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Before Looking For A Suboxone Maintenance South Florida Facility

By Patrick Hill


Opiate and heroin addiction recovery can be quite difficult, and you may be in the process right now. In fact your primary care provider may have suggested or even prescribed a suboxone related regimen for your recovery. In relation to this therefore you are now interested in finding a suboxone maintenance South Florida facility nearest you to start your treatment. Prior to your search however, do find out more about this drug in this article so you will be more informed and safe.

Addictions can form fast, but unfortunately this is not the same case as in getting rid of them. If it has been maintained at a prolonged period, any fast track method, such as going cold turkey, , ay prove to be more harmful than helpful. Going steady and slowly is the key as with substitution dependence therapy, wherein another drug is introduced over a period of time to take the place of the drug one is dependent on. This is the case with suboxone, or Buprenorphine, therapy, where slow substitution takes place in a managed process.

A mild painkiller in small doses, it is a popular substitute also for another painkiller called Vicodin. Suboxone is sometimes substituted for Vicodin in the treatment and alleviation of pain related to degenerative disc disorder or stenosis. First time users say it is more effective and gives an overall feeling of being out of it.

It also however has another distinct characteristic apart from it being an effective painkiller. The drug is also effective in lessening dependence on methadone class drugs. These drugs are oxycontin, heroin, codeine, fentanyl, and hydrocordone.

In general this is usually administered via oral means, as its most common form is in tablet form. However, there also exists flexibility in administration as the case may be. It can be taken intravenously via needle, or it cans also be administered by a transdermal patch which can be worn on the skin. Some opt to take it in by nasal spray also. Effects of the drug can last quite a long while after administration.

When taken with proper guidance or prescription, it can cause respiratory problems and complications at the onset. Children taking this will have fatal results, and quite a few cases have cropped up wherein kids take this by accident since their parents leave the drug in accessible places without being careful.

Alcohol plus this medication will always mean death in no uncertain terms. This occurs when abusers ingest this with alcohol during their drug sessions not mindful of the fatal result. It is also a drug that is becoming more popular with the younger generation as it is more accessible and much cheaper than its prohibited counterparts, while it also gives the same kick or high.

It is also known to have interactions with 844 other medications, and 261 of all of these are know to have fatal effects. It is thus a concoction that should not be taken lightly or taken for granted, for doing so will have not so welcome results for yourself or for anyone for that matter.




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