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Suboxone® Therapy for Drug Addiction
Suboxone® Therapy for Drug AddictionTotal abstinence from all opiods is the ultimate goal for each patient. However, some are more prone to relapse than others. For some, a medical intervention to control cravings, in conjunction with counseling and 12 Step Programs, can be the difference between long-lasting sobriety and relapse. Suboxone® is a new medication to help control cravings.
Suboxone® is a combination of two drugs – buprenorphine which is a synthetic opioid partial agonist and naloxone a synthetic opioid antagonist. Buprenorphine (Suboxone) is used to treat addiction to other opiates, for example codeine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, morphine and heroin. It is more effective than methadone at curbing cravings. It is not useful in treating an addiction to cocaine, powder or crack, methamphetamine (speed), MDMA (ecstasy), benzodiazepines (valium and others), marijuana or alcohol.
Buprenorphine is effective in reducing the craving to use opiates and the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Patients get a chance to get their lives back on track because they no longer have to spend considerable time and resources to find, use and recover from drugs. They now have an opportunity to separate themselves from the people and environments that promote drug use and other harmful activities. Buprenorphine can be effective whether you inject, snort or swallow other opiates. Several scientific studies have proven that addicts on an opioid maintenance program are less likely to have legal or medical problems and are more likely to hold down a job, stay in school and keep their family together.
Suboxone® is a combination of two drugs – buprenorphine which is a synthetic opioid partial agonist and naloxone a synthetic opioid antagonist. Buprenorphine (Suboxone) is used to treat addiction to other opiates, for example codeine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, meperidine, morphine and heroin. It is more effective than methadone at curbing cravings. It is not useful in treating an addiction to cocaine, powder or crack, methamphetamine (speed), MDMA (ecstasy), benzodiazepines (valium and others), marijuana or alcohol.
Buprenorphine is effective in reducing the craving to use opiates and the symptoms of opiate withdrawal. Patients get a chance to get their lives back on track because they no longer have to spend considerable time and resources to find, use and recover from drugs. They now have an opportunity to separate themselves from the people and environments that promote drug use and other harmful activities. Buprenorphine can be effective whether you inject, snort or swallow other opiates. Several scientific studies have proven that addicts on an opioid maintenance program are less likely to have legal or medical problems and are more likely to hold down a job, stay in school and keep their family together.
