Master_Khan
Bluelighter
Alot of people in AA / NA would say you are not truly sober. However, for myself I have stopped drinking, using heroin, coke, cannabis etc.... I am on bupe from my doc for a 'disease' i have, and getting outside help is expectable... I am taking it as prescribed, its no different then being on antidepressants for example.
No addict behaviour or mind altering is taking place.... for me i am clean and sober today.
I think the sober/ not sober debate is closely related to "is addiction a disease" question. Interestingly, two thirds of Bluelighters responded in a recent poll that addiction is NOT a disease. I personally do not think it is helpful to view addiction as a disease. To me it's a cop out in order to avoid taking personal responsibility for the choices we make. If you think addiction is a disease and suboxone is just another prescription like an anti biotic, no wonder you'd think yourself sober. Isn't Suboxone supposed to be for a taper, not maintenance? If you are taking narcotics as prescribed for pain, that is one thing, but if you're taking narcotics for "maintenance", you are just postponing the day of reckoning, which certainly beats uncontrolled drug abuse.........but to equate it with taking anti-biotics? Please.