Suboxone is effective in managing the withdrawal symptoms associated with Heroin addiction, Vicodin addiction, Oxycontin addiction, Methadone addiction, Norco addiction and all other opiate addictions. It affords opiate addicts the opportunity to have a pain-free detox.

Now is the best time to overcome opiate addiction. Suboxone Treatment with Buprenorphine makes opiate detoxification easier than ever. There is no longer any reason to delay opiate treatment. If you want to overcome heroin addiction, methadone addiction, oxycontin addiction and other opiate addictions we can help.

This section provides a brief overview of the clinical use of Buprenorphine HCl and Naloxone (Suboxone) for heroin, oxycontin, methadone, vicodin and other opiate dependence.

Suboxone Detox is broken into 4 distinct phases; induction, stabilization, taper and discontinuation.

This phase begins when the patient has discontinued the use of his or her drug of abuse, no longer has cravings, and is experiencing few or no side effects. The buprenorphine dose may need to be adjusted during the stabilization phase. Because of the long half-life of Buprenorphine HCL (37 hours) it is sometimes possible to switch patients to alternate-day dosing once stabilization has been achieved. However the alternate day dosing is usually left for end stage heroin detox to allow clients a smooth transition into full recovery and an opiate free life.

The titration phase is reached when the patient is doing well on a steady dose of Suboxone. Once the patient shows no sign of opiate withdrawal the Suboxone therapy initiates a titration (step-down) from Buprenorphine HCL therapy until the heroin addict is totally drug-free. It is a model that has worked better for more heroin addicts than any known treatment in history.

Physician oversight is just one step that should be combined with a concurrent opiate treatment program. Opiate Treatment is so critical for a successful outcome that physicians must attest to their capacity to refer patients to adequate treatment programs when they submit their Notification of Intent to SAMHSA before being allowed to prescribe Suboxone or Subutex.

The largest active ingredient in Suboxone is Buprenorphine HCL which reduces the symptoms of Heroin withdrawal, Methadone withdrawal, Oxycontin withdrawal, Vicodin withdrawal and all opiate withdrawals. Suboxone is a combination of two proven medications: Buprenorphine HCL and Naloxone. Buprenorphine HCl is a partial agonist opioid to the mu neurotransmitters and a full antagonist to the Kappa neurotransmitters which reduces withdrawal symptoms associated with mu receptors and instigates withdrawal in the Kappa receptors. The active ingredient Naloxone is a full antagonist which blocks the effects of most but not all full agonist opioids like Heroin, Hydrocodone, Methadone and Oxycodone. Naloxone helps reduce the risk associated with subsequently administered opiates (Heroin, methadone, Oxycontin, etc…) suggesting that it might help reduce illicit opiate use. Due to the presence of Naloxone, Suboxone is very likely to produce severe withdrawal symptoms if administered intravenously.

If you or someone you know is in need of opiate detox, call our 24-hour Admissions Department and ask about our "Suboxone Rehab Program".

We offer Suboxone treatment services for California residents.