to everyone looking for help and hope please read for yourself overcoming narcotic addiction

[jw272]

well i am here to tell all who do not posses the power of struggle, i have been taking hard narcotics for 6 1/2 years those drugs made me do horrible things and things i am not proud of but i stand here today sober and clean and no more withdrawl feelings. i started out playing semi pro football and got injured with a spinal cord concussion and 2 lower herniated discs so that means yes i got prescribed oxycontin,vicodin,percocet,darvocet,roxycet,loritab,and methadone. and please anyone who is thinking about going to a detox place, please think twice about it. if you want them to fill your body with horrible drugs just to get you hooked on something else, its not worth it. there is no hope in clinics. i see doctors as drug dealers the more you come in the more they get payed especially right now in this economy. people i have taken oxycontin 80 mg 9 times a day, and 10 mg of percocet and vicodin 15 times a day, i was almost a freakin vegitable.
look plain and simple you are the one in control of your life narcotics are the devils drug, my withdrawls lasted almost a full year till my body got back to normal, the hard withdrawls where the famous feeling like a dead fish flopping outside of the water, cold chills, shaking badly after i woke up, couldent or dident want to move at all, throwing up for no reason, peeeing out of my rear end, pure hell..and like i said take control of your life and just stop, the reason your body is doing the withdrawls is because its doing its best to get back to its "a" game. what helped me was my strong will to survive i did this to myself and now i had to clean myself....there is hope pray to god or whatever you believe in. you do not need depression meds you do not need more drugs, shut up sit down and survive. i am clean now for almost 2 years now i have no cravings i do not want that again....point blank if my arm gets shot off, just pass me the tequila and a couple of advil

[mom_of_two136]

I think you have a great message. But in your original post where you state that "you do not need depression meds", I think that is a dangerous comment to make. Many do need that type of medication. Not all medication is bad and some need it to live. I really appreciate your story. It is an inspriration to many, I just think you have to be careful with those types of comments. God Bless

[Ella789]

This is the Addiction and Substance Abuse" Community.  Social Addiction is on another page.  
MOST of the people who come  on here are looking for help or advice or just someone to talk to in order to deal with their illness.  I don't know about you but I had rather hear from someone who has been through this hell and has managed to stay clean for two years than to hear from someone who has no posts other than to say hurtful things about jw.  I guess you have nothing better to do......... and just re-read your own posts man, you ARE being negative!

[mr.lucky66]

I not being negitive but real. I've been around dope and junkies since 1970 and was one myself.My people who say they are cured are fooling themselves. You talk about people being weak and not everyone can be "strong " or a winner like you say you are. I have seen and heard this kind of bravado many many times before and it's nothing new. Most people who are really cured (and I've met a few), don't sound like you. Maybe you are cured for life but it deosn't often happen that easy and fast. I not trying to be negitive but real! this dope/junkie thing ain't easy to get off from but I have seen these kinds of miracles before but they sounded different than you. For me and most others who have spend decades being junkies, it takes time, God and hard work. Anyone can get through withdrawals and stay clean for some months but the trick is to keep doing it year after year.

[jw272]

i just want people to know it can be done to let go of the fear of withdrawl and the thought that it will never stop because it will. i know when people are negative it is because they are weak to do it, and are scared to open up like a book, i was once that mr. tough guy who knew it all and cocky. i thank god for what i went through, because my eyes and ears are open and my heart goes out to others

[ToWonderWhat]

If a man spent 6 yrs sayin " I think i can... I think i can "  and finally got to the other side and can now say " I KNOW I CAN " .  Why would someone want him to go backwards and start sayin  " I think i can again?   Congrat's to those who KNOW and godspeed to those who's thinking.....Can i ? .... Best wish's to all ..... Craig

[Ella789]

  Why post to put someone down?  I don't understand this!!  jw speaks for alot of people on here and has some very positive things to say,.  did he go after anyone on this forum? No!   Did he offer hope and his strength to others?, Yes!     I hope he lets no one stop him, criticism is everywhere but it shouldn't be on these forums!

Ella