Lisa Torres
May 10, 08- (by LisaTorres)
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- Controversy Alley, Sobriety Salon
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I watched my story in multiple parts on The Second Road’s home page and felt like I’ve stripped naket in cyberspace. I’ve shared my story in private and very public forums now for years, I’ve had the most inimate details published all over but haven’t experienced this before. Now, my drug story is “out there” memorialized on the internet. I can imagine now being held to a standard where every future deviation from the video version will be subject to criticism a la the author of “A Million Pieces” I’ve no doubt offended many of the same traditional recovery stakeholders. Any how, those are probably among my worst fears. The benefits of having any part of my story “touch” someone still suffering is worth it, I believe. I’m sorry about a delayed response; I’d love to hear from anyone who’s moved to respond. The end of the four part story does not let the viewer know about my life today. I have overcome active opiate addiction and while there is no available “cure” yet, I manage the chronic disease so efficiently that I no longer fear relapse and I have enjoyed the gift of focusing my limited, precious energies tending to my life “garden” which is full of wonder, joy, challenges and hope. …lisa
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Thanks for your honesty. My brother will be on methadone the rest of his life, he says. Is that normal? He also falls asleep at inopportune moments and I wondered if this was related to the methadone. Did you see that Diary of A Quitter has written about suboxone? You might want to read her stuff and comment too. Thanks again.
Since opiate addiction is a chronic disease (there is no “cure”), it’s actually quiate normal to continue taking methadone for long to indefinite periods. Falling asleep at “inopportune moments” is not an acceptable side effect of a stabilized methadone maintained patient. It’s more common in patients who are tapering up or down, but haven’t achieved stability and it is also common in patients who combine other medications with methadone. I would urge you to communicate your concerns with him - certain safety risks are presented with drowsiness (ie., driving). Good luck! …lisa
Thanks. I wish i could speak to him like that. We have just reestablished a tentative connection. He is a year out of treatment (again), and finally actually kind of ‘real’ with me. I fear mentioning this right now would push him away. I hate what it must be doing to his sweet, sensitive, shy, practically mute ten year old boy.