Kopernica

Decade-long addict, mostly addicted to opioids, spent years on high (120 mg) daily doses of Methadone, also used Oxycontin, MS Contin, Fentanyl patches, all short-term painkillers (from Codeine to Norco to Percocet, dozens every day), 2-year addiction to Xanax, also smoked crystal meth extensively (3 years) along with heavy ecstasy, coke and weed use. Clean since November 2005.

Latest Posts by Kopernica

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  RECOVERY: Insomnia
  Addiction
  Insomnia is a common complaint when addicts are in recovery from opioids and benzos, chiefly because the addict has been dosing him or herself to slee...
  Latest Post by sethkerww on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 03:19. Comments - 5
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  Shakes and Shivers ... for how long?
  Alcohol
  A question has been posted over at myaddiction.com-- the poster is having shivering symptoms like withdrawals seven months after having cleaned up fro...
  Latest Post by Kopernica on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 20:31. Comments - 1
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  RECOVERY: Medication agreements
  Addiction
  Some addicts who were initially prescribed opioids to cope with pain run into trouble when they're in recovery and require some form of pain managemen...
  Latest Post by starhope on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 16:48. Comments - 1
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  Avatar Therapy, anyone?
  Meth
  Addiction therapy used to mean sitting in a circle of anonymity in a church basement on a Tuesday night, but now some people are having success by sen...
  Latest Post by rasharusty on Tue, 12/28/2010 - 21:39. Comments - 1
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  FDA bans Darvon and Darvocet
  Prescription Drug
  I got started on Darvocets, so I'm stunned by the FDA's ban on propoxyphene, which was announced today. ...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Fri, 11/19/2010 - 14:05. Comments - 0
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  Effed up addiction commercial
  Meth
  Seen these TV ads for the Passages Malibu addiction cure, it's an older man pitching his own non-12 step approach? I normally dismiss them--- not bec...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Wed, 11/10/2010 - 17:26. Comments - 0
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  RELAPSE ALERT: Selective reminiscing
  Addiction
  Addicts ritualize the act of getting high, and for every addict the ritual is deeply personal. It might be as simple as manipulating events around you...
  Latest Post by Secret News on Mon, 04/05/2010 - 14:25. Comments - 3
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  GQ article on baclofen treatment
  Alcohol
  Anybody else catch the article in GQ this month about the doctor who self-prescribed the muscle relaxer baclofen in huge doses and claims it's a "cure...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 11:51. Comments - 0
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Twelve
  Addiction
  "Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to addicts, and to practice these principles in all our a...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Sun, 02/21/2010 - 19:47. Comments - 0
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Eleven
  Addiction
  "We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Sun, 02/21/2010 - 19:46. Comments - 0
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Ten
  Addiction
  "We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." This is Step Ten from Narcotics Anonymous, 6th ed. (you can...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Sun, 02/21/2010 - 19:45. Comments - 0
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Nine
  Addiction
  "We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others." This is Step Nine from Narcotics Anony...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 04:14. Comments - 0
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Eight
  Addiction
  "We made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all." This is Step Eight from Narcotics Anonymous, 6th ed....
  Submitted by Kopernica on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:26. Comments - 0
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  WITHDRAWALS: Exercising
  Addiction
  In withdrawal from opioids, one of the last things the addict wants to do is to get some exercise, but it's one of the most beneficial things they can...
  Latest Post by Kopernica on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 00:05. Comments - 2
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  12 STEP RECOVERY: Step Seven
  Addiction
  "We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings." This is Step Seven from Narcotics Anonymous, 6th ed. (you can read more about this step at 12ste...
  Submitted by Kopernica on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 02:13. Comments - 0
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