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DonnaNVa


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Hello. I'm not sure I am posting in the right place. I have a problem with prescription medications. I take too many pills and use up a months supply of pills in less than a week. I am quitting doing this but the temptation is always there. I abuse Opana (a narcotic pain pill), Ambien, Zyrem and Soma. I make myself just sleep my life away and I don't want to do this anymore. I have cirrhosis of the liver from Hep C and I am always tired but I make things worse by abusing drugs. I just zone out and I am very ashamed.

Do you have any advise on how to get started with this program? Do we work on different steps together? And how do I find out what the different steps are? Thank you for listening. Take care. Donna

-- Edited by DonnaNVa at 21:47, 2007-08-02

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Keli


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Welcome Donna! I know just how you feel. I'm still very new to recovery myself (about a week and a half) but the way I got started was I looked up a local meeting in my area using this site:

http://portaltools.na.org/portaltools/MeetingLoc/

and I've gone almost everyday since.
Get to a meeting as soon as you can! I'm sure some of the members who have been around much longer can give you more advice, I just wanted to let you know how I got started. My thoughts and prayers are with you!

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Blithe Spirit


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Hi Donna, and welcome. NA can help you find freedom from active addiction.

I think Keli's got it right: the best to get started is to attend local meetings.

Take good care.

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BigV


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Hi Donna and welcome I am also a Hep C surviver :) I too go threw the FATIGUE, EXHAUSTION

Here is some help to get started it is the NA literature

http://www.earthgroupna.org/literature/basictext/

-- Edited by BigV at 12:36, 2007-08-03

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JasonD


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Hi Donna I have been off the pills for almost nine months now. If I can do it, so can you!

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Tahir


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Welcome Donna,

keep coming back and sharing with us.

Also check out the online meetings here every night at 10 PM EST.

I have found that no matter what my drug of choice was - alcohol, marijuana, heroine, cocaine, pills etc. - through NA we can find freedom from using and that WE DO RECOVER! All we need is a desire to stop using (any drug)...

NA Hugs and Fellowship Love,

Tahir.

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NA_ROCKS


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Welcome Home Donna!! Glad You're Here!! The promise of freedom is right here in the rooms of Narcotics Anonymous....the lie is dead....we do recover, a day at a time. Don't pick up and you won't use :) Love and Hugs to ya sister!!! Glora

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