More than 60,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States during 2016. Of these deaths, more than 40,000 involved opioid drugs like morphine, codeine, and heroin. These startling numbers have created the “opiate epidemic” now raging across America. One pathway to recovery is medication assisted treatment using Suboxone.
Psychologists now consider addiction a compulsive behavior similar to other uncontrolled habits, such as smoking, gambling, or shopping. Nearly all people show examples of such behavior, and many people seek help for their compulsions when they feel their lives are hindered by them. Such people are often mistaken for weakness, or without self-control. But in truth, they demonstrate bravery by identifying their problem and by seeking outside help.
Suboxone was created as a helpful medication to address a specific problem. Scientists have repeatedly shown Suboxone to be effective and safe in providing relief from the pain of withdrawal and using medication-assisted therapy as a bridge to recovery.
Urban Peaks Rehab specializes in the treatment of opioid addiction through the use of Suboxone, and other medications, combined with therapeutic counseling and the availability of resources to different pathways to recovery. The stigma surrounding addiction is widespread in America, and Suboxone has been considered a hot topic in both the medical field and the recovery community.
Harvard Medical School’s Dr. Peter Grinspoon published “5 Myths About Using Suboxone to Treat Opiate Addiction” in order to address some of the stigma surrounding the use of Suboxone and medication-assisted treatment. Education of varying types of treatment available and accessibility to those types of treatment may make the difference in the lives of those addicted for years to come.
