What do you wish others knew about OUD?
There are plenty of misconceptions out there about opioid use disorder. What's something you wish people understood about the condition, or your personal experience living with it?
It a day to day disease and it all a learning experience and people with OUD need a lot of support.
Appreciate you sharing here. Totally agree, living with OUD can definitely be a day-to-day journey, and it takes a lot of support. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of continuing to show up for each other.
- Jake (Team Member)
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Its not a choice
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- Appreciate your comment here and you're definitely not alone in recognizing this misconception. It can be super frustrating to be dealing with OUD and not having people understanding that this is not an active choice. So many factors involved that are often overlapping which often creates a pretty complex interaction that sometimes ends up with people trying to simplify by saying it's a simple choice when it's simply not. - Jake (Team Member)
In active addiction, it wasn't that drugs became more important than my family. It's more that it became like the air we breathe. You must have air first, before you can do anything else. It was a legit "need" to function in any capacity.
Wow, thank you for sharing this perspective. This is such a good analogy, and I really think it will help others understand what it's like to live with an addiction. It shows that addiction isn't a choice or a weakness, it's a profound struggle. We appreciate you being so open with us. -Jessica, Team Member
