Comments on: 3 Ways to Save a Narcotics Anonymous Meeting

By: KEVIN

KEVIN — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:24:35 +0000

I too have had these same problems in AA/NA meetings about bupe. As a matter of fact there are a lot of AA meetings in my area that do not let you mention addiction or drugs. And a lot of NA meeting that are just hangouts for young addicts looking for to get laid or a new connection.,

By: Protect the innocent

Protect the innocent — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:28:24 +0000

okay guys here goes, I am still not using and there are not any meetings that I go to. I turn to this website for support, for that I thank you! I recently went into the Hospital I was very ill, white blood cell count was way too high and I had to be admitted, needless to say no one knew what Suboxone was at the Hospital so I had my Suboxone in my purse and I told them that I was taking it, they had no problem with it. That is not why I am commenting today, while I was in the Hospital my daughter was in my exhusbands care and I was unable to go and get her I am in the Hospital right and have been for 3 days, my ex tells my daugther that I am only in there to get pumped with morphine and people who need drugs go to Hospitals all the time to get it, my daughter jumped to my defense and told him that I was not taking pills and that I was not there for pain medication that I was very ill. How am I supposed to feel about trying so hard to stay clean and I am doing it very well now going on 6 months when my ex is still convinced that I am on pills or I am using Hospitals for pain medicine! I am beside myself and in tears, no I will not go off the deep end, I won’t let myself down again. I just needed to get it off of my chest. I am out of the Hospital and am waiting on a
Spinal Puncture test result, I am better and doing well as far as the illness goes. Thanks for listening, and everyone stay clean.

By: alison

alison — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:32:45 +0000

i used to think just like merrill, my disease told me i couldnt recover with out methadone. yes, addiction is a matter of life and death! i was on methadone for 8 years and am living proof that you can detox and live truley clean-abstaining from ALL drugs in order to recover. thank god for narcotics anonymous!

By: Valeria

Valeria — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:52:53 +0000

Cheers, Merrill. I couldn’t have said it better myself.

By: Merrill

Merrill — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:33:12 +0000

I’ve gotten the same prejudice at NA meetings when I was on Methadone. All the negativity kept me away from meetngs that I truely needed. After 7 years on Methadone, I relapsed after having surgery and being thrown out of on ununderstanding clinic. Heroin addiction has controled my entire being for the past 30 years or so. I never imagined that I would live this long. I’ve always had the mindset that my lifestyle would kill me at a young age, and I didn’t care. But now at 52, I see how precious life really is and how blessed I am to still be here. I detoxed hundreds or maybe even thousands of times. Either cold turkey, units, psych wards, prisons, jails, booze, pills, everyway I could ever think to stop using. But I could never stay stopped. So to those that say an addict is not clean if they are on methadone or suboxone is a very ignorant and self centered opinion. Some addicts NEED them to recover. Addiction & Recovery is a matter of life & death.