Friday, September 30, 2016

Usage Of Suboxone In Opiate Addiction Treatment Dallas

By Thomas Hamilton


Addictions are things or situations that we can do well without, especially when it comes to our overall feeling of being healthy and well. Some addictions are fairly easy to break away from, while others are definitely very difficult, especially if the addiction is on opium or opiate based substances. You may at the moment be looking at some opiate addiction treatment Dallas facilities in your search for assistance in breaking away. While you are in Dallas, TX do read on in this article for a possible way to treat your addiction.

As it is fairly difficult, it not altogether impossible to go abruptly and cold turkey in breaking away from opiate based chemicals, a moderate approach has been recommended. This is through slow substitution of an alternate drug to the actual drug so as to break dependency . This substitute drug is called suboxone or its generic term Buprenorphine, that many doctors are now prescribing as part of addiction treatment.

Suboxone is in general a drug used for its mild painkilling abilities for those in Stenosis pain or afflicted with degenerative disc disease. Apart from this, it has been known to also alleviate addiction or dependence on many known drugs such as Oxycontin, hydrocordone, heroin, morphine, codeine and other methadone class drugs including fentanyl. Suboxone can be administered to the body in several ways.

Getting it into the body is usually done via use of a hypodermic needle, although the use of a trans dermal film or patch is also quite popular. The patient can also opt to take it either orally or even nasally if preferred. The effects of Suboxone it should be noted can last for several hours after ingestion. This drug should never in any circumstance be given to children, as it will have fatal results due to suppression of the respiratory system.

Long term side effects will also be noted with the use of this drug. They mostly include the following side effects which are loss of sexual interest, abnormal responses to stress, an inability to suppress and control emotions and hair loss. Abuse however will lead to nausea, drowsiness, excessive sweating, insomnia, digestive disorders and much more.

Although it is a synthetic opiate, this is also prone to abuse as has been recorded, especially in the states of Maine, New York, West Virginian and Massachusetts. Chronic users and abusers use it as a way to bridge withdrawal symptoms stages in between their heroin or opium sessions. Another way it is abused by people is that they use the drug itself as a way to get high. A most common form of death are caused by seizures.

It is also a drug that is know to have interactions with at least 844 recorded drugs and medicines, with 261 of these on the list causing severe and fatal reactions. Most who die from the use of this drugs in sessions do so because they mix it with alcohol, a fatal combination.

In essence, this article has looked at suboxone as a possible alternative on your road to wellness. It would be to your benefit to also look into other alternative paths to wellness and your break from addiction. Always research well any undertaking that involves your health.




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