If you are into rehab and addiction recovery, you have heard of Suboxone. It is a sublingual medicine used in the treatment of opioid addiction. It contains an opiate stronger than heroin which prevents a person from going into abstinence. A heroin addict is kept on the opioid dose of Suboxone, so he doesn’t have to use heroin. In addition to the opioid buprenorphine, the second ingredient is naloxone which is included to prevent a person from trying to use this drug to get high. It is a controversial drug, both in drug rehab communities and among those who have taken it.
Pharmaceutical companies, of course, paint a positive picture of Suboxone treatment. If you go to a doctor to be prescribed this drug, he may not know any more than pharmaceutical representatives have told him. Here are some of the remarks Facebook commenters made about using Suboxone (we omitted their names to protect privacy).
“Now I’m trying to quit Suboxone. Depression is awful. This shit sucks me. Stopping any other drugs was easy enough. I’ve never been on heroin, just oxy and Xanax. I started alone, after a 20-year addiction. I’m sorry I started with Suboxone “.
“I’ve tried to quit Suboxone, but it’s nearly impossible. I hate being like that and I know I’m a slave to this chemical: an opiate. After a week of hellish abstinence, I gave in and went back to the Suboxone. I had no idea how bad it hurt and how addicted I was until I stopped taking it. I have been told that I will not feel better for quite a while as abstinence can last for forty days. Thing? Forty full days! It makes you feel like you are literally dying without the Suboxone “.
“The worst abstinence I’ve ever had come with Suboxone and I’ve been a junkie for twelve years… It’s an infamous joke to call it detox, just change one addiction to another.”
“To be honest, the Suboxone has ruined my life. My doctor prescribed it for almost seven years. In those seven years, I relapsed at least once a year, but most likely more. I knew that if I didn’t take the Sub for a few hours, I would run the risk of taking drugs. Suboxone was a crutch, a filler. One day (last time), I said I don’t want to do Suboxone or drugs anymore! So I detoxed from everything. Detoxing from Suboxone is the WORST thing!! I was in and out of the hospital six times in two weeks for IV and medications, such as clonidine and muscle relaxants, so I could sleep. For three and a half weeks, I didn’t move from my mom’s couch. I barely ate and slept … In short, Suboxone is the root of all evil.
Yes, Suboxone has its supporters. There are some people who think that taking Suboxone is the only solution to their obsessive cravings for opiates and without rehab to help them recover from the harm caused by addiction they may be right unless they find the Narconon program.
How does the Narconon Program help?
The Narconon program helps those who are addicted to opioids or other drugs in four ways, each of which is unique to Narconon rehabilitation centres.
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A Well Done Abstinence
The abstinence schedule is individual and is determined by the medical director. In some cases, such as high doses of Suboxone or in other cases, the medical director will recommend a medical detox to safely and quickly scale the individual of the substances they are taking, so that they can begin drug-free Narconon withdrawal and begin his journey towards a truly drug-free future.
During Narconon withdrawal, 24-hour assistance is provided to help the individual eliminate all drugs or alcohol as quickly and comfortably as possible. Generous supplementation with vitamins and minerals helps calm many of the withdrawal symptoms that are actually the result of a nutritional deficiency. For example, muscle spasms result from a calcium and magnesium deficiency. Ample doses of calcium and magnesium, in an easily absorbed form by the body, help reduce this discomfort. Special procedures, called assists, help relieve pain and direct a person to the new environment, reducing anxiety. No replacement drugs are provided on the Narconon program.
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Detoxification Through the Sauna
When abstinence is complete and a person eats and sleeps well, the next step is a sauna-based detox. Each person exercises to circulate blood better and follows a strict dietary supplement regimen that helps the body detoxify more efficiently. So he spends some time in the sauna, going out to shower and freshen up from time to time. This process helps the body’s ability to reach deep into fat tissue and remove toxic residues leftover from drug use. Based on the changes our guests experienced during this process, the toxic residues had affected their outlook on life. Once those residues are gone, many people say their obsessive drug cravings have subsided and some say they are even gone.
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Recovery from the Trauma and Pain of the Past
The section of the Narconon program called Objectives helps a person emerge from past turmoil, negative experiences, and pain that may have wiped them out. Gradually, the person regains control of their life, actions and even their thoughts. This results in a noticeable improvement in his ability to make sober decisions.
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Life Skills Training
At this point, a person is more objective and able to think clearly. Now she needs to refresh her ability to cope with life’s changes and challenges. The life skills component of the Narconon program teaches a person how to distinguish between an individual who has their best interests at heart from another whose alleged friendship would lead to addiction. Learn to recover your self-respect and find relief from guilt. He learns how to face and solve the challenges that arise in everyday life and also teaches how to rebuild his family relationships. This is true rehabilitation. It returns a person to the condition they were in before drug use and, sometimes, even in better condition.
Now you understand why the Narconon program is drug-free. We want families to understand that there is another choice in Narconon rehabilitation centres that do not involve maintenance on Suboxone or Methadone. For more information, contact us, seven days a week.
