Suboxone

• Program Overview
• What is Suboxone?
• Inpatient Detox Program
• Treatment Retention & Relapse Prevention
• Suboxone OutPatient Program
• Suboxone Outpatient FAQs
• Identifying a Problem
• Substance Abuse Facts

Inpatient & Outpatient Suboxone Treatment

Focus Healthcare of Tennessee offers Suboxone Treatment, providing both an inpatient medical detoxification program and an outpatient Suboxone program for those struggling with opioid addiction. Suboxone is an effective, safe medication approved by the FDA for use in the treatment of opioid addiction. Suboxone relieves withdrawal symptoms, reduces cravings and blocks the effects of other opioids. It can only be prescribed by a physician specially trained in its usage and licensed specifically by the DEA.

Our Professional Staff can help you select the right program for your needs. When you choose to work with us, we will help you understand the detoxification process so that you can feel confident about your choice. We are well aware that making a commitment to begin treatment can be very difficult, but we are here to support you in your new way of living. It is time to Focus on your addiction.

Focus Healthcare presents indicators to help identify a problem with Opioid pain medication.

Opioid Addiction: An Epidemic

Addiction to prescription pain medication has become a largely unrecognized and under appreciated epidemic in America. Opioid addiction includes not only the abuse of heroin, but also the misuse and abuse of prescription opioid pain medications. These medications are made from the opium poppy or they mimic the effects of an opiate. Some examples of these drugs are hydrocodone (Vicodin, Lortab), oxycodone (Percocet), Oxycontin, morphine (MS Contin), Fentanyl (Duragesic patches), and Ultram.

The face of addiction has changed dramatically over the last few years, to include millions of soccer moms, teachers, nurses, dads and many other walks of life. It is estimated that more than 50 million Americans have admitted to trying prescription drugs for non-medical reasons. People fail to realize that these drugs have the same addictive potential as street drugs and the same ability to cause an overdose. It is estimated that 120,000 Americans a year go to the emergency room after overdosing on opioids. Dependency on these drugs may be considered a chronic, relapsing medical condition, causing neuro-chemical and molecular changes in the brain. Even when prescribed for pain and used appropriately, pain pills can cause an increasing detrimental tolerance toward the drug. With attempts to stop, the person may experience distressing physical withdrawal symptoms. Long- term use of opiates can produce addiction, and overuse can cause overdose and potentially death. Prescription drugs cause more that 26,000 fatal overdoses each year.

Path to Opioid Addiction

Many individuals begin their path of addiction to opioids through experimental or recreational use. This may quickly develop into daily usage of the substance. Some users progress to intravenous use or snorting medications in order to get a stronger, more immediate effect from them. Other individuals begin their addiction after being treated for an acute or chronic medical condition. This individual finds that they crave the drug even when not in pain and cannot stop even when alternative treatments are presented. Some individuals feel the drug gives them energy, improves their mood, or helps numb emotional pain and now has come to believe that the drug is necessary in order to function daily.

Individuals, regardless of how their addiction began, may discover the reason for continued use of these drugs is no longer the same as when they started, but now is to avoid the “sickness’”that occurs as a result of the withdrawal when the person tries to stop. Recent research suggests that a person with a drug addiction has a less than 5 percent chance of recovering without help. No matter what the cause of the opioid addiction may be, these individuals are in critical need of help.

Contact Focus Healthcare for more information on addiction and treatment of Opioid Addiction.