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 […]
High school was finally over, and it was time to move on to bigger things. As you prepared for graduation, you decided to go to college at East Tennessee State University. Your dad lived down in the area so you wouldn’t have to pay for housing. Even though you had been estranged for the last […]
You walk into the quiet room to find your 52-year-old husband looking like a frozen statue. He is seated with his elbows flexed and fists clenched while his neck is held stiff in a bent position. He doesn’t move or speak, even when you call his name repeatedly. Attempts to touch or lightly shake him […]
After consuming heroin, you begin to feel nauseated. You rush to the toilet and vomit into the bowl. It makes you feel horrible, but you think it must be worth it compared to your high. Since you started taking heroin, you have been vomiting shortly after, which must be normal, right? You wonder if there […]
Your friend recently died from an apparent heroin overdose. At first, you accept it because it comes with the crowd you spend time with. Hearing so-and-so died of an overdose comes every once in a while. It’s sad, but doesn’t affect you anymore. That was until the toxicology report said fentanyl was found in their […]
A woman is prescribed morphine for massive migraines in the hospital. She begins to take it regularly and realizes that the more morphine she takes, the less her headaches bother her. Her body, and specifically her head, have become dependent on morphine. She picks up her bottle one day and realizes that she has one […]
The opioid crisis rages on in Appalachia, with overdose mortality rates over 61% higher here than in the rest of the nation. The fuel for this fire? A powerful synthetic opioid called fentanyl that’s 50-100 times more potent than other drugs in its class. If you or someone you love is participating in illegal opioid […]
If you’re recovering from a substance use disorder, regular drug screens may be a reality for you. If you’re looking for a new job or if your current job requires drug testing, this can be worrisome when you’re recovering. After all, medications like Suboxone® (buprenorphine) are prescribed to treat addiction, but aren’t they still considered […]
The opioid crisis has made employee drug screenings a lot more popular than they used to be. This can be nerve-wracking for some, especially if you’re applying for your dream job. You don’t use illegal substances. You’re not on prescription opioids. But the test tells a different story. Why? And what can you do? Surprisingly, […]
If you or someone you love is managing an opioid addiction, you’re not alone. According to the Addiction Resource Center (ARC), opioid misuse is higher in Appalachia than anywhere else in the nation. If you’re living in a small Appalachian community, finding treatment might feel like a challenge. At ReVIDA® Recovery, we want you to […]
