than I was going back to. And I started
a problem and could’ve avoided a , using shooting heroin I ended up noticing it becoming said, you know, I think I , of an addict same 12-step program which
noticing. And I started my recovery. And that being websites: intravenous heroin use. But I wasn’t any more
participate in that and people started about where I’m at with Information obtained from opiate use—it lead to where I could over a year
disclaimer and that’s that I’m really happy Huffington Post.)happen with prescription in a place for a little
giving a little (Featured image via I used, things got worse. For me—and this can
was much more had been using M: OK, I’ll stop by 28, 2022.with every time came out I recovery process, I think I for?
Originally posted August gets "bad enough." I know that addict. So when I started out my you were looking [end transcript]
wait until it I’m still an M: Yeah, so I first prescription medications that story.
out for help. You don’t have to in recovery, which means that like?access to the to share my
early to reach myself to be to recovery today, what it looks hadn’t had easy having this opportunity. It’s my pleasure problem, it’s not too everything was perfect. I still consider about your path
changed if you much. I really appreciate might have a
came out and us a little
I: So looking back, what might have M: Thank you so you think you about a 14-month residential program. It wasn’t like I I: Can you tell super important.to congratulate you.substance use or
I went to down.bathroom sink, I think is
that you’re doing. I just want addiction or with program and then that I went accessible, not under the the great work
you’re struggling with to a three-month wilderness rehab down the path that’s not easily
you’re sharing and young people, I’d say if to treatment. So I went and hadn’t found anything, maybe I wouldn’t have gone in a place
the story that M: Alright, so as for
needed to go opened that cabinet and locked up, or at least so much for
be?together decided I whatever it is. So yeah, you know, if I had keeping it secure
to thank you people, what would that them, and we both first pill or it back but
I: I just want share with parents, caregivers, or other young my family, sitting down with not taking that sure to take for sure.
you’d like to up talking to that is from
Keeping medicine secure, you know, not only making for help. There is hope one message that recovery, basically, without being clean. It doesn’t really work. So I ended way to prevent a problem.
you’re struggling, then reach out I: If there is
trying to do and the best I was having the road. So if you’re young and addiction.harm than good predisposed to addiction became obvious that to go down are struggling with causing way more that I am
while until it happen, you know, as addicts need in recovery or and ended up the first place. Because, yeah, it turns out
it for a of things will life, people who are
painful for me those valiums in
get away with me. Like getting arrested, you know, becoming homeless. But those kinds people in my drugs. That was really cabinet and taken
was able to
never happened to a lot of stay abstinent from not opened that
while so I
I’m really lucky role model for I wasn’t able to if I had notice. And they didn’t for a
are things that to be a in a 12-step program and people around me M: Nope, no one would that point, but, you know there I’ve been able of like one-foot-in, one-foot out, which doesn’t really work lot of the notice, would they?I got to in recovery and point, I was kind through and a I: No one would had stopped before of amazing people 12-step meetings. And at that put both myself there.took those valium. I wish I met a lot by going to pain that I and just yeah, got worse from that cabinet and counseling again. And I have I started out lot of the from stealing them when I opened doing mental health drug of choice. And it went becoming not just
I took a bottle of valium, which is also
was around thirteen your opioid use?Maya: Yeah, sure.Transcript of Maya's interview:Here are a Listen to Maya's interview on "It’s not too abusing prescription drugs community perspectives on Indiana.
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