Need help heavy drinking and methadone maintenance multiple years
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Need help heavy drinking and methadone maintenance multiple years
Hello I have recently been itching so bad over my whole body I realized I had something wrong .I'm 38 and went to a doctor for the first time in my adult life and was told my liver enzymes were high I drink roughly 12 pack a day 24 pack on weekends for multiple years and I've been going to methadone maintenance for 8 years for opiate dependence .. the more I have tapered off of methadone over the years the more I drink going from 2 beers in one night to what I am now over 8 years Idon't have the money for Rehab. Withdrawal from alcohol is severe and methadone withdrawal last up to 5 months need to work to support family.. has anyone ever gone through something like this I am lost for words I am trying to quit drinking and been taping off methadone for months I am down to 21 milligrams but a milligram a week can kill you if anyone knows what it's like to be on methadone maintenance for 8 years...thank you for reading
Welcome vindog. You'll find a lot of folks who understand and care here. I've never been on methadone or opiates but I was at about the same level of beer drinking as you are, many of us were.
The first and most important thing is detoxing safely. Did you happen to share your alcohol issues with your doctor? Withdrawals from alcohol can be dangerous, especially at extreme levels of drinking. If you cannot afford rehab or detox, there may be low cost or free options, your doctor or the local AA chapter can probably help with that.
The first and most important thing is detoxing safely. Did you happen to share your alcohol issues with your doctor? Withdrawals from alcohol can be dangerous, especially at extreme levels of drinking. If you cannot afford rehab or detox, there may be low cost or free options, your doctor or the local AA chapter can probably help with that.
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