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Featured5 Ways Life is Better in Recovery
Defeated, drained, demoralized — that’s how many of Geoff Godfrey’s new patients look when they first come to Ideal Option. After all, these folks have been struggling with opioid addiction for years, if not decades. By the time they summon the courage to seek treatment, they’ve been to some dark places. But, Geoff says, his… Read more
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Coronavirus is the reason I went into recovery
For some people struggling with addiction, the spring coronavirus lockdowns brought despair. For Anna, 42, the order to “shelter at home” — and the closure of her kids’ school — saved her life. A stay-at-home mom with girls ages 8 and 10, Anna had become addicted to prescription pills after shoulder surgery. Prior to the… Read more
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Before recovery, I was a recluse. Now I’m a social butterfly.
A self-described “wild child” born in the 1970s, Rebecca, 49, used all kinds of drugs for years — weed, cocaine, prescription opioids. She’d amp up her use, then dial it back, especially when her kids were young. But in her mid-30s, the slow rollercoaster became a high-speed train destined to derail. An old back injury… Read more
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