http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/ Drug rehab blog from Gatehouse Academy. Gatehouse is a long term drug rehab and alcohol rehab and extended care treatment center for young adults offer the opportunity for young adults age 17-25 to recover from their dependencies. Sun, 18 May 2008 01:27:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-357 Bruce Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:45:45 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-357 My only experience is with suboxone. Was given it in Feb to help detox from painkillers. It helped with craving and withdrawal. However since I was placed on a daily "maintanence" dose, the side effects have been terrible-major depression, zero motivation, isolation, and loss of libido. I have 69 days clean but I'm going to have to get off this stuff if I want my life back. Beware of that stuff, it works well for a lot of people but it's far from perfect. BT My only experience is with suboxone. Was given it in Feb to help detox from painkillers. It helped with craving and withdrawal. However since I was placed on a daily “maintanence” dose, the side effects have been terrible-major depression, zero motivation, isolation, and loss of libido. I have 69 days clean but I’m going to have to get off this stuff if I want my life back. Beware of that stuff, it works well for a lot of people but it’s far from perfect. BT

]]> http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-333 Kas Page Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:53:24 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-333 My only concern with taking a "pill" to reduce or eliminate cravings, is getting "hooked" on the "pill"! Sooner or later cravings and obsession and other such triggers will occur. In fact, it is almost a given for a person in recovery. Learning tools how to not act on them is essential. As a recovering pill addict, I was addicted to "more". I even had a run on vitamins! Not the effect, but the thought in the morning of getting out of bed, clutching the bottles and pouring the "pill" out of the bottle , than taking my "pills", (even before coffee). My sponsor told me I probably shouldn't take them,I could get addicted to them? I thought she was off her beam, but.........she was right, again! My only concern with taking a “pill” to reduce or eliminate cravings, is getting “hooked” on the “pill”! Sooner or later cravings and obsession and other such triggers will occur. In fact, it is almost a given for a person in recovery. Learning tools how to not act on them is essential. As a recovering pill addict, I was addicted to “more”. I even had a run on vitamins! Not the effect, but the thought in the morning of getting out of bed, clutching the bottles and pouring the “pill” out of the bottle , than taking my “pills”, (even before coffee). My sponsor told me I probably shouldn’t take them,I could get addicted to them? I thought she was off her beam, but………she was right, again!

]]> http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-310 Josh Monga Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:04:31 +0000 http://www.gatehouseacademy.com/blog/2008/03/21/new-anti-addiction-drug-is-promising-for-alcoholics-in-recovery/#comment-310 When I came into treatment I struggled a lot with being dual diagnosed and never having been treated for it clinically. I had also used substances to maintain and medicate myself. For me though, when I started receiving help for my psychiatric issues it helped me a lot with being able to engage the recovery process and be on a level playing field. It sounds like the Neltrexone will do the same thing, hopefully with the younger generation that are getting interested in recovery. The statistics for young people trying to get sober (on their own, not with the help of a recovery facility) are very nil, so with the help of this pill it would be great to see people approach recovery in a much more comfortable manner. When I came into treatment I struggled a lot with being dual diagnosed and never having been treated for it clinically. I had also used substances to maintain and medicate myself. For me though, when I started receiving help for my psychiatric issues it helped me a lot with being able to engage the recovery process and be on a level playing field. It sounds like the Neltrexone will do the same thing, hopefully with the younger generation that are getting interested in recovery. The statistics for young people trying to get sober (on their own, not with the help of a recovery facility) are very nil, so with the help of this pill it would be great to see people approach recovery in a much more comfortable manner.

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