Exactly the way is was meant to be used? Lets just say its one of the ways the medication can be used to help with opiate addiction. It is the quickest way to get clean of opiates...for the time being. But things needs to be looked at in the big picture. You have to ask, is this the best strategy to not only get clean but to stay clean?
Its suppose really a matter of a bevy of factor: habit, mental fortitude, personal life, preference, etc. There are plenty of people who will disagree that is the best way to use it. Many doctors and addiction specialists will argue using it in that manner results in relapse more often than other methods. For addicts who have cold turkeyed many times only to eventually relapse, using suboxone in that way is absolutely no better for their long term success. And unless you have a huge habit or you have tried cold turkeying 2+ times with no luck or an eventual relapse, then I don't understand why you would be resorting to suboxone already.
I believe for me it was exactly the way it should have been used. I've done cold turkey and obviously relapsed. This taper program made me work harder and do things I didn't want to do. 30 days on taper program, having to go almost every day to this place and wait for up to 3 hours sometimes 4 hours. Shity this was the best for me. I worked so hard I will never forget it. If I do all I have to do is read my posts here.
In fact there is no option at this rehab for anything other than a rapid taper. It's a very large place and deals with all chemical dependency, I even saw someone there for pot????? When I brought up maintenance to them and why they don't do it. Everyones response was, if your not on it (sub)when you come in, you will use it they way it's supposed to be used.
I've read some where that it was created to get you off opiates as painless as possible.(I'm too tired to look for a citation.) I think the uses today have grown to what the people using it have done with it,Not to mention the DR's who want to keep getting paid.
I'm glad something like this exists for the people that need it long term, though.
The DR's over prescribed it, couldn't get people off it and it became what it is now. So I would say it was used for it's intended purpose.
Anyways.
I had a good day. Made it thought an entire Disney on ice show ( little girl is almost 3) and a long ass drive to get there.I had drive I had go. Until I got home, soon as I opened the door I got immediately tired and didn't want to do anything.
Can't complain other than stomach issues.
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