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I once spoke to a man who survived a grizzly attack. He spent hours walking/waiting for help. He said he felt no pain, until the moment the EMTs arrived. The moment of him giving himself over to someone else opened him up to the pain and agony. Did you experience anything similar or were you just a badass all the way through?

Thank you for doing this AMA! What advice would you give to someone who has a loved one who is addicted to heroin but currently "clean", who still refuses to be honest about past use? Basically, if the person doesn't want to open up and seek help from loved ones, in your experience do they really want to get clean? I know the cravings and thoughts are still there and it scares the hell out of me that they aren't honest about it. Any advice would be helpful advice. Thank you!

Not without asking for advice I suppose. My ex is a heroin and crack addict. I keep my daughter away from him as much as I can, on the condition that he can see her when I get a clean hair test from him. It's been 3 years and still nothing. He seems to be worse now than ever, so I believe I'm doing the right thing, but I still struggle with the guilt.

Have you experience with couples where only one is a drug addict or similar?

Thank you for doing this AMA! I am returning to school to get my Masters in Health Education and Wilderness EMS. My goal is to be in Syria next summer setting up a program to train Syrians to pre-treat each other to try to take a load off the field hospitals.

I don't have a specific question, but I would really appreciate some insight from someone who has spent so much time there. Any advice on which specific parts of the cities to avoid? How is it there as a woman (I am as well)?

Thanks again for taking the time to do this.