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What do you suggest if my husband has been snorting vicodin for a while will he go back?
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Beats me: the question should be whether he is getting any treatment for his problem. If the answer to that is no, the odds are quite good that he will go back to it. Relapse rates in opioid abusers not in treatment are over 90%. People use painkillers because of either physical or psychological pain. That psychological pain does not go away by itself - it needs counseling and therapy. Suggest Alanon for u
Answered 7/27/2014
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