Long-term Suboxone Use is Not Detox
Suboxone Detox is an opiate dependency treatment program designed to prevent the pain of opiate withdrawal and simultaneously minimize the risk of overdose.
There are two different Suboxone treatment models that were implemented, both DEA authorized for physicians to use to treat opiate addiction. The two models are:
- Detoxification (Short-term use)
- Maintenance (Long-term use)
Long-term use of Suboxone is not an opiate detoxification program. In fact, Buprenorphine HCl, which is Suboxone’s largest active ingredient is itself an opiate. Therefore long-term use of Suboxone is actually an opiate substitution program.
Short-term Suboxone treatment is otherwise known as Suboxone Detoxification and is an actual detox program that helps opiate addicts overcome dependency on heroin, prescription medications, painkillers and other opiate-based narcotics..
When meeting with a DEA approved physician for the first time, it is very important that you express your goals and desires clearly and concisely. If needed, write them down before your Doctors appointment. And if the gradual removal of all drugs from your system is what you want, do not allow yourself to be talked out of it.
The same holds true with maintenance. If maintenance is what makes you feel most comfortable right now, then by all means do it.
Whichever road you choose is a huge improvement from using and abusing opiates, heroin and narcotics. And both roads lead to a chance at a drug-free, productive and healthy lifestyle.
Suboxone Detox or Suboxone Maintenance? There are no wrong answers…
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Thanks for the blog post
I agree! And if you are not in a position to make that choice clearly you can change your mind later. Being totally drug free from opiates is a wise choice