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something for fellow christians

central to christian worldview is the idea that we are in a spiritual war and behind enemy lines. Easter marks D-day. With this viewpoint in mind, one of my cousins (more like a brother) has adopted the song Still in the fight, by mike corrado as his motto while trying to use suboxen to tapper off Herion ( i think) I thought the song might encourage others especially anyone who feels like they may have disqualified themselves for ministry.

should probably add that while my cousin and i are close emotionaly, he and i have been seperated while I am in school. He emailed me tonight asking for prayer because he is starting subs and he mentioned the song and spiritual warfare. so, i have no clue what he is kicking but he has tried with H before... so if i had to guess....

the song is linked to, below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of7dGa91uO8

Please note: I didn't post this to start theology debate just to encourage people.
 
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thanks for the reply. I am on pain meds myself so i know how subs work. one thing I don't get though if james is on them for recovery, do they dose people at levels where people can tell he is on opiates? just thinking he might have issues at his job if they can tell. I know with methadone they only dose at levels to avoid sickness. Is that how subs work too?
 
Yes, basically. A major goal of opioid replacement therapy (ORT), whether via methadone or buprenorphine/suboxone/subutex, is to stabilize the patient by assuring a safe, uninterrupted supply of medication. In many cases, this allows the patient to avoid the nastier aspects of opioid addiction--overdose, acute withdrawals, illegal activities, etc.--while focusing on long-term recovery.

In practice, ORT won't leave the patient high. (If care isn't used in dosing, methadone will indeed get people high. Suboxone, though, is less prone to this.). The goal is to give the patient enough medication that his or her cravings aren't running the show, but not so much that he or she is nodding out.
 
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