Suboxone and Methadone
Overview
What you need to know about Suboxone & Methadone:
- Opiate Replacement Therapy: Research shows that people in recovery who take methadone as a long term maintenance therapy are far less likely to relapse back to opiate abuse
- Suboxone’s Limitations: Although a lot of people prefer the idea of Suboxone to methadone, Suboxone isn’t strong enough to provide complete withdrawal symptoms relief to everyone.
Suboxone Treatment - Medication Isn't Enough
The 5 secrets to finding success with Suboxone: What you need to know about Suboxone addiction treatment for heroin or pain pills.
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How to Avoid Opioid Overdose
No more preventable deaths! If you or someone you love takes opioids you need to know how to prevent and respond to overdoses.
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Opioid Addiction During Pregnancy
When pregnant women are struggling with opioid addiction, typical forms of treating the addiction come into play. Pregnant women may be in fear of methadone treatment, but does it cause a negative effect?
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Avoiding Overdose when Starting with Methadone
Your risk of overdose is higher during the first 2 weeks on methadone than it was before you started. Learn how to stay safe until you get stabilized.
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7 Reasons Why Street Suboxone Won't Help You
Why does it matter where you get the Suboxone? Well, when you buy street Suboxone you still associate with dealers, you rarely get counseling, you're not forced to make life changes and you use it more like drug than a medication.
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MAT Tapering: Avoiding Common Problems
If you choose to taper, don't trip-up on common problems - learn how to handle fear, complacency, physical/emotional withdrawal and cravings.
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Suboxone for Teens – When It Makes Sense
This article will explore the appropriateness of Suboxone for teens and examine some of the pros and cons of medication assisted treatment (MAT) for adolescents.
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Dangers of Benzos on Suboxone/Methadone
Using benzodiazepines with Suboxone or methadone is more dangerous than using illicit opiates! Learn why benzos and methadone/Suboxone just don't mix.
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Cocaine and Suboxone or Methadone Treatment
Here are 4 excellent reasons to avoid cocaine use while on Suboxone/methadone: cocaine reduces the effectiveness of Suboxone or methadone (which means more opiate withdrawals), increased risk of overdose, poly-drug addiction and resumption of a drug seeking lifestyle.
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Methadone Blind Taper – The Pros and Cons
Learn the advantages and disadvantages to a blind methadone taper. Would not knowing the reduction schedule ease your anxiety or would you rather stay in control, so you can plan coping strategies for temporary upswings in withdrawal symptoms?
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Suboxone or Methadone: 15 Steps to Success
Using or thinking about using Suboxone or methadone? Work through the 15 recovery steps outlined in this article and greatly increase your odds of long-term success.
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OTC Meds for Suboxone Withdrawal Symptoms
A list of SAMHSA recommended medications for managing the withdrawal symptoms that occur during Suboxone tapering.
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Methadone: Tapering Readiness Self-Test
Start tapering before you’re ready and your odds of success aren’t great. Take this 16 question self test and find out if you're ready to start reducing your daily dose.
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Suboxone: How Long Does Treatment Take?
Four pieces of advice on how long you’ll need to use Suboxone from one of America’s leading experts on the use of the drug.
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8 Lies about Methadone Exposed
Think you know methadone? Be careful, because a lot of what’s passed as common knowledge about this controversial medication has little basis in fact. Here are 8 common methadone myths exposed and debunked.
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Methadone Side Effects
Thinking about using methadone but worried about the side effects? Well, firstly, know that while there are some side effects associated with the drug, it is a very well tolerated medication and most people find the side effects to be very manageable. Secondly, a lot of misinformation surrounds methadone, so some of what you may have heard may be untrue. Learn more about the side effects of methadone and learn if it might be a form of addiction treatment that will work for you.
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