Opiate Addiction: Methadone Facts

Question: Can suboxone be taken to help with opiate addiction?

(Posted by: Trevor on 2010-06-07 00:20:37)

I'm a hydrocodone addict for about a year now, 3- 4x daily 10mg.I can feel im pretty mentally and emotionally dependent.Once, I went 3 days with only a percocet .5mg and it was hell in my head. I want to quit, but without rehab and professional help. I've beaten xanax and cigarettes cold turkey, but struggle with this.. My question is If I take small amounts of Suboxone daily, and make sure i dont let myself get adapted mentally to the suboxone, can I drop the codeine alltogether? I know suboxone is dangerous just like methadone and is a completely different drug;I just need to know if this is a possible route? Thank you please no critisism.No i am not prescribed opiates, purely recreational and the root of the problem is my mother and father dieing.

Posted by: Einsteininium on 2010-06-07, 00:25:16

I think it is somewhat of a matter based on you personally, just like different drugs work for different people and what is easy for one person to drop is not easy for another. I dropped meth relatively easy, but i still feel like I have to smoke and drink. Suboxone is definitely worth a try i think, since 3 or 4 10 mg is a small time opiate addiction.

Posted by: Frank on 2010-06-07, 00:32:49

Yes it can, Suboxone is designed to do exactly that. Do some more research on subs and consider checking into a rehab facility because they'll help you ween off opiate addiction with or without subs

Posted by: Lone on 2010-06-07, 04:31:33

40 mg's a day doesnt really justify using suboxone, but if you really need a little help a short detox, and i mean short...like 7 days tops using suboxone would help. You would only need about 2 mg's a day for a starting dose, and wean down to dust over the course of a week with it. There will still be some mild withdrawal.