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serenityqueen · 04-25-2009, 09:19 AM

I'm glad you and your H talked, it's important that you make yourself very clear and congrats for setting the boundaries.

As I said in my previous post, I'm a recovering opiate addict with chronic conditions that cause a great deal of pain. I go to a Methadone Maintenace Program which has enabled me to be drug free since July 25, 2005. Not only does the Methadone help with that, it also helps with the physical pain that I experience on a daily basis. It is a serious decision that no one should make without giving it a great deal of thought. Going into a MMT Program requires going to the Clinic on a daily basis to dose. At the Clinic I go to, eventually the person can "earn" take home doses but there is different criteria to meet at each individual Clinic.

In my opinion, MMT should be a last resort. Yes, your body does become dependent on the Methadone, but the benefits for me by far outweigh the inconvenience of going to the Clinic everyday. I had spent many hours a day trying to get enough pills to keep me from going through withdrawls. Many times I got pills illegally through deception, theft, Dr. hopping, trips to the ER, everything your H is doing right now. Being on the Methadone allowed me to be able to work on my Recovery without the horrible post accute withdrawls. I am able to get up each morning and live my life like a "normal person" without having to get pills first. Up until recently when I had to go on Disability, I was able to keep a full time job with many responsibilites, I learned to respect myself again, to care about myself and others, I am no longer involved in any illegal activity, I could go on and on, but I'll spare you hours of reading. What I have found in Recovery is something that it's impossible to put into a few sentences except to say that I have found myself.

A MMT is not a quick fix. In order to get into Recovery, any addict needs to build up a support system, IMO, going to Meetings, getting a Sponsor as well as many phone numbers of others in Recovery, work the 12 Steps, and most importantly, find a God of their understanding. For me, all of this is like a recipe, if I left out one ingredient, it didn't work.

This is something he has to make a decision on and do for himself as you very well know. I hope you continue to set boundaries that you know you can and will keep.

God Bless,
Judy

04-25-2009, 09:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
serenityqueen Attitude of Gratitude Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 2,171	I'm glad you and your H talked, it's important that you make yourself very clear and congrats for setting the boundaries. As I said in my previous post, I'm a recovering opiate addict with chronic conditions that cause a great deal of pain. I go to a Methadone Maintenace Program which has enabled me to be drug free since July 25, 2005. Not only does the Methadone help with that, it also helps with the physical pain that I experience on a daily basis. It is a serious decision that no one should make without giving it a great deal of thought. Going into a MMT Program requires going to the Clinic on a daily basis to dose. At the Clinic I go to, eventually the person can "earn" take home doses but there is different criteria to meet at each individual Clinic. In my opinion, MMT should be a last resort. Yes, your body does become dependent on the Methadone, but the benefits for me by far outweigh the inconvenience of going to the Clinic everyday. I had spent many hours a day trying to get enough pills to keep me from going through withdrawls. Many times I got pills illegally through deception, theft, Dr. hopping, trips to the ER, everything your H is doing right now. Being on the Methadone allowed me to be able to work on my Recovery without the horrible post accute withdrawls. I am able to get up each morning and live my life like a "normal person" without having to get pills first. Up until recently when I had to go on Disability, I was able to keep a full time job with many responsibilites, I learned to respect myself again, to care about myself and others, I am no longer involved in any illegal activity, I could go on and on, but I'll spare you hours of reading. What I have found in Recovery is something that it's impossible to put into a few sentences except to say that I have found myself. A MMT is not a quick fix. In order to get into Recovery, any addict needs to build up a support system, IMO, going to Meetings, getting a Sponsor as well as many phone numbers of others in Recovery, work the 12 Steps, and most importantly, find a God of their understanding. For me, all of this is like a recipe, if I left out one ingredient, it didn't work. This is something he has to make a decision on and do for himself as you very well know. I hope you continue to set boundaries that you know you can and will keep. God Bless, Judy __________________ Doing a Happy Dance in Recovery!