Medically Supervised Opioid Withdrawal with SUBOXONE
Three Hills Ranch Recovery Helps Patients Overcome Opioid & Opiate Painkiller Medication Addiction with SUBOXONE
One of the cornerstones of a successful medically supervised withdrawal program is the use of low or partial opioid agonists to help quell the most severe symptoms. SUBOXONE is one treatment that has offered real relief to patients entering an opioid dependence treatment program. The results with SUBOXONE have been so successful in fact that SUBOXONE is the first opioid medication approved under the federal Drug Addict Treatment Act of 2000 (DATA 2000) for treatment of opioid dependence in an office based or outpatient setting.
With proper, professional help SUBOXONE can help with addiciton to opioid and opiate medical prescription drugs such as:
- Methadone
- OxyContin
- Percocet
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- Hydrocodone
- Vicodin
- Codeine
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What is SUBOXONE?
The primary active ingredient in SUBOXONE is buprenorphine. Unlike oxycodone or heroin, buprenorphine is a partial opioid agonist and therefore has limited opioid effects. Taken sublingually, SUBOXONE dissolves slowly into the bloodstream and patients are relieved of their most severe withdrawal symptoms without perpetuating their opioid addiction.
How SUBOXONE Works
SUBOXONE takes the place of standard opioids that attach to the receptors in the brain responsible for the release of dopamine and the pleasurable or "high" feeling that accompanies it. Normally, when the opioid leaves the receptors over time, patients begin to feel the anxiety and physical symptoms, such as cravings, that signal the start of withdrawal. This is where SUBOXONE comes in, being most successful when used during in a mild to moderate state of withdrawal because it does not have to compete with stronger opioids for a spot alongside the receptor.
During maintenance therapy, SUBOXONE fills the receptor so that other more dangerous and addicting opioids cannot bind to the receptor, therefore losing their effectiveness and addictive hold. The active ingredient buprenorphine creates a limited euphoria and acts to control withdrawal symptoms and cravings without prolonging the addiction.
SUBOXONE has proven very effective in helping people with opioid dependence gain control over their addictions and move toward a successful recovery.
