Slowly, Then All At Once: Welcome To Opioid Addiction
February 23, 2023
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People say there’s an epidemic, but I say there’s only me, alone, in a dark house.
As Workit Health’s VP of Marketing, Kali Lux leans in to the culture gap between addiction, recovery, and medicine. She’s interested in finding solutions that work for substance users better than drinking or drugging does, and believes Workit is one of them. She’s written extensively on her own experience through addiction into long-term recovery. You can connect with her on Twitter @kalireadsbooks.
People say there’s an epidemic, but I say there’s only me, alone, in a dark house.
You’re ready to kick opiates. Here’s an opiate withdrawal timeline to help know what you should expect and when you should expect it.
I’ve been alone on Christmas, in a self-created exile from the family and friends that cared about me. When I was 17, my apartment was raided by the police. I was living with a drug-dealing boyfriend, lying to everyone around me, and scared out of my mind.
From sugar to caffeine to opioids, anyone who has quit an addictive substance understands how tough it is to get through cravings.
Buprenorphine/naloxone (known by it’s common brand name, Suboxone) is the gold-standard treatment for opioid addiction. So if your friend, family member, or significant other is now receiving the gold standard of care, you should feel some relief. But medication for addiction recovery comes with a stigma that often results in concern from loved ones.
You can recover. And as long as you survive it, you can especially recover after overdose. It can be a wake-up call to just how serious your addiction is. For some, it can be the big reveal in which friends and family finally realize you are very sick. It might be your own big reveal, in which you realize how sick you are. Maybe you wake up in the hospital, whereas before you’ve been able to sleep things off.
Taylor Hawkins, the drummer of the Foo Fighters died in a Bogota hotel room on Friday, March 25th. The cause of death has not yet
Opioid dependence and misuse are on the rise in St. Paul and other parts of Minnesota. In September 2021, many St. Paul residents realized the
Answers to your questions about Suboxone treatment in Portland, OR Preliminary data show that in 2021, Oregon (like the nation at large) saw a surge
New Year’s Eve is the ultimate excuse to party hard. Call it amateur hour, but New Year’s makes drug users everywhere, reformed and not, pause and remember crazy years past. So what can you do on New Year’s, if you aren’t planning to get high?
August 31st is International Overdose Awareness Day, the perfect time to understand that the opioid crisis affects people from all walks of life and backgrounds.
PORTLAND, ORE. (PRWEB) JULY 29, 2021 Today, Workit Health, the nation’s leading provider of virtual addiction care, announced the expansion of its program to provide care
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When you’re feeling sick, staying sober can seem challenging. But you can stay sober even under the weather. When I’m feeling sick, I often feel
Workit Health will utilize the Ohio State Opioid Response (SOR) 2.0 funding in order to provide access to online, on-demand medication assisted treatment for individuals
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