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What Can We Expect from Drug Treatment Programs? from CDC
Drug Addiction Treatments: (Professional administered)
Suboxone Treatment- The beginning level and length of treatment is determined on an individual basis. Some of the main variables used to determine the amount of suboxone prescribed are amount of opiates a person is using, and length of usage. Tapering this medication is a key component for successful recovery.
Suboxone (Buprenorphine) Locating a Doctor who Prescribes Suboxone
Buprenorphine: A prescription medication for people addicted to heroin or other opiates that acts by relieving the symptoms of opiate withdrawal such as agitation, nausea and insomnia. Buprenorphine is more weakly addictive and has a lower risk of overdose than methadone. The effects last for about three days. Buprenorphine is sold under the brand name of Subutex and, in combination with naloxene, as Suboxone. Subutex is intended for use at the beginning of treatment while Suboxone is intended for the maintenance treatment of opiate addiction. (Naloxone was added to guard against intravenous abuse of buprenorphine by individuals physically dependent on opiates.) www.medterms.com
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Naloxone counteracts the effects of opioids and is used to treat overdoses.
Naltrexone, a derivative of naloxone, is an orally active and long acting potent pure narcotic antagonist. Naltrexone for opiate addicts usually is conducted in outpatient settings although initiation of the medication often begins after medical detoxification in a residential setting. Naltrexone is a long-acting synthetic opiate antagonist with few side effects that is taken orally either daily or three times a week for a sustained period of time. Individuals must be medically detoxified and opiate-free for several days before naltrexone can be taken to prevent precipitating an opiate abstinence syndrome. When used this way, all the effects of self-administered opiates, including euphoria, are completely blocked. The theory behind this treatment is that the repeated lack of the desired opiate effects, as well as the perceived futility of using the opiate, will gradually over time result in breaking the habit of opiate addiction. Naltrexone itself has no subjective effects or potential for abuse and is not addicting. Patient noncompliance is a common problem. Therefore, a favorable treatment outcome requires that there also be a positive therapeutic relationship, effective counseling or therapy, and careful monitoring of medication compliance.
National Institute of Drug Abuse:
Research Meets Practice Treatment of Opioid Dependence in a Private Office
Successful Trial Caps 25-Year Buprenorphine Development Effort
Buprenorphrine: An Alternative Treatment for Opioid Dependence 154 pgs
Methadone eliminates withdrawal symptoms and relieves craving. It has been used for over 30 years to treat people addicted to opioids. Please view this website before choosing Methadone
Breaks the cycle of Addiction Assisted Recovery Centers of America
Patients stabilized on opiate agonists can engage more readily in counseling and other behavioral interventions essential to recovery and rehabilitation. The best, most effective opiate agonist maintenance programs include individual and/or group counseling, as well as provision of, or referral to, other needed medical, psychological, and social services. NIDA Attending NA/AA meetings will greatly improve recovery process and build a support system.
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