Things To Consider Before Visiting Suboxone Doctors Richmond

By Nancy Anderson


Long term addictions, particularly ones involving opiate based products and opium, are very hard to get rid of or even break away from. Quite a few believe that it can be done cold turkey through the use of sheer willpower but this has been proven to be more foolish than wise. Quite a few have taken to drug substitution therapy involving suboxone. If you are of a mind to take drug substitution therapy by going to any one of suboxone doctors Richmond, VA facilities, then do read on for more information on this drug.

Considered by many as a moderate path to addiction termination, long time addicts to opium and opiates have considered suboxone as the drug to use alongside medical supervision. It is also a drug that can be used as alternatives to other methadone class drugs as well as fentanyl, hydrocordone, Oxycontin, heroin, morphine and codeine. Its generic name is Buprenorphine.

There are various methods to apply or introduce this drug into the body. It can be done traditionally by injections or it can be down through the skin by the use of a trans dermal film. It is also sometimes administered orally or even by nasal ingestion. Effects of suboxone is quite long and can be felt several hours later. Never should it be administered to children, or rather it should always be kept away from children, as household accidents involving this drug causes fatal results stemming from respiratory suppression.

The drug has had some success as a short term prescription for pain management, especially for those with stenosis pain and degenerative disc disorder. Those who have used it as a painkiller say it is much more of an effective drug than other traditional painkillers, including the popular Vicodin. When used, the patient will at first get an overall feeling of a high in the first stage, which later on becomes or turns into an out of it stage or phase.

Side effects due to long term use does occurs. These take the form of abnormal responses to stressful situations, seeming inability to control basic emotions, overall loss of interest in sex and obvious hair loss. Abuse of the substance will however result in more physically apparent symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, drowsiness, sweating, insomnia and a variety of digestive disorders and more.

Many who have taken this synthetic opiate do tend to abuse, especially by chronic opiate users. They use this suboxone as a way to prevent withdrawal symptoms from occurring when having a lull in between heroin and opiate sessions. Yet other users abuse the drug as an alternative means to get high. The abuse of this drug due to this purpose has been on the increase and so has the rates for buprenorphine caused seizures. This is apparent in the states of West Virginia, Massachusetts, New York and Maine.

Many have also experienced the fatal effects of the drug when they use it in conjunction with alcohol during drug sessions. Suboxone has a reactive elements or substances list that includes 844 known substances, and 261 of these substances can cause fatal reactions and results.

Hopefully this article is of use to the prospective wellness and recovery of yourself or someone you know. Always get as much information when trying out new methods on the road to health.




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