good morning/ stay positive

[hippy]

hey everyone, its wensday morning, and life is good.
we all have to be kind to each other.
this fourm is going through a strange time because of the hacker.
i myself can not wait untill it is in the past, and  i am
sure it will pass,
untill then we need to stay positive,   and talk about
recovery, and how this fourm has helps us all.
the thought of this fourm being shut down, is a sad thought.
so lets all be nice, and when you see a post that is out in
left feild, ignore it. if you see a post from me and it is crazy
you can rest easy that it is not me.
michael  peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chuck99]

Hey everyone . Its been a while since Ive posted , but I figured Id just say a positive thing or two :)Since going through alcohol withdrawl just a little over 2 months ago , I havent touched it or smoked pot , I have been completely clean and I'm loving it . The first month and a half or so was pretty bad with anixiety/slight depression , but it is improving . It does take time , but things get better. For me , it hasnt been a proplem resisting alcohol , but I can definitely see how easy it would be to slip back into old habbits . On a few occasions I thought about sometime in the near future having maybe just a beer  , but then I realized that it would be a VERY BAD idea. Stay completely clean , and you can do it. Of course , the withdrawl for that one week REALLY sucked , but the real battle, in my opinion, is the mental one that comes afterwards. You can do it . I did it :) Stay strong and stay clean everyone

[groovygirl]

What state do you live in?  I am trying to put something together to make comparisons between MA and other states.  MA is very conservative...a friend in CA called a Methadone clinic and had an appointment for the same afternoon.  I personally don't really want to try Methadone.  The big reason is I travel pretty frequently, and I wouldn't be able to maintain any consistency.  Around here, you have to prove yourself for a long time before you get take-homes.  What do you do if you have to go away for a few days or longer?  Is the clinic close to you?

[mrmichael67]

There have been many studies done on buprenorphine vs methadone.  I have read the results of many, but I unfortunately haven't saved them.  I could find some again, and I will post the links to them.  Basically, they tested buprenorphine, methadone, and placebo.  In all cases that I saw, methadone had the highest retaining rate of all three.  More people on methadone finished the study.  I have never had buprenorphine, so I obviously can't write from experience.  But, the studies I read were legitimate.  From what I saw, buprenorphine works well with people that were on lower doses of an opioid.  If someone is prescribed a half gram of morphine a day, then methadone is the superior choice.  I am currently on methadone maintanence and it is working extremely well for me.  The only problem I am having is with the once a day dosing.  I am in pain almost every night....sometimes miserable pain.  When I get takehomes, I can split dose...one in the morning and one at night.  The pain control during the day has been exceptional.  I take 100mg in the morning.  If I could take another 100mg at night, I would be really happy.  Actually, a good 80-80 split would work best....two diskettes each time.  The 100mg does hold me as far as withdrawal goes.  When I go in the morning for my dose, I feel completely normal besides the pain.  It takes about an hour to kick in.  My wait to dose is usually five minutes.

[OxyDout]

no, you sure didn't ask me......... but here is a page you may want to look at.

http://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/alcoholanddrugs/subutex/subutex.html

[groovygirl]

Yes, a few people have done me really wrong - you got that right.

[groovygirl]

Did anyone ask you what you thought?