SUBOXONE TREATMENT PROGRAM IN NYC

Suboxone comes in a thin film that you place under your tongue causing it to dissolve. Suboxone is taken by mouth and dissolved under the tongue. The medicine gets absorbed through the mucosal lining and spreads through the bloodstream to bind to opiate receptors, relieving opioid withdrawal symptoms.

Suboxone is a slow onset and fairly long-lasting opiate compound. This helps it provide sustained relief from withdrawal symptoms. Anyone on Suboxone can have a normal life and not have to worry about constantly taking opiates to prevent a debilitating withdrawal syndrome.

Buprenorphine is an opioid medicine with a maximal effect that is less than the effect produced by other opiate drugs. At low doses, buprenorphine produces just enough effects to enable an individual to quit using opioids without experiencing withdrawal symptoms.

Buprenorphine also has a “ceiling effect,” which means that higher doses quickly reach a plateau in their effects. Hence, buprenorphine carries lower risks of abuse or addiction. It also has lower side effects than other opiates. In fact, in high doses, buprenorphine will block the effects of other opioids and can even precipitate withdrawal.

Suboxone may only be prescribed by physicians authorized to do so under a federal program.  Suboxone doctors need to have undergone special training in the buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependency. The best way to find medical doctors who have been approved to write prescriptions for Suboxone is through the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website:

www.samhsa.gov

There are other paid listings on “locator” websites that may promote one doctor over another based on their mutual agreement. It is best to call the medical office to find out all the details before actually going to one.