Recovering from opioid addiction was the final blow to my relationship
My wife left me when I was 40 days sober from opioids. “This is too hard,” she said. In that moment, I vowed that I would never be with anyone who said things were “too hard” again, but the truth is, she was right. It took me a long time and a lot of perspective to fathom how heavy the burden on her was. While conversations about opioid addiction are becoming more frequent and more transparent, the focus is usually on the addicted person. In reality, there are others in the picture — people who experience the disease second-hand and also need help recovering. For a more robust evidence-based perspective go to Drug Use, Stigma & Proactive Contagions to Reduce Both
