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Opiate Detoxification
Suboxone Opiate Recovery Program
Kingwood Psychiatry offers a unique multi-disciplinary opiate detox and recovery program. We will provide outpatient opiate detox, an introduction into addiction recovery tools, & integration into the recovery community. This brief outpatient opiate detox is geared toward those who are motivated to find abstinence from opiates through this new FDA approved treatment.
Types of Opiods
- Codeine
- Darvocet
- Fentanyl
- Heroin
- Lortab
- Methadone
- Morphine
- Norco
- Oxycontin
- Percocet
- Vicodin
What is Suboxone
Suboxone is a pill that has two different medicines inside: buprenorphine and nalaxone. Buprenorphine is a medicine that is used to reduce unpleasant withdrawal effects which most people have when they stop the use of opiod drugs such as heroin, methadone, and oxycontin. Naxalone is a medicine that reverses the effects of heroin and other related opioid drugs.The combination of both medicines in the same pill makes it easier to use them properly. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Suboxone for the purpose of opiate detoxification.
What is detoxification, or "detox"?
Detoxification, or "Detox" is the process of allowing the body to rid itself of a drug while at the same time managing the symptoms of withdrawal. Detoxification is very often the first step in a drug treatment program and should be followed by treatment with a behavioral-based therapy and/or medication, if available. Detox alone with no follow-up is not treatment.
What is withdrawal? How long does it last?
Withdrawal is the variety of symptoms that occur after the use of certain addictive substances is reduced or stopped. The length of the widthdrawal symptoms vary with the type of substance used. For example, physical symptoms may include: restlessness, muscle and bone pain, insomnia, diarrhea, vomiting, and cold flashes. These physical symptoms may last for several days, but the general depression, or dysphoria (opposite of euphoria) that often accompanies heroin withdrawal may last for weeks. In many cases withdrawal can be easily treated with medications to ease the symptoms, but treating withdrawal is not the same as treating an addiction.
Who is a candidate?
Addiction is a complex pattern of behavior leading to the misuse of a drug. We offer the remedy for those who are abusing pain pills (opiates) to the point that they have developed dependence on or tolerance to the drug. We offer both physical and psychological treatments that will help the patient maintain control over the addiction.
But its not only able to help with the initial detox. It has improved the ability of specially certified physicians to help keep opiate addicted individuals off their drugs for extended periods of time - many times for good.
And best of all is that it can be prescribed right from a private physicians private office. No need to check into a hospital or medical detox facility. No need to admit yourself for a costly inpatient substance abuse rehabilitation stay.
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