I Knew Opioids Were Changing My Brain, I Just Didn’t Know How
For the longest time, I never really knew what happened to my brain during the time I was addicted to opioids. I knew the drugs really messed with it ...
Latest Blog Posts from Ashley Walker
How I Survived Withdrawals While Detoxing From Opioids
Getting clean from opioids, I think I expected the physical symptoms. That made sense to me. But mental? Well, that’s a whole other story ....
When You Think About it, We’re All Addicted to Something
If you’re like most people, then when you hear the word “addict,” you immediately think of someone on drugs ....
Easy Ways I Manage My Chronic Pain After Opioids
Living with chronic pain was never on my radar. If you can take medicine that lets you be pain-free, why wouldn’t you? Well, that was before ....
How I Began to Defy the Stigma About Opioid Addiction and Live My Best Life
When I was younger, I cared so much about what other people thought about me. If someone didn’t like me and I wanted them to, it was the end of the world.
If I Could Go Back, I Still Would Have Taken That First Pill
If only I had gone with my gut and stopped taking opioids after 2 months despite my doctor’s advice, and if only I had known how dangerous and addictive ...