[lilegirl]

Hi my boyfriend is addicted to pain pills. I believe they are opiots. I am not even sure if I am spelling that right. I dont know much about these pills. I just know that they are very powerful and he takes a bunch of them. I went to borrow his chapstick one night and found the pills inside the container. Thats how I found out he was using. We have been together for a while now and I dont know how to help him. He says he wants to get off, he doesnt want these to run his life anymore. He was addicted before and told me he was off. Then I found them again. He seems serious this time about being done with these devil pills. We have talked about this a lot ovet the past few weeks but he cant seem to quit. he tried cold turkey but the pain was just too great. I dont know what to do. We have considered rehab but we have a little girl to think about. I dont know what we will do if he has to quit his job to go to rehab. I know it would be for the best, though my daughter and I cant make it without his income. I am still in school and cant work full time. is there anyway he could quit without rehab and still be able to go to work??? I have read many stories on here and see how bad the withdrawls are. I want to know what I can do to help him, does anyone have any advice on how to help him with this????

Thanks,
lile

[hatelove percs]

yes, there is a way he can quit and continue to go to work. there is a drug called suboxone that eleminates the withdrawl symptoms completely. there are a hand few of doctors that prescribe it, so you will have to look it up on the net to see which ones do in your area. the only draw back i can see to this approach is that eventually he will want to come off this drug also someday. however it is much safer than takeing the hydros or percs or whatever. and can be controlled easier when it is time to wean off of it.

[clinicalmanager]

Lilegirl,

One: why did he start using them?
Two: address that issue (i.e., pain, depression, boredom, etc.)
Three: slowly decrease dose, if he really wants to quit.
Four: If you have insurance, utilize an addiction specialist to assist in stopping opiode use.

But the most important issue remains, why did he start using them.

That issue will remain even though he quits using opiates. If he doesn't address the root cause, he'll move on to other diversions.

[tamara02]

Hi lilegirl, Look up www.suboxone.com put your zipcode in to your right and some Dr.names should come up in your area,these meds saved my butt,also along with the sub. its good to have counseling or N/A meetings,good luck Tammy