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My son is addicted to Oxycontin
My 23 YO has been using for more than a year and has finally admitted he needs help. He is doing about 80 mg a day and I am not sure what he will need in the way of detox and rehab. He wants to do it outpatient. I am not sure where to begin to find resources.
Wow sounds a lot like me. I was 22 when I finally came to my parents and told them I needed help to get off oxy. I also wanted to do the outpatient but in order to do that you have to be clean for a certain amount of time and I coudln't manage to stay clean for the week or so required to actually start outpatient.
I decided to go to rehab (with strong incouragement from my parents) and I only stayed in the detox classification for 2 days. After that I stayed residential for 2 weeks. I know my preconcieved notion was that if I went in for inpatient treatment I'd have to stay for 30-90 days. Thats not always the case. The doctors and counselors there worked with me and wanted me to keep my job so they recomended I switch to outpatient care after that. It worked very well as I have been clean of all mind altering substances since May 5th 2009.
Go online and look for a list of treatment places and then consult with your insurance. Some insurance providers will only pay for outpatient, all are different. Some treatment centers are willing to work with you, others are more difficult. Good luck! it's good that he is ready to start working on it, sometimes that can be super difficult.
I decided to go to rehab (with strong incouragement from my parents) and I only stayed in the detox classification for 2 days. After that I stayed residential for 2 weeks. I know my preconcieved notion was that if I went in for inpatient treatment I'd have to stay for 30-90 days. Thats not always the case. The doctors and counselors there worked with me and wanted me to keep my job so they recomended I switch to outpatient care after that. It worked very well as I have been clean of all mind altering substances since May 5th 2009.
Go online and look for a list of treatment places and then consult with your insurance. Some insurance providers will only pay for outpatient, all are different. Some treatment centers are willing to work with you, others are more difficult. Good luck! it's good that he is ready to start working on it, sometimes that can be super difficult.
i have been through this unforunately with 2 of my children and my husband.not easy at all. if you have health insurance contact them.if not there are outpatient programs that meet 3 or 4 days a week for about 3 hours each session. most work on a sliding fee scale according to your income level. he needs to make the calls he is old enough. you cant call for him. if he wants to be clean there is definitely help out there. the first step was admitting his abuse to himself and you. that is good. he needs to make the calls and follow up. the withdrawal will make him sick but he wont die. i wish you and your family wellness and hope. keep us posted on the progress. pray for wisdom and strength
GOD bless you,
debbie
GOD bless you,
debbie
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And of course, he will need to stop the meds. He can go cold turkey. Opiate withdrawal wont kill you. And his dose really isn't that high. If you have a family doctor or he has a doctor, i would ask for their help. There are some meds they can give to make the physical detox a bit more bearable. The emotional part that comes after the physical detox is what will be most chanllenging and this is the reason he will need a solid program of recovery.
Encourage him, be there for him and help him in any way you can to get his aftercare lined up. He will need it.
Last but not least, this forum is an excellent place for addicts and family of addicts to seek support as well. You may also want to look into some al-anon meetings for yourself so you can better understand this disease and how to help your son. It will also help you to heal from this as it affects not only the addict, but his family as well.
We are here for you. Ask questions whenever you need, or just talk. Keep posting and let us know how things are coming out.............
Jackys