5 myths about using Suboxone to treat opiate addiction

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Suboxone, a combination medication containing buprenorphine and naloxone, is one of the main medications used for medication-assisted therapy (MAT) for opiate addiction.

Unfortunately, within the addiction community and among the public at large, certain myths about Suboxone persist, and these myths add a further barrier to treatment for people suffering from opiate addiction.

Myth #1: You aren’t really in recovery if you’re on Suboxone…….

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog...oxone-to-treat-opiate-addiction-2018032014496

 

[Jules]

In our province of 5 million, we had 176 deaths because of illicit drugs in April, 2021.

There are an average of 66 overdose calls per day. Some may not be called because friends carry Naloxone.

It’s a hell of a mess.

 

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It's tragic, we've lost the war on drugs, our countries are full of drug addicts.