Comments on: Heroin Effects on Your Life and Your Lifestyle

By: linda johnson-morris

linda johnson-morris — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:29:30 +0000

I had written a comment on January 27th, 2010. My step daughter and our entire family have made an amazing turn around. We found the incredible,-unlikely, drug rehab program, housing program. job program- this program is called Next Step Foundation in Mckees Rocks, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is a 501c- non profit and no one is turned away for lack of money.The CEO is David Francis- a former addict years ago and everyone who works and lives here have been addicted. I found this place by mere chance and was very, skeptical at first but my stepdaughter is thriving here. She works full time, goes to school and has her own apartment right there in Pittsburgh Call them, write- visit/ do whatever you need to- call-412-331-02887 they realize it’s just not will power- it is fixing an injured brain- which takes ..time…

By: sam

sam — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:50:26 +0000

Rehab is a good option, methadone clinics are good as well. But let me tell you from my own personal experience. Although at home she will have a good support system (her family and friends) the best thing for her is a detox AND rehab facility that is not in her home town. Somewhere that she does not know anyone. NO ONE! And in effort to avoid relapse, returning home after rehab isn’t the best idea. Help her find a half-way house, sober living etc. Most likely in the same area as the rehab. This way she has access to the support system she has built, and will be able to make new friends that are likely clean and sober. After say a year in sober living, then a transition back to “home” will give her better chances of avoiding relapse. Detox is hard, very hard. Its the worst sickness you can imagine. But its the mental addiction that destroys you afterwards. You spend so much of ur day thinking about scoring, scoring, and fixing yourself up, that you don’t have time for much else. Coming back to life clean, you spend a lot of time trying to figure out what to do with yourself. AND THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS “I CAN DO IT JUST ONCE AND I’LL BE OK”

By: shay

shay — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:17:42 +0000

I would love to tell you that i had the miricale answer for you but i cant. I my self have 17days clean and am coming back from my second relapse and its been hell. You dont relize what your doing while your doing it but i will tell you this, one thing you learn in n.a. is that everyone has to hit there own personal rock bottom before there are truly willing to get help. I know you may think your daughter has but if she had she wouldnt be back out there. I hope for her sake her childs and your familys she gets help and when she does i promise it will get better