12-30T21:09:50.429-08:00I am so very, very sorry. Taking oxys is not good...I am so very, very sorry. Taking oxys is not good at all. It led to my son eventually buying heroin, because it's cheaper and easier to get than oxys. <br />I can understand your confusion and anger. You feel helpless, right? Please, take care of YOU. Find a support group, that can help you get through this nightmare. Please do not blame yourself, unless YOU use drugs and gave it to him. I don't think that's the case at all.<br />Educate yourself. Be prepared that people might judge you and your son, because they don't understand addiction. <br />If you are a praying mom, then that will help you get through this. It took several years for me to find peace with my son's addiction. I don't wish this on anyone. <br />My son is free of heroin, but he will always be an addiction.<br />Please, Lord, comfort this parent. Lead him/her to where they can receive support and knowledge. I pray for their son to find sobriety.Debby of Oxycontin and Opiate Addiction: A Mother's Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14881167853310152283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-77550069842315632922015-12-30T14:31:20.243-08:002015-12-30T14:31:20.243-08:00Today I was told "I take Oxys and smoke a lit...Today I was told "I take Oxys and smoke a little weed" As a mother my heart new...my brain is what said NO! As I am sitting at my desk I was brought to this website. I am lost and dont know what to do. <br />Confused<br />Hurt<br />Mad<br />What did or didnt I do<br />Help me God! Help my son. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-48404243241891743052015-12-30T06:23:09.823-08:002015-12-30T06:23:09.823-08:00One of the hard things for us to learn is to allow...One of the hard things for us to learn is to allow our children to become what they are to be in life. No matter if they suffered from addiction or not. Dad and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204246139693620329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-85847315429171297842015-12-29T15:27:08.224-08:002015-12-29T15:27:08.224-08:00Hello Debby,
I have written before; I am the mothe...Hello Debby,<br />I have written before; I am the mother of a woman who is an addict and who recently AGAIN relapsed and is still using. How I share your pain and fears. But like you wrote regarding your son, I know now my precious daughter is an adult. I must let her go; it is her life and she must be free to live that life. It is all I can do to hold myself together and have my own simple life. I just have one observation; I know the problem of opiate/opioid addiction is of epidemic proportions. New treatment options are coming and in my cynicism I know this is because now the wealthy are being affected by addiction and so pharma is realizing the ka-ching ($$) of developing medicinal treatments that may put an end to this horror in our lifetime. Still today, I listened to another dumb doctor on NPR protest restraints being put on doctors regarding limits to prescribing opiates....There are medical doctors who don't want that kind of oversight - it's more important to those same doctors to have that power than to realize how entire communities have been affected by grief and loss. Let it not be their sons and daughters who go down that path....or maybe it should be their experience!!!! At any rate Debby, I send you support and understanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-46710502895202710972015-12-29T10:09:26.004-08:002015-12-29T10:09:26.004-08:00Ahhh, it is so hard to let go. My son is still we...Ahhh, it is so hard to let go. My son is still weaning himself off methadone, but he is off heroin and says he no longer feels the urge to use. He has been living at home - mostly - there is a girlfriend now. I have already let go of my first son, the non-addict. So, maybe this will be easier, but my heart does twinge when I don't agree/approve of his choices. I will be praying for you and your journey, he will always be your son, but be encouraged that he is working to be independent. The relationship changes, but not the love.<br />DonnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-22860010012037528062015-12-28T12:27:29.969-08:002015-12-28T12:27:29.969-08:00I am a recovering supporter and co-dependent of a ...I am a recovering supporter and co-dependent of a heroin addict. It is one day at a time for me as well, as the letting go is so difficult when there is still love. I don't know if it's the loss of control, loss of knowledge (since I have no clue what's going on in his life now) or loss of the chaos that are the hardest. <br /><br />I do know that I cry so much less now. But I miss him every moment of every day.<br /><br />Thank you and more so thank B for sharing this - it helps so much having a knowledge of what it really feels like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8452076560635353634.post-40382389522737606242015-09-03T06:12:20.633-07:002015-09-03T06:12:20.633-07:00i am in my second vivitrol shot for oxy/heroine ad...i am in my second vivitrol shot for oxy/heroine addiction after relapsing with 17 years of clean time.<br />i will not be getting a third shot of this stuff.<br />i feel like a prisoner in my own body. my mood swings are crazy! i go from happy, to depressed, to angry outbursts. i sweat a lot, am agitated and irritable a lot.<br /><br />it has not taken away my cravings at all. i'm sorry i got the second shot.<br /><br />it's been 30 days and i cant wait to start feeling "normal" again.<br /><br />i know we are all different, but this was my experience so do your research on this drug before taking it.<br /><br />and it is definitely not a miracle drug!loubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280963544420885522noreply@blogger.com