Originally Posted by
FlowersJasmine 
You see everything has its own price and the price must be fully paid. There are no shortcuts to withdrawal symptoms. All those people I have come across and who were addicted to opiate have had to go through the symptoms. Take heart, you can make it and start the long route to your freedom.
That is not true. It is NOT the case for everyone. If one has the self control to do a slow taper, getting off these meds does not have to be a living hell. So perhaps all those other people you came across didnt' have what it took to do it slowly and honor their bodies. This chick can tell you it doesn't have to be hell.