This Happened To Me: How I got off prescription opioids and got my life back
This Happened to Me is a new video series from CBC Radio that explores the turning points in our lives — the moments that changed everything. Kirk Foat was prescribed opioids for a severe hand injury, and he took them for years. Then he decided to wean himself off the drugs.
This Happened to Me is a new video series from CBC Radio that explores the turning points in our lives — the moments that changed everything.
Kirk Foat severely injured his hand while on vacation in Curaçao. The damage to his hand was so bad that when he returned to Canada, doctors feared they might have to amputate it.
He underwent four surgeries to rebuild his hand, and was prescribed opioids to help with the pain.
But the opioids came with side effects, and eventually, for Kirk, didn't block his pain as well anymore. He decided to wean himself off the pills, once and for all. He shared the challenges of his experience with Dr. Brian Goldman on White Coat, Black Art.
Watch Kirk's journey to an opioid-free life below:
