simco
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I didn't see the jab about you not wanting it bad enough. For what it's worth, that's a very common refrain in some of the more dismal recovery circles...it also has nothing to do with you; please try to put it out of your mind. Getting through opioid WDs is really hard.
Have you looked at all into 'opioid replacement therapy' (ORT)? Methadone and suboxone (buprenorphine) are two commonly used tools for ORT. The basic premise is to switch you to an opioid that has fewer negative impacts than your drug of choice, and that is administered in a semi-structured environment. Your desire to be off the pills tempered by your awareness that you're not in a position to quit completely makes me think this could be a good option. It's also the case that ORT is really the gold standard of opioid use disorder treatment.
Many people avoid ORT, thinking they're just 'trading one addiction for another,' but this misses a crucial distinction: you (may) currently have an addiction to the codeine. That includes a physical dependency on the substance. But it also includes unhealthy behaviors and thought patterns (e.g. guilt, desire for more, etc). In the case of ORT, yes, you will still be physically dependent on opioids. But the stabilizing nature of the medication and its program allows many people to work on their underlying addiction during the therapy.
Let us know if this idea has any appeal for you, OK?
Keep your chin up, Anna
Have you looked at all into 'opioid replacement therapy' (ORT)? Methadone and suboxone (buprenorphine) are two commonly used tools for ORT. The basic premise is to switch you to an opioid that has fewer negative impacts than your drug of choice, and that is administered in a semi-structured environment. Your desire to be off the pills tempered by your awareness that you're not in a position to quit completely makes me think this could be a good option. It's also the case that ORT is really the gold standard of opioid use disorder treatment.
Many people avoid ORT, thinking they're just 'trading one addiction for another,' but this misses a crucial distinction: you (may) currently have an addiction to the codeine. That includes a physical dependency on the substance. But it also includes unhealthy behaviors and thought patterns (e.g. guilt, desire for more, etc). In the case of ORT, yes, you will still be physically dependent on opioids. But the stabilizing nature of the medication and its program allows many people to work on their underlying addiction during the therapy.
Let us know if this idea has any appeal for you, OK?
Keep your chin up, Anna