From Surviving to Thriving
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When Opiates Took Over My Life
Oxycodone Was my First Love and I Would Have Died for Her When you think of a persons first love, rarely would you think that something like a narcotic pain-killer in OxyContin would fit the typical description. In my case though, Oxycodone (the active ingredient in OxyContin) was very much my first love and…
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Endocarditis Due to IV Drug Use Almost Killed Me
I Almost Died From Endocarditis- and I Had Never Heard of It One of the lesser-known complications of IV drug use, even among intravenous users is a disease called endocarditis. In 2016, I contracted bacterial endocarditis and it came within hours of killing me. In this post, I’m going to tell you what endocarditis is,…
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I Survived Fentanyl Laced Heroin Overdose
Overdose Survivor is the Place For Addiction Hope This story starts around fifteen years ago as a seventh grader snorting Oxycodone in the bathroom of my local middle school. There’s so much in between that I could write three books about my opiate addiction and still never come close to touching on all of the…