You have been wrestling with the seemingly ongoing cycle of opioid use for the last few years. Every time you’ve pulled away, the cravings for opioids have only grown stronger. You keep thinking this time will be the time you will stop using opioids, but you always leave treatment programs before you can get anywhere […]
When you decided to stop using heroin, you were nervous about withdrawal and cravings. If you went to get treatment, would they help with those concerns? Even though you had hesitations, you were ready to stop using heroin and decided to go get help. As the doctor goes over your medical history, he asks if […]
It’s a normal day at work, a customer brought in a Chevy 1500 saying something felt off in the drive shaft. You have it up on the lift and are trying to diagnose the problem when you hear a loud crack and your coworkers shouting. The lift shifts to the left and all you remember […]
You have been taking opioids for a few years now, both prescription pills and illicit substances such as heroin. It started when you broke your arm in two places at work, and the doctor prescribed you something strong for the pain. Since then, you haven’t been able to stop using any type of opioid you […]
You have been doing well with your recovery. After getting mixed up with the wrong crowd at your job, you found yourself using any opioids you could get your hands on. The path to recovery was rough, and after legal troubles, failed relationships, and losing more jobs than you can count, you found yourself in […]
You’ve worked a lot of jobs to make ends meet, construction, factory work, and some farm work. Each year as you get older, it seems you sustain another injury. You have broken several bones, torn ligaments, and had many days where ibuprofen just wasn’t enough. But you pushed on as you had a family to […]
You have been using substances since high school. Your mom had passed from cancer, and your dad was either working long hours in the mines or drinking. Needless to say, he didn’t pay much attention to you. It was nice having free reign to experiment and do what you wanted. But soon, your dad cut […]
You grew up knowing certain things about the substances circulating throughout your local Appalachian streets. Your dad had taken oxycodone, fentanyl, and many other forms of pain pills just to manage his constant back pain. After years of working in factories and mines, his body was giving out, but he knew he had to work […]
You’ve had enough. You spent the past several years trying and failing to address your opioid use disorder. When you quit, the withdrawals were so strong that you found yourself seeking out opioids once more to counteract them. It’s a vicious cycle that you’re ready to change. Maybe that’s not you, and instead, you were […]
You are at a party when you hear people yelling, someone is overdosing in the backyard. You have naloxone on you and rush out to help. The person is starting to turn blue and you know you need to act fast. You open the spray and administer the dose, trying to help the person sit […]
