NdinguGqirha, kwaye bendilikhoboka leOpioids. Inokwenzeka nakubani na.

Umxholo

• Umntu wakho ophakathi uneengxaki zokulutha, ngengubo emhlophe kuphela
• Ukuphulukana nomsebenzi nokufumana uncedo
• Indlela entsha eya phambili

Kunyaka ophelileyo, uMongameli uTrump wabhengeza ubhubhane we-opioid imeko yongxamiseko yezempilo yoluntu. UGqirha Faye Jamali wabelana ngeyona nyani yale ntlekele kunye nebali lakhe lobuqu lokulutha kunye nokuchacha.

Oko kwaqala njengosuku oluzaliswe lulonwabo ukubhiyozela imihla yokuzalwa yabantwana bakhe kwaphela ngokuwa okwatshintsha ubomi bukaGqirha Faye Jamali ngonaphakade.

Ngasekupheleni komsitho wokuzalwa, uJamali waya emotweni yakhe ukuya kuthabatha abantwana iibhegi ezintle. Njengoko wayehamba kwindawo yokupaka, watyibilika waphula isihlahla sakhe.

Ukulimala kwabangela ukuba uJamali, owayeneminyaka engama-40 ubudala, enze utyando kabini ngo-2007.

"Emva kotyando, ugqirha wamathambo wandinika iintlungu zeentlungu," utshilo uJamali kwiHealthline.

Ngeminyaka eli-15 yamava njengesazi sokubulala iintlungu, wayesazi ukuba amayeza ayesetyenziswa ngelo xesha.

"Saxelelwa kwisikolo sezonyango, ukuhlala, kunye neendawo zethu zokusebenza [zeklinikhi] ukuba ... kwakungekho ngxaki yokulutha nala mayeza ukuba ayesetyenziselwa ukunyanga iintlungu zotyando, utshilo uJamali.

Kuba wayefumana iintlungu ezininzi, uJamali wathatha iVicodin qho kwiiyure ezintathu ukuya kwezine.

“Intlungu yaba ngcono ngee-meds, kodwa into endayiqaphelayo kukuba xa ndithatha ii-meds, andikhange ndibe noxinzelelo kakhulu. Ukuba bendinomlo nomyeni wam, andikhathali kwaye khange indonzakalise kangako. Iimeds kubonakala ngathi ziyenza yonke into ilunge, ”utshilo.

Iziphumo zeemvakalelo zamachiza zithumele uJamali kwithambeka elimtyibilizi.

Andizange ndiyenze rhoqo ekuqaleni. Kodwa ukuba bendinosuku oluxakekileyo, ndacinga, Ukuba ndingathatha nje enye yezi Vicodin, ndiziva ngcono. Iqale njalo, ”ucacisa watsho uJamali.

Kwakhona wanyamezela i-migraine intloko ngexesha lakhe leminyaka. Xa i-migraine yabetha, ngamanye amaxesha wayezifumana kwigumbi likaxakeka efumana inaliti ye-narcotic ukunciphisa iintlungu.

“Ngenye imini, ekupheleni kokutshintsha kwam, ndaqala ukuba nentloko ebuhlungu kakhulu. Silahla inkunkuma yethu ye-narcotic ekupheleni kosuku kumatshini, kodwa kwenzeka kum ukuba endaweni yokubachitha, ndingathatha nje amayeza ukunyanga intloko yam kwaye ndiphephe ukuya kwi-ER. Ndacinga, ndingugqirha, ndiza kuzifaka nje inaliti, ”ukhumbula uJamali.

Wangena kwigumbi lokuhlambela watofa iziyobisi engalweni.

"Ndaziva ndinetyala kwangoko, ndazi ukuba ndiwele umgca, kwaye ndazixelela ukuba andizukuphinda ndiphinde," utshilo uJamali.

Kodwa ngosuku olulandelayo, ekupheleni kokutshintsha kwakhe, i-migraine yaphinda yabetha. Wazifumana sele ebuyile kwigumbi lokuhlambela, etofa ii-meds.

“Ngeli xesha, okokuqala, bendinemincili ehambelana neliyeza. Ngaphambi kokuba ikhathalele iintlungu. Kodwa idosi endizinike yona indenze ndaziva ngathi kukho into eyaphukileyo engqondweni. Bendikhathazeke kakhulu kukufikelela kwezi zinto zimangalisayo kangangeminyaka emininzi kwaye ndingaze ndiyisebenzise, ​​”utshilo uJamali. "Yiloo ndawo apho ndiziva ngathi ingqondo yam ithathiwe."

Kwiinyanga ezininzi ezizayo, ngokuthe ngcembe wayinyusa idosi yakhe ukuzama ukuleqa olo vuyo. Kwiinyanga ezintathu, uJamali wayethatha iziyobisi izihlandlo ezili-10 njengoko wayeqala ukujova.

Ngalo lonke ixesha nditofa, bendicinga, ndingaze ndiphinde. Andikwazi ukuba likhoboka. Umlutha ngumntu ongenakhaya esitratweni. Ndingugqirha. Ndingumama webhola ekhatywayo. Ayinakuba ndim lo, utshilo uJamali.

Umntu wakho ophakathi uneengxaki zokulutha, ngengubo emhlophe kuphela

Kungekudala uJamali wafumanisa ukuba uhlobo oluchanekileyo "oluqhelekileyo lomlutha" aluchanekanga kwaye aluyi kumgcina ekhuselekile kumlutha.

Ukhumbula ixesha apho wayesilwa nomyeni wakhe waze waqhuba esibhedlele, waya ngqo kwigumbi lokuchacha, kwaye wajonga amayeza kumatshini weziyobisi phantsi kwegama lesigulana.

“Ndithe hi kubahlengikazi ndaya ngqo kwigumbi lokuhlambela ndaza ndatofa. Ndavuka phantsi malunga neyure enye okanye ezimbini kamva inaliti isesengalweni yam. Bendigabhe ndazichamela. Ungacinga ukuba ndingothuka, kodwa endaweni yoko ndazicoca ndaza ndanomsindo kumyeni wam, kuba ukuba besingazange silwe, ngekhe kwafuneka ndiyokujova, "utshilo uJamali.

Ingqondo yakho iya kwenza nantoni na ukugcina usebenzisa. Umlutha we-Opioid ayisiyiyo eyokuziphatha okanye yokungaphumeleli. Ingqondo yakho iyatshintsha, ”ucacisa uJamali.

UJamali uthi uxinzelelo lweklinikhi aluphuhlisileyo kwi-30s yakhe, iintlungu ezingapheliyo kwisandla sakhe kunye ne-migraines, kunye nokufikelela kwii-opioids kummisela ukuba likhoboka.

Nangona kunjalo, izizathu zokuba likhoboka ziyahluka ukusuka komnye umntu ukuya komnye. Kwaye akukho mathandabuzo ukuba lo mbandela uxhaphakile eUnited States, ngamaZiko oLawulo lweNtsholongwane kunye noThintelo enza ingxelo yokuba ngaphezulu e-United States ukusuka kugqithiso olunxulumene ne-opioid enxulumene naphakathi kwe-1999 kunye ne-2016.

Ukongeza, ukusweleka ngokweqile kokudityaniswa kwe-opioids kagqirha kwakungamaxesha ama-5 aphezulu ngo-2016 kunango-1999, nangabantu abangaphezu kwama-90 ababhubha mihla le ngenxa yeopioid ngo-2016.

Ithemba likaJamali kukophula isiyobisi esikhoyo ngokufuthi esiboniswa kumajelo eendaba nasezingqondweni zabantu abaninzi baseMelika.

Oku kunokwenzeka nakubani na. Nje ukuba ube likhoboka lakho, akukho nto umntu anokuyenza de ufumane uncedo. Ingxaki kukuba, kunzima ukufumana uncedo, ”utshilo uJamali.

"Siza kulahlekelwa sisizukulwana sesi sifo ngaphandle kokuba sibeka imali ekufumaneni kwaye ngaphandle kokuba siyeke ukubekwa amabala njengokuziphatha kakubi okanye ulwaphulo mthetho lwabantu," utshilo.

Ukuphulukana nomsebenzi nokufumana uncedo

Kwiiveki ezimbalwa emva kokuba uJamali evukile efile kwigumbi lokuhlambela emsebenzini, wabuzwa ngabasebenzi besibhedlele malunga nenani lamayeza awayewakhangela.

"Bacele ukuba ndigqithise ibheji yam kwaye bandixelela ukuba ndiyanqunyanyiswa bade balugqibe uphando," ukhumbula uJamali.

Ngobo busuku, wavuma umyeni wakhe ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni.

“Le yayiyeyona ndawo iphantsi ebomini bam. Besele sineengxaki zomtshato, kwaye ndicinge ukuba uzakundigxotha, athathe abantwana, emva koko kungabikho msebenzi kwaye kungabikho sapho, ndiza kuphulukana nayo yonke into, utshilo. "Kodwa ndavele ndasonga imikhono yam ndaza ndambonisa amanqaku emikhono ezingalweni zam."

Ngelixa umyeni wakhe wayothukile -UJamali kunqabile ukuba asele utywala kwaye akazange asebenzise iziyobisi ngaphambili- wathembisa ukumxhasa ekubuyiseleni kwimeko yesiqhelo nasekuchacha.

Ngomso olandelayo, wangena kwinkqubo yokubuyisela ngaphandle kwi-San Francisco Bay Area.

Usuku lwam lokuqala ekuvuseleleni, ndandingazi ukuba ndilindele ntoni. Ndibonakala ndinxibe kakuhle ndinxibe isacholo somqala, kwaye ndihlala ecaleni kwalo mfo othi, ‘Uzele ntoni apha? Utywala? ’Ndathi,‘ Hayi. Nditofa ii-narcotic. ’Wothuka,” utshilo uJamali.

Malunga neenyanga ezintlanu, wachitha imini yonke achacha kwaye wagoduka ebusuku. Emva koko, wachitha iinyanga ezininzi esiya kwiintlanganiso kunye nomxhasi wakhe kwaye esebenzisa iindlela zokuzinceda, ezinje ngokucamngca.

“Ndibe nethamsanqa lokufumana umsebenzi kunye neinshurensi. Ndinendlela ebanzi yokuchacha eqhubeke unyaka, utshilo.

Ngexesha lokuchacha kwakhe, uJamali waqonda ibala elijikeleze umlutha.

“Isifo kungenzeka ukuba ibingeloxanduva lwam, kodwa ukuchacha kwakhona luxanduva lwam. Ndafunda ukuba ukuba ndiphila imihla ngemihla, ndinokuba nobomi obumangalisayo. Ngapha koko, ubomi obubhetele kakhulu kunangaphambili, kuba kubomi bam bakudala, kwafuneka ndindindisholo zintlungu ngaphandle kokuva iintlungu, ”utshilo uJamali.

Malunga neminyaka emithandathu ekubuyiseni kwakhe, uJamali wafumana isifo somhlaza wamabele. Emva kokuhlinzwa kathandathu, wenzakala ukuba abe ne-mastectomy ephindwe kabini. Kukho konke, wakwazi ukuthatha amayeza eentlungu iintsuku ezimbalwa njengoko kuyalelwe.

“Ndizinike umyeni wam, kwaye bendingazi ukuba baphi endlini. Ndiziphakamisile iintlanganiso zam zokubuyisela kwimeko yesiqhelo ngeli xesha, futhi, utshilo.

Ngexesha elifanayo, umama wakhe waphantse wasweleka ngenxa yokufa icala.

“Ndakwazi ukumelana nayo yonke le nto ngaphandle kokuthembela kwinto ethile. Njengokuhlekisa njengoko kuvakala, ndiyabulela ngamava am ngomlutha, kuba ekubuyiseni, ndafumana izixhobo, "utshilo uJamali.

Indlela entsha eya phambili

Kuthathe iBhodi yoNyango yaseCalifornia iminyaka emibini ukuphonononga ityala likaJamali. Ngexesha abamfaka eluvavanyweni, wayesele echacha iminyaka emibini.

Iminyaka esixhenxe, uJamali wayevavanywa umchamo kanye ngeveki. Nangona kunjalo, emva konyaka enqunyanyisiwe, isibhedlele sakhe samvumela ukuba abuyele emsebenzini.

UJamali wabuyela emsebenzini ngokuthe chu. Kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, umntu othile wayemkhapha emsebenzini ngalo lonke ixesha kwaye abeke esweni umsebenzi wakhe. Ugqirha ophetheyo kwakhona wachaza i-opioid blocker naltrexone.

Kunyaka emva kokuba egqibile ukuvavanywa ngo-2015, wawushiya umsebenzi wakhe kwi-anesthesia ukuze aqalise ikhondo elitsha kwezonyango, elibandakanya ukwenza iinkqubo ezinje ngeBotox, iifillers, kunye nokuvuselelwa kwesikhumba se-laser.

“Ndineminyaka engama-50 ngoku, kwaye ndinemincili ngenene ngesahluko esilandelayo. Ngenxa yokuchacha, ndikhaliphile ngokwaneleyo ukuba ndithathe izigqibo ezilungileyo ebomini bam, utshilo.

UJamali unethemba lokuzisa okuhle kwabanye ngokukhuthaza ulwazi malunga neziyobisi kunye notshintsho.

Nangona kusenziwa amanyathelo okunceda ukunciphisa ingxaki ye-opioid, uJamali uthi kuninzi ekufuneka kwenziwe.

“Iintloni zezona zenza ukuba abantu bangafumani uncedo abaludingayo. Ngokwabelana ngebali lam, andikwazi ukulawula indlela abantu abandigweba ngayo, kodwa ndinokunceda umntu oyifunayo, utshilo.

Ithemba lakhe kukophula ikhoboka eliqhelekileyo eliboniswa kwimithombo yeendaba nasezingqondweni zabantu abaninzi baseMelika.

Ibali lam, xa lifikile, alihlukanga kunalo mntu ungenamakhaya udubula kwikona yesitalato, ”utshilo uJamali. “Xa ubuchopho bakho buxhwilwe ziiopioid, nangona usenokungabonakali njengomntu oqhelekileyo, wena are umntu esitalatweni. Wena are I heroin ikhoboka.

UJamali uchitha ixesha ethetha noogqirha abazifumana bekwimeko efanayo naleyo wayekuyo.

"Ukuba le nto iqale ngokwenzakala kwamathambo kumntu ofana nam kwiminyaka engama-40 engenayo imbali yeziyobisi notywala, inokwenzeka nakubani na," utshilo uJamali. Kwaye njengokuba sisazi kweli lizwe, kunjalo. ”