The Longest Nights: Getting Sober

Finally Lauren called me Wednesday around 7:15pm. Later than our planned time. I know it’s hard to use the public phone there, but with the way we left things, I’d really hoped she would call sooner. The waiting was killing me. This conversation was different. Softer. Sad. Full of remorse on both ends. We both shared that the night before had been one of the longest nights of our lives. For the first time in detox, she woke up at 3 A.M. and they had to give her medication so she could sleep. I didn’t have any medical support so I just had a shitty night. I was awake most of the night with temperature issues. My legs were too cold, my body was too hot. Then it kept switching. <a href="https://medium.com/addiction-aftermath/the-longest-nights-getting-sober-783490f61996">Read More</a>