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U.s. Marine Corps/army Veteran Putting Opiate Addiction Behind Him


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Decorated Bay City soldier says he's on the cusp of putting opiate addiction behind him

 

"BAY CITY, MI — It's been a long four years, but through many trials and tribulations, decorated veteran Benjamin O. Green says he is almost free of his addiction to prescription painkillers and opiates and he's ready to start a new chapter in his life.

 

Green, a 30-year-old Clare native who has lived in Bay City with his wife Jennifer since 2009, served three tours in the Middle East with both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. During his service, he acquired his addiction. In January 2010, he started taking methadone six days a week at a clinic in Saginaw County's Carrollton Township, hoping to get control of, and then exorcise, his addiction. 

 

He's also a medical marijuana patient and says pot has aided him in dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and some physical pain.

 

By the end of May, Green hopes to be finally free of methadone. "It's liberating, man," Green said. "I feel like I've accomplished something.""

 

http://www.mlive.com/news/bay-city/index.ssf/2014/04/decorated_bay_city_soldier_on.html#incart_2box

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