The Problem with Opioids Isn’t Race – I Think It’s the Medical System
Recently, I was looking at stats regarding the opioid epidemic. I looked at all the usual ones, like overdose numbers, prescriptions given, and deaths ....
Ashley Walker is a former opioid addict. Her addiction came about as a result of an unmonitored prescription following an intensive spinal surgery. Walker has been clean since 2013. She now advocates for those living in silence by raising awareness, offering support, and sharing her story here, and through her blog, https://hopeafteropioids.com. She spends her spare time teaching English in Japan through her website, https://shizennaeigo.com. A married mother to two, she lives near Denver, CO.
Recently, I was looking at stats regarding the opioid epidemic. I looked at all the usual ones, like overdose numbers, prescriptions given, and deaths ....
It’s happened a few times. I meet someone new and start getting to know them, eventually, we share personal things about our lives, and then BAM ....
I never wanted to have a problem using opioids. Maybe that’s a given with most people, but really, I hated that I was addicted to the drugs ....
Many times, people think that those who have an addiction are in it for the high. They think of someone who uses opioids as so in love with the way ...
When I first got clean from opioids, I wanted nothing more to do with them. With them, anything regarding them, and addiction in general ....
As someone who was once addicted to opioids, I like to think I have a pretty good understanding of how dangerous this category of drugs can be ....