For a heroin addict, recovery is a life-long process. Philip Seymour Hoffman had been clean for 23 years before he relapsed in 2013, and died from an apparent overdose last week.
To many people who have never grappled with addiction, it can be difficult to comprehend the desperate desire to use, even after so many years sober. To gain deeper insight into drug addiction, we asked recovering heroin users to share their experiences with us. Nearly 300 people responded, describing their struggle to get clean, and the ongoing battle to stay sober. Here, we publish a selection of those responses. Click here to read the differen’t blogs of “The Mind of a Heroin Addict”…
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- Use of Information and Content. Personal Information you submit is used either to respond to inquiries and requests that you make, to enable myRecovery to get in contact with you, or to aid myRecovery in providing better services and products to you. One of the purposes of this Site is for Members to share information with other Members. You should assume that any Personal Information and Personal Content (including text, photos and videos) that you provide, enter into, or post on this site (excluding the e-mail address you provide and the password you select during signing up) may be visible to other Member’s. MyRecovery may create Anonymous Information records from Personal Information by excluding information (such as your name and any other information that reasonably could be used to identify you) that make the information personally identifiable to you. MyRecovery may use this Anonymous Information to analyze inquiry, request, and usage patterns so that myRecovery may enhance services and Site. MyRecovery may also use Anonymous Information to determine trend statistics toward the goal of finding better ways to treat addiction and other mental and physical disorders. None of this data can be used to personally identify an individual. MyRecovery reserves the right to use and disclose Anonymous Information to third parties in its discretion. You can completely delete your information at any time. Such deletions will take immediate effect in your account, and backup copies of deleted information may persist for a short time. Since deleted data will not be restored, you may want to print information before deleting it.
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- If myRecovery has a good faith belief that access, use, preservation or disclosure of such information is reasonably necessary to (a) satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or enforceable governmental request, (b) enforce this Agreement, including investigation of potential violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues, or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property or safety of myRecovery, its Members or the public as required or permitted by law; or
- If we become involved in a merger, acquisition, or any form of sale of some or all of our assets, or otherwise transfer the operation and control of this Site to a third party.
- Communications with Members. MyRecovery may use your Personal Information to send you updates, newsletters, surveys, advertisements or notices of third parties’ products or services. You may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from myRecovery and you will have the opportunity to "opt-out" by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the e-mail you receive or by contacting myRecovery directly (please see contact information below).
- Other Disclosures. We reserve the right to release your information (both Account Information and Passive Information) in the event that: (1) at our sole discretion if we believe that the Site is being or has been used to commit, or help commit, any unlawful act; (2) if the information is subpoenaed or otherwise required in a court proceeding; (3) in the event that you violate or breach an agreement with the Site including, but not limited to, this Privacy Policy or Terms of Use; (4) in the event that you have submitted fraudulent or otherwise invalid information to this Site; (5) we believe that you may harm, or have harmed, the property or rights of us, the Program's other members or any other third party; (6) if another party is reviewing our records because our company or assets may be sold or acquired; (7) to third parties such as Internet credit processors, server security contractors or other necessary for us to provide you with services, if applicable; and/or (8) when we otherwise deem it necessary or appropriate. In the event that we disclose your identity and contact information, if requested by a government or law enforcement body or as a result of a subpoena.
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- Changes to this Privacy Policy. We may change this Privacy Policy at any time by posting such revised policy with a new effective date. You agree that we are under no duty to send you notice of any such change. Instead you accept it as your affirmative responsibility to check this Privacy Policy from time to time. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of a revised Privacy Policy with a new effective date indicates your agreement to the changes.
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