About Walt Expertise You don`t have to be sick to get better. Each of us, especially those trying to recover from addiction to alcohol or drugs, face daily `problems`. Our struggle to rise above these situations often seems endless or impossible. Often, the answer is as close as sharing your problem with another. For more than twenty five years I have been involved in a continuing program of helping others ( and myself ) grow. Confidentiality respected always.
Experience More than 25 years of hands on experience. Various government and private training programs. Learning to live, drug and alcohol free, one day at a time is my greatest accomplishment.
Question I am a recovering heroin addict and have been perscribed Tramadol for pain. Will this affect my recovery? Is it addictive? Will it show up as a false positive in a urine test? I am on federal probation and have been sober ofr 3 years. I am scared to take anything that would trigger my addiction. Is Tramadol safe?
Christina
Answer Christina,
Please forgive the delay in this answer. For some reason your question was not delivered until thirty minutes ago.
First, if you are in a good Spritual space, pain medication has a far weaker chance of interrupting your continued recovery.
Because of the rest of the information you told me, please do the folllowing:
Speak with the doctor who prescribed this pain medication. Tell the whole truth to this doctor. Ask the same questions you have asked me. Listen carefully to everythig you get as a reply.
Contact your original Counselors or Therapists from whatever programs/rehabs you have attented. If you are still seeing a Counselor/Therapist on an outpatient basis, speak with them, also. Ask the same questions you asked me.
If you are not seeing any professional at present, look in the back of your phone book under Addiction Services. Call, and ask the questions.
The reason I suggest all of this is so that you have complete information from professionals, as well as sufficient documentation that you made every effort to be sure you are still legally "clean and sober".
Thanks for writing, Christine. Please write again, and let me know how you are doing. I care.
...walt
