I’m becoming quite the sarcastic one lately but I had to share the Google Alert I got this morning– understand that I don’t get the whole post, just a couple sentences, but it was from soberrecovery.com… The title was Suboxone = Devil in Disguise, and it went on to say Read more…
Another morning of Google Alerts about buprenorphine, and another list of new posts at SoberRecovery.com and Drugs.com about Suboxone. The posts usually have one thing in common– the writers of the posts are seeking the easy way out from opiate dependence. They were in a huge mess from their addiction Read more…
A comment on my old blog referred to a discussion about the withdrawal from Xanax, or Alprazolam, a short half-life benzodiazepine: Clonazepam (Klonopin) actually is not the drug of choice used in benzo withdrawal, rather it is diazepam (Valium). Clonazepam It is not a very long-acting drug, with a half-life Read more…
Thanks BC for this post and discussion point: I often wonder what’s up with the people who say that Suboxone w/d is the Worst! Thing! Ever! Maybe they never really went through w/d’s before, so they don’t have much to compare it to? It seems that some people carp on Read more…
By now almost every opiate addict has heard of Suboxone, the amazing medication for opiate dependence that has taken the using world by storm. I initially had mixed feelings about Suboxone, my opinion likely influenced by my own experiences as an addict in traditional recovery. But my opinion has changed Read more…
Question from a reader: Is it true that the longer you’re on suboxone the harder and worse it is to get off it? My belief is long term treatment outweighs the benefits of short term treatment, people who do “the short term” detox ALWAYS seem to relapse… I try to Read more…
A recent letter and response that addresses the ‘terminal uniqueness’ issue:Hi and thx for getting back to me. I have never tried anything to get off of these pills. I am not your stereotypical addict. Truth be told I have never been addicted in my life. I feel like such Read more…
By now almost every opiate addict has heard of Suboxone, a medication for opiate dependence that has been around for about ten years. I admit to mixed feelings about Suboxone based on what I have seen and heard while treating well over 100 patients over the past two years. I Read more…