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Do you think ibogaine is a good option for a heroin addict? My brother has tried detox and he has tried methadone and he always goes back to heroin after not very long. I feel that he is treating the symptoms of his problems and not his problems with all this drug use and that maybe if he tried something like ibogaine he would gain some information about why he needs to use drugs and maybe gain some health and closure. He says he is willing to try something new and that he is desperate to get out of the lifestyle he has right now. I am willing to pay for his treatment and in doing some research I have found that some of the Ibogaine clinics in Canada and the Caribbean are more affordable than a lot of regular rehabs here at home. I know there are some risks involved but he is hardly living a risk free life right now either. I would like to get some feedback from any experts in the addiction treatment field about whether or not, at the very general and non individual level, this is a good idea.
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I am uncomfortable with a certain aspect of drug rehab addiction treatment, namely the family therapy part. I am scheduled to check in to a rehab next week. I have a problem with vicodin and I think it’s time that I take some steps to stop using. I cannot do this on my own, I have tried. My daughter is 12. She does not know that I have an addiction to pills and I do not really want her to know that her mother is a drug addict. The rehab people have told me that family therapy is an important part of the healing process and there is a family weekend where everybody is supposed to come and participate in different activities. I do not want this. I think she is too young to be involved in something like this. Is there really any benefit in having a child get involved in all of this? I can just imagine her in some sort of therapy group with a bunch of heroin and meth junkies and me. How is she supposed to respect me as a mother after something like that?
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I am looking for a drug treatment center for my husband, who is currently at Righteous Oaks in MS. All it is is preaching, no 'meat' at all. He will be there until January. He then wants to go to a place where he can work the 12 steps, and have one on one counseling and really work on his issues. We have no insurance. And I am unemployed. Is there a place that is affordable? Thanks so much! Jenna
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I have to report to jail in 5 weeks to serve 7 months for grand larceny. I am addicted to opiates. What's the best way for me to kick before I need to go in?
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Know any rehabs that work with couples who are addicts, and that are free? My boyfriend and I want to go to rehab but we are homeless and cannot afford to pay, and we want to go together...
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If someone is just released from jail and needs a free rehab facility or program in Maine, what do they do?
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My son used suboxone for heroin addiction. Now it's his drug of choice and is ruining his life and health... what is the treatment he needs to get off of it?
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