The substance abuse professionals who supervise Suboxone therapy understand that the family members and significant others of persons with opiate addiction have many questions about treatment with Suboxone. Families wonder if Suboxone therapy is well regulated, and whether buprenorphine, the generic medication in Suboxone and Subutex, represents a good treatment option for their loved one. The ...
Drug Courts and Methadone Treatment in California
Since Proposition 47 was passed last year, both drug courts and treatment professionals have been waiting to see how opportunities for methadone treatment in California will play out. It’s best if someone who’s arrested and addicted to opiates goes from lock-up directly into treatment, followed by dismissal of the charges that put them there and a reintegration into society. But it’s not always ...
Controversy Over Suboxone Treatment
A couple of states are scrutinizing the prescribing practices of doctors who treat patients with opiate addictions. Coupled with the dark shadow cast by the perpetrator of the recent Charleston shootings, who had Suboxone in his possession at the time of his arrest, legislators are taking a long, hard look at buprenorphine, the generic name for Suboxone. Should Suboxone treatment be curtailed, ...
methadone maintenance Therapy & Drug Courts: Round Two
There are many people who participate in methadone maintenance therapyfor opiate drug addiction that would love to opt for drug court rather than jail. However, they are turned away by the judges who run those courts if they wish to opt for or are currently enrolled in a methadone maintenance treatment program. There is just too much resistance to the idea that methadone maintenance therapy can ...
Suboxone Treatment and Cocaine: Keep Rollin’ Those Dice
If you’ve decided to try treatment for opiate addiction using buprenorphine—better known by its brand name, Suboxone—good for you! It’s not easy to turn away from the habits you’ve known for so long, no matter how dangerous they’ve been, because you’re giving up a lifestyle and people that make you feel comfortable. You’re turning toward new habits, new people, and new places. Be aware, however, ...
Why Do Some Opiate Treatment Centers Recommend Suboxone?
Suboxone, or buprenorphine, is offered by some but not all opiate treatment centers. It’s a partial opiate agonist, and many doctors believe that methadone works well on some patients while Suboxone is a better choice for others. Buprenorphine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment in October 2002. It is marketed in two formulations, as Suboxone but also Subutex. People ...
