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    Opiates, Methadone, and Detox
    Opiates, Methadone, and Detox
    Opiates, Methadone, and Detox
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    Opiates, Methadone, and Detox

    By Travis Nevels

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    "Opiates, Methadone, and Detox" was written by an active Substance Abuse Counselor; with the hope of educating families who are dealing with opiate dependent loved ones. The struggles that opiate dependent families go through to hide their addiction can lead to the destruction of the family unit. Young families are often torn apart when one parent goes to jail while the other is left behind to deal with financial problems, the need for a good job, child care, and oftentimes the DSS (Department of Social Services). It's common for children in opiate dependent households to be removed from the home to live with grandparents, or with foster parents under the care of DSS. Before life deteriorates to this level one needs to understand opiate addiction, the methadone option, and the detox option so as to map out a realistic pathway to recovery. This book is easy to read and provides several case studies designed to enlighten the reader as to what works and what does not. Also included, is a list of research based websites that seek to educate readers on drug abuse and recovery resources without annoying pop up ads and other sales gimmicks.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateOct 26, 2019
    ISBN9781543990003
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      Opiates, Methadone, and Detox - Travis Nevels

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      Prologue

      As a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, I have worked with the opiate addicted population for over 6 years. I have seen, and have come to accept, that willpower alone is not enough to overcome opiate addiction. I also have come to realize that people cannot stop using opiates on their own despite the overwhelming evidence that it is damaging their health, their finances, their children, their job, and their overall family structure and stability. Such is the nature of the disease of addiction.

      I have met with many parents and other family members who ask, Why can’t Billy just quit? And the true answer to this question is elusive. I often tell people about the Navy Seal who came into my office after being diagnosed as having opiate use disorder. He was tough guy, a formidable man, who was wounded in combat and had the scars to prove it. He was also addicted to opiates. The day he admitted to our treatment center, he chose to lay on the floor of my office as we got to know one another. One might say, Hey that guy is tough as nails, he’s a Navy Seal after all, why can’t he just put his mind to it and quit using opiates on his own? On that day, and on many other days, I witnessed withdrawal symptoms that made me cringe. I know that withdrawal symptoms are real because I have met hundreds individuals while they were going through it. I know that I don’t ever want to go through anything that is even remotely similar to full withdrawals. This book attempts to help the reader gain a deeper understanding of the disease of addiction, and why a cure is so remote.

      Note From The Author

      This author is older now and grew up in a time when marijuana, acid, and Quaaludes were the drugs on the scene. I am describing my junior high and high school years. Some of my friends were using drugs, but I was more focused on playing tennis, and was on the tennis team. I also started playing the guitar at the age of 13 and enjoyed it. Caring about my tennis and my guitar playing kept me away from using drugs. I will also admit that being somewhat shy also protected me from getting involved with druggy friends. When I was a senior in high school I started smoking pot. I look back and believe it was an effort to fit in rather than a desire feel high.

      I often wonder what life would have been like for me, if during my high school years there was a prevalence of cocaine, crack, meth,heroin, fentanyl, and opiate based pain pills in my school. Schools today are often overrun with such drugs. These drugs are in the pockets and purses of junior high and high school children, in some schools. Such drugs are also in the desks and cars of teachers, coaches, and principals in many cases. Such drugs are in the bloodstream of many parents who go to PTA, drama performances, and football games. Drug abuse is EVERYWHERE!

      Was I a vulnerable young person? Could l have possibly gravitated towards the drug using students? If participating in drug use gave me a little attention from a pretty girl could I have tried to show her I was cool by snorting a little cocaine. The answer is maybe. I realize now as an adult that I was vulnerable; after all I wanted to be liked and socially accepted in school. This need to be liked and accepted is normal of course; however illegal drug use is not normal, yet is is EVERYWHERE. Somehow I managed to avoid drugs during these dangerous years, but I realize that I could have fallen in with the wrong crowd very easily.

      Addiction - An Overview

      In many ways all addictions are similar, and yet all addictions have their individual characteristics. Today, there are many identified addictions that were never dreamed of decades ago. For example, there is video gaming addiction. Yes, many people are literally addicted to video gaming as they shoot away at would be armies and assassins. Some people get so wrapped up in this type of gaming that they do not eat, bath, or emerge from their room except to use the bathroom. The will often carry their laptop with them to the kitchen, and commute to play their games while eating and they will also take their game with them as they go to the bathroom for their bathroom needs. They express great anger when their game is interrupted, and they will often play their games all night and all day until they collapse into sleep, only to wake and play again. These folks lose their jobs, their spouses, their children, all of their savings, and drop out of college. The question that arises is - why?

      People get a thrill out of paying games and being successful in their games. To be more scientific, people get a flow of dopamine in their brain which serves as a reward. Dopamine is the "feel

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