opiate dependence
"I've been in and out of alcohol treatment programs, and AA, all my life. My addiction wasn't limited to just alcohol though. I used about anything that I could get my hands on that would get me high. Eventually I ended up using heroin as my drug of choice, until I was introduced to buprenorphine..  What a change took place, this stuff is nothing short of a miracle in my life. I can now function better in all aspects of my life, without the fear of going back to alcohol or drugs. I can't say enough about it. The only problem I have is that I have, what my doctor calls, Venus deficiency (swelling of the legs).. He claims that buprenorphine has nothing to do with it, but it seems like too many people that use it, tend to have the same symptoms"