Requesting drugs/meds
Please do not request meds or drugs from anyone using this site. Someone requested bup from members. It is OK to ask where to get medications from legal sources. These posts will be deleted as soon as...
View ArticlePolicy regarding mention of suicide
It seems like the consensus opinion is that mentions of suicidal ideation should not be deleted or addressed in a manner that implies a therapeutic effect. An alternative is to place the National...
View ArticleBasic Forum Rules and Policies
We believe people are basically good. We believe everyone has something to contribute. We believe that an honest, open environment brings out the best in people. We recognize and respect everyone as...
View ArticleDeleting ODR Membership
Folks, Look, how much clearer could it be? If a person doesn't want to become a member of a message board, so be it: don't join. However, once joined, there is, I believe, a central obligation to all...
View ArticleDetox vs Maintenance
The Opiate Detox Recovery forum, ODR, is provided for members specifically to help each other with detox and to maintain abstinence from opiate use. In order to keep the focus on detox followed by a...
View ArticleAbout Posting Personal Info
Just in case there are others out there like me.....I just spent several minutes reading a members profile. I'd never really considered that as being a great way to get to know someone, but it appears...
View ArticleDeleting Posts: Deleting Members
When a member signs up for the forum, they clearly agree to the stated policy which states that the forum administrators hold NO responsibility to delete posts upon member request. Yet, administrators...
View ArticleHow Anonymous Do You Want To Be?
Regarding your Profile Information; I notice that some people have used their real first and last names while registering. These names stay in your profile and can be viewed by other registered...
View ArticleGLOSSARY: Terms and Abbreviations used at ODR
Below are definitions of many of the terms and Internet lingo you will find thru out this board which you may find helpful while reading or posting. AA= Alcoholics Anonymous Abuse= Excessive use of a...
View ArticleChanging Thread Titles, User Names, Sigs
Hi, I have a couple of quick questions. I wanted to see if it was possible to change the title of our thread. I know in the old forum we could just simply change the thread on the edit screen of the...
View ArticleNotice for Members re: Spam
Please report all spam you recieve via Private Messages or Emails. The senders of this spam will be immediiately deleted and banned permanently. Also, any member who posts a link to a commercial site...
View ArticleLocked/Closed Threads
There seems to be a glitch in the system. At times, when a moderator or administrator posts a reply, it automatically locks/closes the thread. We're making every attempt to correct this. In the short...
View ArticleGeotagging; Staying Anonymous
Please note: If you use your cell phone for pics in the avatar, turn off the GPS feature for photos on your phone. This applies to all social networks sites as well. (FB,Twitter, myspace) If not, the...
View ArticleATTN NEW MEMBERS ~ posting within 24 hours
In order to reduce the amount of spam on the board we are asking that new members post at least once within 24 hours of registering. Since people are not required to register in order to read only,...
View ArticleBeware of Offers for In-home Detox Help
It has been brought to my attention that several detox and recovery sites are experiencing an onslaught of predators offering to help addicts detox in their own homes. I don't have any more details...
View ArticlefORUM
I am so glad I found this forum focusing on detoxing, the rest are all about getting high under the veil of harm reducing. How is this forum financed? I've seen no asking for support.
View ArticleDON'T FORGET the Best of the Best Sub forums
Now that we have put the "best of the best" threads in sub-forums (in order to get rid of all the stickies we had at the top of each forum page)....I'm wondering if because they're out of sight, are...
View ArticleWe are addicts helping addicts not MDs
Just a reminder that the admins and mods (including me) as well as most of the members here are addicts helping addicts and are not medical professionals. Although the board is owned and financed by a...
View ArticleThis new board ~ questions, comments, concerns?
It's going to take me awhile to get used to this new layout so be patient with me please. The transfer only included threads up to August 1st so I will be moving those posts made after that date to...
View ArticleNOTICE re BLOCKSCRIPT
We are currently having issues with our spam-catcher so you may have a hard time getting on the board until this is resolved. When you are trying to get to ODR, you might instead get a page telling you...
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