Diary of a Heroin Addict

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One day at a time?
2007-05-20 00:19:00
The “One day at a time”(o.d.a.a.t) approach to dealing with any kind of addiction is great.  It kind of helps you to remember, “Hey, this is life.  It sucks sometimes but, I can get through this”.   But, I’d like to expand that concept a little bit.  I don’t take it one day at a time, ...
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I was going to call this blog ?Ten things I Hate About Heroin? but?
2007-05-15 03:55:00
I was going to call this blog “Ten Things I Hate About Hero in”.  But I think that hate might be too strong of a word for my relationship with heroin.  Although I have been clean for quite some time now, I have never regretted getting involved with the stuff in the first place.  Sure, I’ve ...
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The Importance of Sticking to Your Suboxone Regiment
2007-05-11 01:12:00
It is very important that while in Suboxone treatment you refrain from abusing your medication.  The meaning of “abusing your medication” should be self-explanatory; however, there are even some small examples of abuse that are often overlooked.  Obviously, you should not take an abnormally large dose to feel a euphoric effect.  If you are taking Suboxone ...
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Love, Death, and Rebirth (Part III of III)
2007-04-07 01:44:00
Eventually the paramedics deemed me well enough to walk out to the ambulance. They did not feel it was necessary to allow me to put on a shirt and a belt, so while walking out it was imperative that a paramedic held an IV bag, ...
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Love, Death, and Rebirth (Part II of III)
2007-04-02 01:42:00
Black Then? Eternal darkness Then? Black, empty consciousness Then? Warmth? Then? Recognition of self. Then? A presence Behind me Then? Development of sense of self Then? Red, red, red, RED, RED, RED, RED!!!! I explode from the womb of rebirth into the light of my bedroom. I?m on my back with the bright light of my ceiling fan blinding me. Is it my ...
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Love, Death, and Rebirth (Part I of III)
2007-03-20 00:41:00
I awoke on Monday morning, June 19, 2006, exactly a month after my 21st birthday, in a particularly jubilant mood because the first sight for my weary eyes was the sleeping beauty that was my girlfriend at the time. Nothing quite compares to the sight of your object ...
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