Heroin: Methadone Symptoms & Side Effects

Question: What is the best way to handle a heroin addict looking to get clean?

(Posted by: wanderer on 2010-02-20 11:29:55)

The person I love relapsed a few weeks back after a year and some of being clean. The reason he got clean the 1st time was because one of his best friends overdosed a day after xmas... Him and his 3 neighbors;who are all the same age and were all best friends...are addicts. Not only them but heroin is everywhere in this town. I really need some advice to figure out what would be the best situation for him. He wants to get the help, so that's the important thing. He has no health insurance btw. And what are the best ways I can stay positive taking care of him for the next 7 days. I had to quit my job because it was either one or the other....saving a life is far more important especially because it's my other half. Please help

Posted by: peanut on 2010-02-20, 11:35:38

In-patient treatment for 6 months to a year.

Posted by: peacelove on 2010-02-20, 11:41:51

You can pray about his life and/ or your life. Know that God can help you both live a better life if you want Him to help you. You can have a personal relationship with God by saying the prayer below. God is our Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can go to heaven if we know and follow Him. Forever means without end -- time on and on without death. Forever is what happens after we die. Either we go to heaven and be with God forever, or we go to hell which is very bad and painful forever. The good people who are saved believers in Jesus Christ go to heaven. The bad people go to hell. We need to know and follow God in this world to get to heaven in the next world. We follow God by loving and obeying Him and loving others for Him. Jesus Christ, God's Son, is our bridge to God. Jesus died on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God's blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after we die. This is about being a born-again Christian. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for faith in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God when they realize the beauty in the world is made by God. Evolution can't explain the world's natural beauty, for example, the parks in the world, animals, flowers, peacocks, sunsets, butterflies, rainbows, etc. After you have your faith on, you can pray a sinner's prayer to be a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with a sincere heart and faith in God. This is the prayer: "Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus' name, amen. " I'm Lutheran and I like the Baptist churches too. You could check out a Christian church and also see about their weekly Bible study group as a good way to learn about God's will for your life. You can pray to God about your daily life and have a Christian church pray for you.