| Suboxone Treatment | | | | do this would be in Narcotics Anyonymous. The best |
| Suboxone is a controlled substance prescribed for | | | | thing about this is that its free an one can find |
| treatment of opiate withdrawal. It is given mostly to | | | | meetings world wide. Many addicts owe their lives to |
| heroin addicts and people addicted to opiate painkillers | | | | the program of N. A. The patient is told not to share |
| to curb their cravings for the drug. | | | | with others as it will not cause an opiate high. |
| | | | The doctors prescribing suboxone are only allowed to |
| Suboxone is only prescribed by physicians who have | | | | prescribe a two week supply at a time to a patient |
| taken a special course in prescribing this drug and | | | | and then the patient is required to return to see the |
| how it works. These doctors are also only allowed to | | | | doctor for follow up. The goal is to wean down the |
| treat up to a certain number of addicts at any given | | | | dosage slowly and have the patient get off of the |
| time. It is also highly recommended that the addicts | | | | medication eventually. Sometimes, depending on the |
| particapation in suboxone treatment attend some | | | | patient, it can require a year or more of treatment. I |
| type of behavioral therapy as well. It is possible to | | | | have known people who have been on it for a |
| cut cravings, but opiate addicts, in addition, need to | | | | couple of years but it is expensive. |
| change their lifestyles, in most cases. A great way to | | | | |