The Process of a Miracle.

The most difficult aspect of treating an opiate based addiction initially is the physical withdrawal aspect. It is an uncomfortable process in which the body goes through a detox for a period of several days with a varying degree of symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, hot and cold chills, constipation, diarrhea, insomnia, bone and muscle pain.

The process is often described as “flu like” but through my own experiences of it….it’s that multiplied ten fold. It’s physically uncomfortable and initially is one of the leading factors why people have such difficulty stopping.

In the past a trip to a detox unit was the only other options available besides going through it “cold turkey”. In October of 2002 the FDA approved the drug Buprenophrine for use of opiate addiction. It also goes by other names such Temgesic, Buprenex, Subutex, and of course, Suboxone.

This has changed the way that many people now approach the addiction to opiates. Unlike other medications to treat the withdrawal symptoms, a suboxone detox allows a person to detox in the comfort of their own homes without going through the uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms.

A prescription for a suboxone detox can be obtained through certain doctors licensed to prescribe this Schedule III drug. Suboxone in itself is an opioid drug, but also has partial agonist and antagonist actions that help to block the pathways in the brain that typically produces euphoria and block pain.

So in effect it works by tricking the brain into believing that actual opiates are present, but without the risk of creating a dependence, allowing the body to then detox from the actual opiates while a person is taking the suboxone. It allows people who may not have the means available to them, other detox methods to help them in the initial stages of treatment of an opiate addiction.

This type of treatment is becoming more and more popular as a detox process for opiate addiction and is providing many people who have tried other methods an opportunity to get past the very difficult initial stages. This type of detox also catered to people who may not necessarily be “addicts” but whom have created a dependency to particular opiate drugs through pain management treatments.

A leader in treating opiated based addictions is Mediox, who provides a full service treatment to those seeking such avenues. This is what they say about their services,

“The Meditox Method offers people a way to get help without checking into a hospital or drug rehab, yet patients still receive the expertise and assistance of doctors and nurses who are available continuously throughout the normal six-week program.”