I desperately need help with codeine addiction

[poetrybabe]

Hi there, Can anyone out there PLEASE help me ? I am a 33 year old woman and have been addicted to codeine 30/500 tablets for 15 years for chronic back ache. Over the past few years I have seen my life slide out of control but I need to change it now. I didn't realise there were other people like me out there. I feel as if I want to end it all now. I have tried to wean myself off the tablets gradually but it doesn't work so am now on first day of cold turkey. I relapsed once before but I can't do it this time as I am frightened I will die soon cos of my addiction. I know I face a hellish few days and am in tears as I write this. I am a worthless human being who has allowed myself to become addicted to a drug I genuinely didn't know was addictive. Can ANYONE out there please offer me some words of advice or motivation ? Has anyone out there beaten their own addiction to codeine ? I'd love to hear from you as I am in the bowels of hell at the moment. Thanks  Poetrybabe xxx

[imanaddict]

Me too! Sigh....

[CATUF]

WOW - I just accidently deleted a LONG post with an inadvertent glance of the escape key.  Well, the short answer to your question is hydro – lots of hydro.  By the end I was taking 35 to 40 10's a day.  

[treglx]

Glad to help...and there is alot of help around here.......so keep on posting.

[flmagi]

You are not a worthless human being!   If you are, then all of us are too. AND we're NOT worthless.
CATUF, great post!
Poetry, You can do it. And we're here for you.

[road2recovery]

I always enjoy reading your post...What exactly ws your DOC?
r2r

[troubleinohio]

Catuf you always post the most inspiring and truthful things. Im so glad you are here for us all.