help! husband is addict

[mioker]

anyone familiar with suboxone? my husband has been in outpatient program for 7 years-first few years were okay-he is now addicted. my life has been turned upside down-can't live like this...

[Cat405]

I'm going thru the same and I need help, please somebody contact me and tell me how to help an oxy addict please...

[aylibman]

I relapsed with my Suboxone while in outpatient treatment and they immediately took me off. Is your husband being honest with the treatment center and with himself? Is he attending any 12 step programs where he can get additional help or is he "trying" to help himself? I know that honesty with my treatment center and reaching out to other addicts got me through my relapse and subsequently through other relapses. I was ready to stop and that was made the biggest difference. You have to ask yourself "Is he really ready to stop and willing to do the work to stop or am I the one that is ready to for him to stop?" If the latter is the answer then it won't make a lick of  difference what you do because he won't stop until he has reached his bottom. There are family programs that are offered by most outpatient rehab programs or 12 step programs like Al-anon or Nar-anon. You can find them in your area just by Googleing the name. They will help you deal with your feelings about you husband's addiction and connect with other loved ones that have experience with your exact situation. I hope this helps!

[Jb456]

Hi I have a question for you did outpatient help with detoxing did they give your husband anything because I would like to sign up but I need more than just counseling?

[Julia M Aharonov, DO]

Suboxone in also an opiate.  Let me tell you about it. Suboxone is the brand name for a medication consisting of buprenorphine and naloxone. Buprenorphine is a thebaine derivative with powerful analgesia approximately 20-40x more potent than morphine. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist and antagonist of the opioid receptors in the central nervous system which means  when the its molecule binds to a receptor, it will transduce only a partial response in contrast to a full agonist such as morphine. Buprenorphine also has very high binding to the opioid receptors such that the opioid receptor antagonists (e.g. naloxone) only partially reverse its effects. This means that an overdose of buprenorphine cannot be easily reversed. Naloxone is opioid receptor blocker. They are combined together to prevent inter-venous abuse of this medication. In the US this Suboxone has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of opiate drug addiction. However many individuals who start using it to treat their addiction, become addicted to Suboxone itself.
Having said that it is still a viable option and does work for some people as a tapering tool off of opiates. Obviously it did not work for your husband and he got addicted.
I personally prefer our method of getting clean: just get done with it. We get people through withdrawals under deep sedation and start them on a Naltrexone therapy with an implant that will last two month. It will literally block their opioid receptors and stop their cravings. It will also stop any narcotics from working should they try. That ensures success. They can continue receiving Vivitrol shots in their own community which may even be covered by their insurance. Read the blogs and testimonials on our blog. It hurts me to know that there are people out there that we can help, but they do not know how to find us or think that just because the drug is FDA approved for addiction treatment, it actually works. It does not in most cases.
Please click on my name and read some of my blogs especially the one about options for detox.  You can also reach it by clicking on my name or by going on www.MDSDrugDetox.com

[aled24fl]

Mioker, i know A LOT about Suboxone what is it that u would like to know? As you might already know it is to help addicts get off opiates and helps the addict from going through withdrawls... If there is anything else that you would like to know just let me know... ps there is also another medication called subutex its the same thing but different ingredients....