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Old 02-20-2006, 08:42 AM   #51 (permalink)
godsonmyside
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A medical detox is a good idea

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Yes, methadone is an opiate but it is also used to get people off of other opiates. Which is what he told me he was taking it for.
It is also taken by many addicts to not go through serious withdrawl symptoms. His way is obviously not working really well, he really does have you in a bad position and it is a trap that we have had our loved ones in before too. We don't say this because we don't understand this, we say this because we have been right where he is at, and right where you are at too.

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Todd J.
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