Can Someone Please Recommend a Good Substance Abuse Treatment?
Question by ailyn la: Can someone please recommend a good substance abuse treatment?
My teenage daughter has gotten herself hooked on heroin. I just really want her to go back to the way she once was, when she was still not addicted to that drug. I have been trying to persuade and convince her to undergo drug treatment, and I think she’s now ready. What should I do?
Best answer:
Answer by camila ct
Well, I think it’s a good thing that your daughter is now ready to leave her addiction days behind. That’s the first step, isn’t it? At least she has finally acknowledged her problem and is willing to do something about it.
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Can Someone Be Sent to Rehab Without Any Actual Evidence of Drug Use?
Question by Lauren: Can someone be sent to rehab without any actual evidence of drug use?
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Methadone Clinic Whereabouts?
Question by AliCat: Methadone Clinic Whereabouts?
Does anyone know if or where there is a methadone clinic in or near Edina, MN? (that’s basically a subdivision of Minneapolis)
Thank you.
Best answer:
Answer by char g
Can I talk to you about Methadone before you decide that you want to get on it. The first question is why do you want to get on it? Are you addicted to prescription painkillers? I was too and I went on methodone to try to get off of the pain pills. It was the worst mistake of my life. If you want to go on it to get off of Heroin then that is another story.
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