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Benzo Detox Successes - Self-Employed (Methadone, Xanax, Klonopin)
It was very helpful to have people who genuinely care about what they are doing and the patients in the program. They helped talk me through some difficult times. Everything you need is here . I loved the HDTV and the DVD player in each room. Housekeeping was great and if felt more like a nice vacation in a great hotel with good friends and good food. Before I got here, I felt like I had an 85% chance of relapse due to methadone clinic propaganda. I was under the impression that I might never be happy because I had destroyed my opiate receptors. I quickly realized that I could never be happy with drugs in my life. They are a temporary solution to a permanent problem. Now I can clearly see that I caused a lot of pain and suffering to my family and people who cared about me as a result of abusing drugs, and worst of all I was abusing the trust of the people I care about. All that mattered was the drugs. After a little time I came to realize that I was in the 15% of people who continue to stay clean because that was a decision that I made. I felt very empowered and in control of my life, as opposed to feeling like the drugs controlled my life. Without this medical detoxification process, I highly doubt I could have lived through getting off methadone and benzos. I was taking up to 400 mg of methadone on a daily basis along with 30 mg of Xanax or 10 mg of Klonopin. I felt completely and utterly hopeless and would consistently fall asleep or “nod off” with a cigarette in bed and wake up to large holes in my bedding and clothes. If the drugs wouldn’t have killed me in a year’s time, a fire would. I was damaged physically and financially, and nearly lost everything, including my two stores. When you are on drugs and you want to get clean, no matter how good your intentions, you need help. Novus not only gave me a clean start, not only gave me hope, it gave me my livelihood and family back. No words could truly express the gratitude I feel. Thank you so much to the Novus staff, and to my family for believing in me. Novus gave me back my life. Thank you so much to every single staff member. They have a saying here... “HOW MANY HAVE WE HELPED TODAY?” You not only helped me, you helped all those who care about me. Thank you so much! Self-Employed (Methadone, Xanax, Klonopin)