Introduction
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- Opioids
- Opiates/Opioids
- Opioid Addiction
- What It Is Like to be Addicted
- Brief History of Opioid Addiction
- The Birth of a Stereotype
- Breaking the Stereotype
- Buprenorphine Treatment
- Modern Philosophy of Addiction Treatment
- Thorough Technical Explanation of Buprenorphine
- Pharmacolog of Buprenorphine
- What Buprenorphine Treatment is Like
To gain a thorough understanding of how Buprenorphine treatment can help people addicted to opioids, you must have an understanding of opioids, addiction, stereotypes, existing treatments, and some basic pharmacology. The text contained in this section is a collection of articles meant to give an overview and to aid in understanding these issues so that you can completely understand the scope of today’s opioid addiction problems. Here you will learn the definitions of opioids and opiates, what opioid addiction is and what it is like, and the difference between physical dependence and addiction. A brief history of opioids and addiction will help you understand why opium and substances derived from it became a “drug” while tobacco did not. It covers the stereotypes of the drug addicted and explains the events that help shape our image of the addicted. This website offers information on the most up to date, scientific approach to the treatment of Opioid addiction.
Suboxone (Buprenorphine/Naloxone) received approval by the FDA on October 8, 2002. It is state of the art medication to treat the medical condition of Opioid addiction. It is improving the quality of life for patients in recovery and giving them hope, dignity, and the ability to have a normal life again.
There has been much damage done by the negative stereotype of addiction. Even the medical profession has held a negative stereotype causing resistance to getting involved in helping people with this brain disease. Until recently, the image of a weak morally depraved person has encouraged a punitive perspective and slowed science and research of this medical condition.
The following is a thorough explanation of physical dependence and addiction and how buprenorphine works to treat it. Finally, there is a day by day and week to month description of what to expect when starting Buprenorphine treatment.
The key to solving the problem of addiction is in understanding and education.