Opioid Addiction Archives - Hope After Opioids

What are the Problems and Challenges with Opioid Use?

After all, aren’t they pills doctors prescribe to help patients? In many places, you’ll see flyers or posters advertising ways…

Feeling worthless is something most addicts are familiar with. For years after taking my last dose of Vicodin, I felt…

You’re not magically better once you successfully taper off the drugs. When I was tapering off opioids, it was insanely…

It was an 8-year struggle. Growing up, I’d always thought of myself as happy enough in my own skin. Sure,…

And what I wished I would’ve figured out years earlier. See the girl in that image above? That was me.…

Opioids had taken enough of me. I was in a world of hurt. My body felt like needles were pricking…

Yes, many people hide their addiction…even from those they’re closest to. When I started dating my now-husband, I had been…

But it has the potential to be better — so long as you choose it. When I was addicted to…

You may know someone who doesn’t want to admit they have a problem. But does anyone? It’s hard to understand…

You may think you know what addicts are like. But do you really? The opioid crisis has been generating more…