| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| affected partner | 10/11/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: I have noticed I am not the only one who feels such despair over losing a relationship with a ...
A: This isn't really a question I can answer. Unfortunatly, I was usually the person doing the hurting. ...
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| Crack Cocaine Relapse | 10/7/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: My fiance relapsed three weeks ago. He had over five years sober but has never worked a twelve step ...
A: Sharon, This is a pretty crappy situation you are in right now, and I really feel for you. I can't ...
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| Heroin addiction | 10/6/2008 | Derek Johnson |
Q: I'm currently in the process of divorcing my husband. I finally convinced my self that he is a sick ...
A: True love does not lend itself to not correcting the behaviors that he knows are hurting you. Many ...
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| addiction | 10/6/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: My Fiance' believes he is not addicted to marijuana, but his behavior is intolerable when he is not ...
A: I can see you are in a very difficult situation. You have to understand that for a drug addict his ...
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| hello | 10/5/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: what are the affects that drugs have on people and who to recognise these affects?please i will like ...
A: This site is generally for people who have concerns about drugs and unfortunately I can't help you ...
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| synthetic methadone | 10/4/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: My sister is on synthetic methadone for two years. she wants to get off it. She has slept the past ...
A: I'm glad to hear your sister wants to stop using. That is a really great first step. Your sister ...
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| drug test | 10/3/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: If you show a positive for meth on a dipstick drugscreen,but you show a negative for ...
A: I believe "meth" and amphetamine is the same thing. The best is to ask the person who is testing. I ...
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| brother | 10/2/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: My brother is using cocaine, pot and drinking. His wife and kids left him today. I need to call him ...
A: Your brother's drug addiction has nothing to do with his past upbringing or the past. Drug addict ...
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| loratab effects on the body...... | 10/1/2008 | Crystal |
Q: I have a friend who is always going to the Doctor to get more loratab's. She is currently on 2-7.5 ...
A: Janice, I would explain some of the side effects to her. Narcotics are a suppressant, they slow ...
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| Methadone withdrawal | 9/30/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: Jacqui, I am a 38yr old woman currently coming off methadone-I have been on a program for 10months, ...
A: Lisa, I really empathise with your situation. It is not easy to come off methadone, especially the ...
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| withdrawals | 9/30/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: my girl is trying kick herion been clean for 3 days and is really sick I don't know what to do to ...
A: Allen, I suggest you try and check her in to a detox. She should be under medical supervision if ...
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| bone pain w/ long termmethadonedetox | 9/29/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: iam a 32yr old who has been onmethadone maintenance for 61/2 yrs,don't drink smoke or take any pills ...
A: I guess I have a few questions: Firstly - what dose did you start on and how quickly did you ...
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| WE NEED HELP | 9/29/2008 | Derek Johnson |
Q: MY RELATIVE WAS CLEAN FOR 14 YEARS. FOR 18 MONTHS NOW HE STARTED DRINKING, TAKING PILLS, CRACK. ...
A: I do not think that you can shut the house down. You can notify the police about what is going on - ...
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| lortab and soma during pregnacy | 9/28/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: I have been taking lortab 10mg. at least two a day for the past 4 months i just recently found out ...
A: Lortab (Vicodin) is take for pain relief and can be addictive. The effects of Vicodin in pregnancy ...
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| Why can't she stop lying to me? | 9/27/2008 | samm |
Q: (Sorry it's so long..tried to pack a lot of info in to give you the whole story.) I should probably ...
A: Sarah, Let me start off by saying sorry this has taken me so long to reply to, ive had computer ...
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| info request. | 9/25/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: What could I have done differently, I had a 26 year old son who past recently from opiate addiction ...
A: I'm very sorry for your loss. I think it's fantastic that you want to go to schools and educate kids ...
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| help me understand | 9/24/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: My husband and I have been together for 5 years. We have both had a drug problem but i have stopped ...
A: You have to understand that his need for drugs is far more important to a drug addict than helping ...
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| Rock Bottom? | 9/24/2008 | samm |
Q: i am currently 18 years old and in the early stages of heroin addiction. i went to rehab when i was ...
A: Well, not being able to admit to a physical addiction in itself raises a red flag, a huge one at ...
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| Do I have to hit rock bottom? | 9/24/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: i am currently 18 years old and in the early stages of heroin addiction. i went to rehab when i was ...
A: Sorry about the delay - life's just mad sometimes man. It's strange, I have this kind of mental ...
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| drug testing | 9/24/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: I was givin a random drug test this morning and last night i smoked a cigar but i did NOT inhale. ...
A: I don't why you are being tested for tobacco use - it's a new one on me (unless you are in a quit ...
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| My question | 9/24/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: Well my question is about the aftermath of weed. Well I used aweed a couple times and then I had a ...
A: Firstly, I would need some more information about what you are feeling. It is possible that the ...
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| sigh | 9/24/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: 18 months ago i began using Adderol/Vicodin/Percocet/Oxy/anything i can get my hands on. it started ...
A: Cory, I am VERY proud of you. Taking that first step is always the hardest. You need to keep going ...
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| sigh | 9/22/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: 18 months ago i began using Adderol/Vicodin/Percocet/Oxy/anything i can get my hands on. it started ...
A: Well, it definitely sounds to me like you have a problem. I'm sorry to say that you are going to ...
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| antidepressants for depression after cessation of long term drug addiction | 9/19/2008 | samm |
Q: Are antidepressants a viable treatment for depression due to cessation of long term opiate ...
A: Absolutly, However anti depression medications are only effective if sober, if you do drugs with ...
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| trying to help myself | 9/18/2008 | samm |
Q: ive been using heroin for the last 10 months or so. ive been to 3 detoxes for 5 days each and one ...
A: Reannan, I have been in the same situation as you, ive lost alot of friends to drugs, me doing ...
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| Herione addiction | 9/18/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: My sister was in recover for 5 years (through the use of suboxine which she had been off for 2 ...
A: There are two ways to look at this. 1. Your sis is old enough to live her life the way she wants ...
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| marijuana | 9/18/2008 | samm |
Q: is their anything out their that will help me with withdraw sytoms from thc.
A: THC is a pure form of Marijuana, its the chemical that gets you high, taken in pill form is very ...
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| MY GIRL FRIEND AND CRAKE ADDICTION | 9/17/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: MY GIRL AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHERA YEAR,WE STARTED AS BEST FREINDS,I DID NOT KNOW SHE SMOKED ...
A: Your question is hard for me to answer because I don't understand some of the things you wrote. Why ...
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| out of system | 9/16/2008 | Jurriaan Plesman |
Q: ive been of pot for 1 month was a 7 gram a day addict how long will it take 2 get directly out of ...
A: Usually tests show that THC, the active ingredient of marijuana, gets out of your system well within ...
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| hydrocondone addiction | 9/15/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: I have not told anyone about this yet, but I am addicted to hydrocodone and benzodiazapines. I take ...
A: Hey Diana, I am pleased that I could be of help! Try what I put above but reducing 1.25 instead of ...
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| withdrawal symptoms | 9/12/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: My 19 y.o. daughter recently admitted to smoking pot. However, in further discussion, she mentioned ...
A: Phyllis, I'm sorry to hear about your daughter, but the good news is she came clean with you before ...
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| weed | 9/11/2008 | Jacqui |
Q: Hey I thoroughly enjoy smoking weed, yet it makes me stupider than i am when i am sober. I smoke to ...
A: Hey Steve, Funny, but that is how I feel when I read about American politics (and I am not in ...
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| heroin | 9/11/2008 | Derek Johnson |
Q: Well, where do I start I come from a family with a long line of drug users and alcoholics aunts, ...
A: Honestly Stacey, even with the best intentions heroin addiction is a extremely hard addiction to ...
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| Dating a Drug Addict | 9/9/2008 | Rachel Lazarow |
Q: I'm in a bit of a tough spot, and wondering if you could give me some advice... I met a my ex ...
A: Samantha, This situation sucks. And what's more, what I'm about to tell you sucks as well. There's ...
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| Stil in same situation. Stil need help. | 9/9/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: Do u remember me july 2008 i wrote to u 'secret heroin smoker' your response brill advice but i cant ...
A: Sorry for the delay. Yes I do remember you - you seemed well motivated and in a good place to begin ...
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| marijuana detection after exercise | 9/8/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: I am in a court mandated drug testing program. I was a chronic user (daily for 10+ years). I ...
A: I found this in the pharmacy section on this site. ...
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| percocet addiction | 9/7/2008 | Marc Storr |
Q: My husband recently(1 week ago) admitted to over use (again) of percocet. After a trip to the E.R. ...
A: I'm sorry that, like most of the people I work with, your trust and love is being abused by someone ...
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| " When addicts are depressed the worst " | 9/6/2008 | samm |
Q: What you just told me really confirms what I had thought all along. I know his anger and ...
A: In my honest opinion, you made the right decision, just remember that even if he puts the blame on ...
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| son's addiction | 9/6/2008 | samm |
Q: My son is 26. Three years ago he was on cocain and lost his job,wife and went to prison for 9 ...
A: this is a tough one, To be honest with you "huffing" weather it be out of a can, superglue, aged ...
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| Cocaine questions | 9/5/2008 | samm |
Q: Samm, You really did have a bad case of addiction didn't you? Its so hard to believe that you were a ...
A: Well i wasnt exactly ready to quit using in all honesty, my parents forced me to, locked me in my ...
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