Too many opiate addicts and helping professionals rely too much on Suboxone and not enough on addiction treatment. To be clear, Suboxone is not a cure for opiate addiction, it’s merely an aid to recovery. Suboxone will ease withdrawals from opiates, but it doesn’t…
If you have encountered this problem directly or indirectly, it helps to know about opioid addiction and Suboxone. The opioid crisis rages on across the country, but treatment professionals are making strides dealing with the problem, especially with Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). One of…
Suboxone has become standard use in Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction. In the latest news on Suboxone, Congress has formed committees to create national standards for opioid addiction and MAT is seen as a vital part of any treatment plan. Because the withdrawal from…
The history of opiate addiction goes way, way back. Wars have been fought over opium. From the opium poppy plant to morphine to heroin to opioids like oxycodone, it’s been a long progression. Opium has been used for pleasure, enlightenment, escape from reality and to kill pain. Opiate/opioid addiction…
Although, I’m not sure why, at least from the standpoint of addiction treatment. Here are a few reasons that treatment facilities don’t use Suboxone, taken from a Rehabs.com article: “Short answer, no. Suboxone is a temporary solution for a permanent problem. “You can…
Suboxone: Detox or Maintenance? First, here is a description of Suboxone/Buprenorphine from sources such as USDA: Buprenorphine Prescription drug Consult a doctor if you have a medical concern. Treats moderate to severe chronic pain. This medicine is a narcotic analgesic. Transdermal: Side effects –…
There’s a lot of controversy surrounding the use of Suboxone for the treatment of Opiate addiction. There are still health care professionals who should know better who claim that Suboxone is no better than ordinary opiate addiction. This type of misrepresentation of a drug that is helping…
In the future, addiction treatment professionals will speak of opiate treatment in terms of Suboxone maintenance, not detox. In the 80s, when I started in the addiction treatment field, opiate addiction treatment was not very successful. I worked at an inpatient facility. Opiate addicts…
Much has been written and debated about Suboxone treatment, but most medical professionals who deal with addiction treatment agree that Suboxone is an innovative treatment for opiate withdrawal. Suboxone allows opiate addicts the comfort to receive treatment for their addiction. I remember when I…
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