Black Market For Suboxone Gives Some A Glimpse Of Recovery

(By Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media, produced in partnership with NPR and Kaiser Health News)

Months in prison didn’t rid Daryl of his addiction to opioids. “Before I left the parking lot of the prison, I was shooting up, getting high,” he said.

Daryl had used heroin and prescription painkillers for more than a decade. Almost four years ago, he became one of more than 200 people who tested positive for HIV in a historic outbreak in Scott County, Ind. After that diagnosis, he said, he went on a bender.

But about a year ago, Daryl had an experience that made him realize he might be able to stay away from heroin and opioids. For several days, he said, he couldn’t find drugs. He spent that time feeling terrible because of withdrawal sickness. Continue reading article here…

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