Medication that could help victims of opioid use wrapped up in politics and last updated 2021-03-12 16:07:23-05 Advocates say there's a huge need for expanded access to medication as the number of victims affected by opioid use disorder continues to rise. Looking at pictures of Adam Black in a bodybuilding competition, you'd never know that he's 7 years in recovery from opioid addiction. âI hit a spiritual bottom and everything around me was falling apart. I couldnât keep anything together in my life, the drugs become everything to you,â said Black. When those drugs truly become everything to you, Black says, you "lose yourself."