Suboxone Addiction
Suboxone addiction has turned into a legal dependency in the maintenance drug treatment market.
Doctors prescribe Suboxone for pain management,
but most often as a substitute drug in addiction
treatment—specifically, to replace heroin,
oxycodone, hydrocodone, morphine, oxymorphone, fentanyl
or other opioid medications. Many substance abuse patients come
to us from other rehab programs where
they became addicted to the substitute Suboxone or
Subutex.
“I had a long hard battle with numerous
unsuccessful attempts and countless number of admissions
into programs and institutions,” says a former
Suboxone addiction patient R.L., after his rapid
detox procedure.
“Had I known about you guys back then,” he
adds, “I might have saved myself and my family
much heartache and pain.”
Through
chronic use, Suboxone demonstrates
potential to cause moderate physical dependence
or high psychological dependence. Suboxone
addiction progresses gradually
and powerfully, but not without warning.
Due to its addictive qualities, the FDA
treats Suboxone as a controlled narcotic-type
substance.
Like many, R.L. started his prescription opiate
treatment for pain relief and then switched to Suboxone
to detoxify from the opiate. Finally,
he ended up with Suboxone addiction. Suboxone addiction
typically starts with prescription treatment for:
- Pain, injury or disease in perioperative conditions
(surrounding surgery), or
- In addiction treatment programs.
Prescription treatment very often progresses
into a debilitating dependency during
prolonged use. It blossoms into full-blown Suboxone
addiction when the supply of the substance dictates
the behavior of the patient.
Suboxone addiction arises from a Suboxone dependency
that has gone untreated too long.
Opiate dependency and Suboxone addiction affect
people from all walks of life, irrespective of their
professional, economic, racial, or social status.
After chronic overuse, self-medicating with Suboxone
in order to avoid withdrawal leads to excessive dosing
beyond the original prescription, and to physical
dependency or Suboxone addiction. Both dependency
and addiction provoke withdrawal when patients curtail
their drug supply.
During withdrawal, Suboxone addiction patients experience
symptoms like those of other opiate withdrawal. These
symptoms include (but are not limited to):
- Aching limbs
- Cascading bodily reactions
- Cold sweats
- Depression
- Distress
- Fever
- Increased anxiety
- Nausea
- Fast heartbeat
- Unbearable pain
- Uncontrollable diarrhea
- Vomiting
- and others.
During Suboxone addiction withdrawal, unchecked
surges of adrenaline (norepinephrine) may constrict
the coronary and peripheral blood vessels to produce
dangerous and high blood pressure, along with elevated
heart rate.
Fear of painful withdrawal at traditional
detox centers prevents many Suboxone addicted
patients from seeking the treatment they need.
Many patients who have developed an opiate
dependency or Suboxone addiction currently
seek a more humane and effective detoxification
procedure.
The Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification
has proven to be safe, compassionate,
and more medically scientific than traditional
drug detox programs. We have successfully treated
thousands of patients in the last decade with
a more effective stability rate after one year.
According to medical director Dr. Clifford
Bernstein, "Today,
because of increased understanding of the illness
of opiate dependence, patients no longer need to
rely on painful treatments and ineffective maintenance
methods. By medically inducing detoxification while
the patient is under anesthesia we are able to
reverse opiate dependency with the Waismann Method
in a safe, humane and non-judgmental manner, so
that patients can continue their lives opiate-free.”
Suboxone addiction patient, R.L. concludes, “Thanks
for saving lives with much dignity!"
Read Dr. Clifford Bernstein’s comments on
Suboxone addiction in the article, "Misinterpreting
Buprenorphine as Miracle Cure for Opiate Dependency."
Learn more about The
Waismann Method of Rapid Detoxification for
Suboxone addiction.
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