Opiate addiction was the hardest think I ever had to beat, but it can be done. I had to quit cold turkey, and BOY did it hurt. I also had to work while I was withdrawing, which didn't really help as far as the pain, but it helped to have something else to focus on other than the desire for more opiates. It can be done, it has been done, and you will feel SO MUCH BETTER once the pain is over and you can get your life back on track. NA meetings helped, but I am not a big fan of them now that I have been off opiates (don't want to step on toes--meetings help many people, including myself, they just don't work for me now). They helped keep me in a safe place, with safe people, but the politics, the cliques, and the BS (after all, sick people helping other sick people can sometimes backfire--at least in the group I was involved in!) reminded me too much of High School. After a while, I wanted to USE just to get over the meetings!!! But I am not downing meetings or the steps. They helped me get to where I am today. If it works for you, then do it. At least give it a shot for the first few months and see how it goes. At the very least, it will provide a necessary distraction during the hours when you would normally be using. BTW, I agee with previous posts about not getting Xanax involved in the mix. It becomes really easy to depend on them for comfort and then you will have another addiction to overcome. That is why I didn't try Methadone either. I figured I would just kick and toss and turn and sweat for a few days, but I would do it on my own and thank God it worked. Good luck.
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