My boyfriend started using Oxycontin several years ago when he was about 19. He says he was only "addicted" or using heavily for a period of several months before he quit on his own. After about three months clean, a friend convinced him that Suboxone treatment was a great "insurance policy" on his sobriety. My boyfriend saw a doctor who assured him that Suboxone would give him the time he needed to recover from his past opiate abuse. He said being on the Suboxone would let his brain rewire and repair itself so when he got off he would feel no need to use opiates. He kept him on the Suboxone for about a year before tapering off. Now we realize that the Suboxone did more damage than good and it's been a huge struggle for him to get off of it. He has been trying unsuccessfully for about four months and always ends up taking something to "feel better", "get some sleep", etc. Now he has become very depressed and is using Klonpin and smoking pot heavily. He has become a completely different person - lying, putting his needs first all the time, mood swings, lack of motivation. He wants to be clean and has taken the step to ask for help. Can he ever be the person he was before the Suboxone or am I wasting my time waiting for that? Does he need to go to a residential treatment facility to get the help he needs or can an intensive outpatient program be just as effective?
Your boyfriend hit his emotional bottom and is asking for help, that is a great start. He can be the person he was before, but have patience. Do not give up. He needs to be detoxed completely the correct way. I am affiliated with the Waismann Method of advanced treatment of opiate dependency, here is there study and some information. Through our work with Suboxone patients, we have generated a serious concern with the lack of education and mis-information given by physicians to their patients when prescribed suboxone as an alternative treatment to an opiate dependency such as Oxy Contin, Vicodin among others.
Among our findings, the most the most alarming was that many patients who believed Suboxone to be the quick fix suddenly found themselves physically dependent to the drug. I fear that patients are being mislead into believing they are being treated, I understand that a patient desires to be free of opiates and not to replace one with another (klonpin or pot)it is tough to detox on their own.
Your boyfriend can go to the Waismann Method for detoxification under anesthesia, which utilizes the most advanced medical technique available. They’re located in Orange County, California. He will be treated with the highest level of care, professionalism and dignity. When he leaves he is completely withdrawn from the opiates and then he is ready to work on his underlying issues and treatment.
An outpatient without detox will not work because he will be craving the drug. If you have any other questions or concerns please email me.
Remember your boyfriend can be the person he was before I see miracles happen all the time.
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