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• Treatment
  1. Clinical Care
     • Questioning the Coventional Wisdom
       • Is rehab really necessary?
       • Psychologist wants me to go to rehab but I'm 76 days sober. What would you do?
       • Intensive Outpatient vs Inpatient?
       • A rant about current treatment models
       • Hypocrisy of Abstinence Only Based Therapies
       • Rehab & Detox Clinics: Share your experiences
       • Rehabs That Will Take a Single Parent With Their Children
       • Experiencing Treatment for Co-Occuring Disorders (Mental Illness & Addiction)
     • Evidence Based Clinical Care
       • Maintenance Medication for Opiate Addiction: The Foundation of Recovery
       • toothpastedog on Medication Assisted Treatment, .pptx & .pdf
       • Buprenorphine
         1. Buprenorphine Providers (in the US)
         2. Buprenorphine Wiki
         3. National Alliance of Advocates for Buprenorphine Treatment
         4. Transitioning from Methadone to Buprenorphine
         5. What if I need pain medication for surgery, or acute pain?
         6. Challanges and Methods for Managing Pain and Buprenorphine Use
         7. Pain management while on subtext?
         8. Effectively Taking Sublingual Buprenorphine
       • Methadone
         1. Methadone Providers (in the US)
         2. Suggestions on Medication to Comfortably Transition Off Methadone
         3. Opioid Replacement Therapy Physician's Guide
         4. National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery (NAMA)
         5. Methadone Today: Ask a Doctor
            • Underdose and Craving
            • More to Underdosed
            • Methadone and Health
            • How Long Should I Stay on Methadone?
            • Serum Levels and Split Dosing
            • Serum Level Testing
            • Not Able to Sleep While Detoxing?
            • On Sweating
         6. Methadone Wiki
       • Naltrexone
         1. Limits of Vivitrol/Naloxone
       • Integrative Approaches to Treatment
         1. Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention
         2. Mindfulness Based Cognative Therapy
         3. Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
         4. Motivational Interviewing
         5. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
         6. Trauma Sensative SUD Treatment
  2. Auxiliary Care
     • Twelve-Step Addiction Recovery Support Groups
     • 12 step discussion thread Voice your opinions here!
     • Torn - go back to NA or stay away
     • Alternatives to AA 12 Step Meetings
     • DOs & DON'Ts of Twelve Step Meetings
     • Refuge Recovery
     • SMART Recovery (Support Group information and discussion)
     • Support For Those Affected by the Addiction of Others
• Education
  1. General
     • Rat Park
     • Recovery is exhausting
     • What is Addiction?
     • Almost Everything We Think We know About Addiction Is Wrong
     • Addiction Guide
     • The Brain and Addiction
     • Varied Approaches to Addiction Recovery
     • Are you living a secret double life? (outstanding discussion)
  2. Withdrawal and Detoxification
     • Gabaergic Substances
       • The Ashton Manual: How Benzodiazepines Work and How to Withdrawal
       • Bluelight Benzodiazepine Conversion Chart
       • Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Wiki
       • Managing GHB/GBL Withdrawal
     • Opioid/Opiate Substances
       • The Heroin & Opioid Mega Discussion Thread (Volumes 1-2 Merged)
       • The Thomas Recipe Recipe for Basic Home Based Opioid Detoxification
       • Comfort Meds and Opiate Withdrawal
       • Your Personal Opiate Withdrawal Arsenal
       • Bluelight Opioid Conversion Chart
     • Cannabinoid Substances
       • A Guide to Quitting Marijuana and Hashish (applies to all traditional cannabinoid substances)
     • Stimulant Substances
       • Stimulant Psychosis
     • PAWS
       • Post-acute-withdrawal syndrome Wiki
       • Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (WIP)
• Self Care
  1. General
     • Stress and Recovery
     • What the Hell is Self Care?!
     • Mindfulness Based Harm Reduction Resources
  2. Mental Health
     • What are some anxiety and/or depression hacks?
     • How do You Handle Your Anxiety in Early Recovery
     • Your Brain on Nature
     • Self Hatred
     • TDS Mindfulness Thread
     • Anhedonia Mega Thread
     • Addiction and OCD
  3. Creativity
     • I made this!
     • List of Hobbies (for those struggling to find worthwhile things in early recovery)
  4. Sleep
     • Sleep Hygiene: Great How-To Guide
     • Sleep Hygiene wiki
  5. Exercise
     • Aerobic Exercise
     • Exercise 4 Health, Mental Health, and Addiction vs. The Endorphin Factory
     • Exercise 4 Health, Mental Health, and Addiction vs. I worked all that out
  6. Relationships
     • Supporting a spouse
     • Help supporting my boyfriend's at home detox
     • Can my boyfriend and I get clean together? Have you been able to do it?
     • How many times should you forgive?
  7. Women's Health
     • Support for Pregnant Women
     • 23 years old female, pregnant and abusing Oxycodone
  8. Personal Health
     • Am I technically sober if the only thing I am addicted to is caffeine?
     • Teeth! & Oral Hygiene
     • Tips for Helping Track Marks Heal
     • Some Basic Info on Alternative Recovery Practice to Promote Wellbeing
  9. Community
     • Music Thread
     • SL Music Thread v. 2nd Take
• Recovery Journals
  1. Gabaergic Substances
     • Benzo withdrawal: Losing my mind
       [mention]cj[/mention] Etizolam, Clonazepam, Alprazolam, Opioids
     • Need serious help, Xanax is going to ruin me
       [mention]Enough999[/mention] Alprazolam, Opioids
     • My new sobriety from alcohol (CAUTION: book enclosed)
       [mention]blazie151[/mention] Alcohol
     • Binge drinking -cause of lightheadedness?; and advice for reducing consumption
       [mention]tired of crap[/mention] Alcohol
     • Questions about alcohol withdrawal
       [mention]Krazikat[/mention] Alcohol
     • Hard to taper my medication, want to abuse them
       [mention]Outsider31[/mention] Baclofen, Gabapentin
     • Very SERIOUS phenibut addiction. HELP!
       [mention]chipah[/mention] Phenibut
     • Anhedonia after quitting phenibut
       [mention]phenibut10[/mention] Phenibut
     • 3 Years of (Phenibut). I'm ready to get off w Baclofen. (Successfully Done)
       [mention]warforge[/mention] Phenibut
     • GHB addiction - night only
       [mention]Ravensight[/mention] GHB/GBL
  2. Opioid/Opiate Substances
     • My journey starts today (hydromorphone)
       [mention]Sixxam[/mention] Hydromorpone
     • My last Day 1 (Recovery Journal)
       [mention]VastEmpty[/mention] Oxycodone, Kratom
     • 16 year oxy user working up plan to get off for good please help have questions
       [mention]the last dose[/mention] Oxycodone
     • Road to Recovery
       [mention]Mr.Root[/mention] Oxycodone
     • Quitting, need some help
       [mention]mikeorr4444[/mention] Oxycodone, Hydrocodone
     • Witness Me!
       [mention]BigPoppaGoonie[/mention] Oxycodone, Fentanyl
     • Shooting Suboxone
       [mention]yvette[/mention] IV Buprenorphine
     • 42 days off bupe. feeling a little better.
       [mention]martinbr[/mention] Buprenorhine
     • 24 days off buprenorphine and i feel terrible./ withdrawals from Tramadol?
       [mention]martinbr[/mention] Tramadol, Buprenorphine
     • Tapering of subs - scared but excited
       [MENTION]2dark2see[/MENTION] Hydrocodone, Buprenorphine
     • My brief summary: Suboxone 8mg cold turkey days 1 - 10
       [mention]MisterNotSoClean[/mention] Buprenorphine
     • Coming Out/Back from the wreckage...
       [mention]10YearsGone[/mention] Morphine, Various
     • Kicking Again (Single Suboxone Strip Challenge)
       [MENTION]Phil.McKeer[/MENTION] Heroin
     • I can't go on, I'll go on (Recovery Journal)
       [mention]simco[/mention] Heroin
     • Need help kicking Heroin while I have it easy
       [mention]kickitnow[/mention] Heroin
     • Journal of an addict on the road to recovery
       [mention]F'Loki[/mention] Heroin, Diazepam
     • My secret
       [mention]Imtryin[/mention] Codeine
     • Long term megadose loperamide withdrawal
       [mention]Ekitty4[/mention] Loperamide
     • Tramadol withdrawls?
       [mention]Liv21815[/mention] Tramadol
     • Another detox attempt.... U-47700 and Tianeptine.
       [mention]w0w0mg[/mention] U-47700 and Tianeptine
     • Tianeptine/lyrica withdrawal HELP
       [mention]JS210041[/mention] Tianeptine
     • So I made it?
       [mention]amediocrity[/mention] Codeine, Kratom
     • Using Kraton to get off methadone | Finally quitting kratom | Almost 2 months (sober?) update!
       [mention]Thinkwithportals[/mention] Methadone, Kratom
     • Kratom Addiction/ Need Help After Withdrawals Are Over
       [mention]BeatIt[/mention] Kratom
     • Poppy pod tea addiction
       [mention]Claireabellc[/mention] Poppy Pod Tea, Kratom
     • Trying to be sober but not in pain - opioid and then benzodiazepine withdrawal
       [mention]Somaniferum[/mention] Opioids, Gabaergic Substances
     • PAWS is a bitch and I missed you guys
       [mention]xburtonchic[/mention] Opioids, Gabaergic Substances
     • Kratom withdrawal how to mitigate its effects and how to cope with it. My story
       [mention]AddictRecon[/mention] Kratom
  3. Stimulant Substances
     • I have a problem
       [mention]cyberius[/mention] Methampetamine
     • Freedom from Crystal Meth, Heroin
       [mention]ThatSpaceyKid[/mention] Crystal Meth, Heroin
     • Caffeine detox
       [mention]touchypoontang[/mention] Caffeine
  4. Cannibinoid Substances
     • For Those of You Who Quit Weed
       [mention]LawyerLife[/mention] Cannabis
     • Cannabis use and recovery
       [mention]manofadude[/mention] Cannabis, Benzodiazepines
  5. Dissociative Substances
     • addicted to dxm
       [mention]lazydullard[/mention] DXM