As a recovering addict and alcoholic who started with a prescription for Vicodin after a high school football injury; I know how devastating the road of addiction can truly be. I was a straight A student, played many sports; with the option of playing collegiately and I was well liked. The problem was I hated myself and once I started using heavily I hated who I had become. Education is a key tool in treating chemical dependency but most important is to actually treat the underlying cause and condition of the disease. Utah Drug Rehab
withheld :)July 14, 2013
Thank you. I read this, made myself FACE a potential problem - and flushed some pain meds a friend gave me for my chronic pain, left over from her surgery. I felt uneasy, but reasoned that since I don't have medical insurance, I have to fudge a little. I know 'flushing' is not ideal, but I felt like Joseph running from Potifar's wife. I had to hurry to save myself. Thank you.
withheld :)July 14, 2013
Thank you. I read this, made myself FACE a potential problem - and flushed some pain meds a friend gave me for my chronic pain, left over from her surgery. I felt uneasy, but reasoned that since I don't have medical insurance, I have to fudge a little. I know 'flushing' is not ideal, but I felt like Joseph running from Potifar's wife. I had to hurry to save myself. Thank you.
KrisJuly 12, 2013
Thank you for helping me understand this. I recently stopped drinking Coke. I used it for " medicine" for years. Last week I was feeling down physically and emotionally and I craved Coke. I knew it would make me feel better. And it would have, so your point that these things do make us feel better rang a bell. Good luck to all.
RosieJuly 12, 2013
Thanks for this article! I'd like to add that part of the problem is our societal attitude that everything can be solved by taking a pill. Better to get to know your own body. And try other healing methods, such as Emotional Freedom Technique, Eden Energy Medicine, and of course Dr. Bradley Nelson's Emotion Codes. I have a distrust of counselors and medication, and these methods have helped tremendously with my anxiety issues.
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Dustin February 9, 2014
As a recovering addict and alcoholic who started with a prescription for Vicodin after a high school football injury; I know how devastating the road of addiction can truly be. I was a straight A student, played many sports; with the option of playing collegiately and I was well liked. The problem was I hated myself and once I started using heavily I hated who I had become. Education is a key tool in treating chemical dependency but most important is to actually treat the underlying cause and condition of the disease. Utah Drug Rehab
withheld :)July 14, 2013
Thank you. I read this, made myself FACE a potential problem - and flushed some pain meds a friend gave me for my chronic pain, left over from her surgery. I felt uneasy, but reasoned that since I don't have medical insurance, I have to fudge a little. I know 'flushing' is not ideal, but I felt like Joseph running from Potifar's wife. I had to hurry to save myself. Thank you.
withheld :)July 14, 2013
Thank you. I read this, made myself FACE a potential problem - and flushed some pain meds a friend gave me for my chronic pain, left over from her surgery. I felt uneasy, but reasoned that since I don't have medical insurance, I have to fudge a little. I know 'flushing' is not ideal, but I felt like Joseph running from Potifar's wife. I had to hurry to save myself. Thank you.
KrisJuly 12, 2013
Thank you for helping me understand this. I recently stopped drinking Coke. I used it for " medicine" for years. Last week I was feeling down physically and emotionally and I craved Coke. I knew it would make me feel better. And it would have, so your point that these things do make us feel better rang a bell. Good luck to all.
RosieJuly 12, 2013
Thanks for this article! I'd like to add that part of the problem is our societal attitude that everything can be solved by taking a pill. Better to get to know your own body. And try other healing methods, such as Emotional Freedom Technique, Eden Energy Medicine, and of course Dr. Bradley Nelson's Emotion Codes. I have a distrust of counselors and medication, and these methods have helped tremendously with my anxiety issues.
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