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SuboxoneⓇ: The Path Forward from Addiction
The opioid epidemic in the United States continues to surge and is an ever-increasing threat to the stability and happiness of millions. No matter where addiction starts, finding a path forward to a state of consistent sobriety is key to repairing futures and relationships.
At Health Solutions, with locations in Tinley Park, Rockford, and Olympia Fields, Illinois, and Munster, Indiana, our team of board-certified specialists turns to SuboxoneⓇ as a safe, effective, and lasting way to treat opioid use disorder. Here’s how Suboxone may help you overcome addiction.
How Suboxone works
A partial agonist of the primary opiate receptor in your brain, Suboxone is a combination of the drugs buprenorphine and naloxone. Suboxone essentially stops the signals from your brain telling you that you need more opiates. These signals are what trigger withdrawal symptoms if you don't take more opioids.
If you take Suboxone, the withdrawal symptoms subside, as they would if you took another opioid dose. However, you won’t get the euphoria that comes from taking drugs like oxycodone or heroin.
Medication-assisted therapy
Suboxone treatment is what is called medication-assisted therapy (MAT). There is a lot of stigma surrounding addiction and various treatments that don’t focus on total abstinence. However, severe withdrawal symptoms are closely associated with relapse.
Additionally, your risk of a fatal overdose is reduced by about 50% when you are in MAT treatment. Suboxone blunts the effect of opioids, significantly decreases cravings, and gives you an opportunity to transition from addiction to a life filled with purpose and happiness again.
Two main ingredients
The buprenorphine in Suboxone is an agent that binds to the receptors in your brain and eases your cravings without causing the euphoria usually associated with opioid use. The naloxone is a drug that only works when opioids are in your body and ensures that your respiration isn’t affected — in other words, your lungs and central nervous system keep you breathing.
Suboxone is just step one
You don’t just get a prescription for Suboxone, take the pills, and your addiction problems are magically solved. We complete a thorough assessment of your life circumstances, your health, and your individual needs to design a treatment program that is personalized for you.
Suboxone may be one component of that plan, which can also include therapy, exercise routines, and stress management. You’ll learn how to handle the triggers in your life that formerly caused you to use, and build new, healthy patterns of thinking and behavior.
If you’d like to learn more about Suboxone treatment, call the Health Solutions location nearest you or book an appointment online today.
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