Day 1 (08/21/09): The Beginning

I got to the facility at 11:00 am and sat in intake for 9 hours. They took a urine, checked my vitals, fed us a bag lunch, did a bag and body search, met with a nurse and then a doctor.

After all that I was taken to the non-hospital detox. People are cool here (with the exception of a couple of people who are here for the wrong reasons).

They give us Restorill at night to sleep and valium every 4 hours. I'm just taking the valium to sleep through the day.

I told them that I didn't need detox because I never had a physical habit to H. They wanted to put me on methadone. I told them AGAIN that I never had a physical habit and if they give me methadone that I'll just use it to get high and I'm not lookin' to get high. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER MONKEY ON MY BACK (its too crowded on my back right now as it is).

I watched Forrest Gump last night and felt tears comin' on. Why the hell am I turnin' into a girl up in here?
 
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I can tell these are going to be great entries......
This was a wonderful idea.....to journal your experience and post it here. Thank you for sharing it with us.
 
I wanted to remember everything. I can see the changes as I read through my notebook.

Man, I was ANGRY in the beginning!
 
FWIW I cry every time I watch Forrest Gump. Of course I am a girl, but you think I'd get used to it after the gazillionth time! :D
 
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