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Old 01-19-2015, 07:40 AM
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I need help with this addiction 😞

where to begin I'm about to turn 32 and I've been addicted to crystal meth for 12 years on and off and I'm so sick of it I'm so tired I need to help I just don't know where to turn I don't have insurance don't have a job about to lose everything my boyfriend is done he's tired I feel alone I feel defeated I don't know what to do somebody shed some light into this messed up situation leading me to the core I am beyond tired
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Old 01-19-2015, 07:47 AM
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Welcome to SR, INeedhelp83.

Can you go to an ER for assistance with detox? I believe most ERs must treat you despite lack of insurance.
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Old 01-19-2015, 07:55 AM
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it's not so much that I'm in pain I'm just tired I'm beyond exhausted I just want to stop this already I just don't know what route to take when you don't have insurance and medical coverage covers it
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Old 01-19-2015, 07:58 AM
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Have you considered going to NA?
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:00 AM
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Yeah I have just can never stick to it so difficult for me I don't know why it's so ******* difficult I just been doing this a lot I guess I'm like dependent on it I feel more normal High Like I know for a fact I need the center I need to be inpatient I know that I need therapy because I have a lot of demons a lot I'm just to the point where I don't know what to do
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:02 AM
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Like centers are so expensive it's ridiculously expensive and I don't know how I can pay it out of my pocket when I don't have insurance or any money and nobody helping me they just don't believe I'm getting better or will ever get well like how is this so difficult to tell somebody that that they could do it on their own when they know they can't I don't feel like I can I need help I'm just so confused feel alone understood I know everybody felt this way and they say that you're just excusing it and sometimes it feels like it is but I'm not I just want to do I have no strength anymore
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:03 AM
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The Salvation Army will provide rehab for free. I will look for a link and post it.
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Link to Salvation Army.
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:08 AM
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actually kind of relieving talk to somebody I don't feel alone
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:11 AM
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:17 AM
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is actually the start I never knew Salvation Army offer this service is pretty cool
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Old 01-19-2015, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by INeedhelp83 View Post
is actually the start I never knew Salvation Army offer this service is pretty cool

I think so, too.
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Old 01-19-2015, 02:23 PM
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Welcome to the Forum INeedhelp!!
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Old 01-19-2015, 02:31 PM
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Hi Welcome,

We all came here desperate, I'm new to being sober, but reading and posting helps ALOT.
I would love to go to rehab, but can't afford, lots of people here have good advice.
Take care xoxo
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Old 01-19-2015, 02:39 PM
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Just wanted to say goodluck I detoxed from alcohol a few times in the ER, I don't know if it's different where you are (I'm in Australia) but surely they could at least point you in the right direction/organise some help?
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Welcome INH nice to meet you
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Old 01-19-2015, 05:09 PM
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Hey, there is free help out there, salvation army is a good start. I had a close friend of mine get hooked on meth once and went a lot of years, and it isn't something you can just quit. It is too physically addictive.

Posting here is good for you, we all have been in similar situations. You are NOT alone and no one here will judge you at all. We want our friends to get better, and you are among friends here.
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Old 01-19-2015, 05:38 PM
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You can get info on free help in your state by dialling "211" on a phone from a phone that has california area code or you can type 211 + your state in a search engine on the internet and you should be able to seek help with various issues. There should be a link specifically for substance abuse. If you want to use an old resource find a phone book with "blue page" section to look up agencies for assist with substance abuse. The NA intergroup for NA in your area may also be able to help identify free detoxes/rehabs. You posted here, that's a great start.
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Old 01-19-2015, 07:34 PM
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It is really hard. You are correct but it is so hard because you are addicted. If you weren't you could just stop and you know already that you can't manage that. We are all addicts some more recovered than others.

Some struggling.

Some teaching.

Those struggling are teaching.

There are recovered meth addicts here to prove it can be done.
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