The Devil You Know Vs the One You Don't
- akennedyruns11
- Apr 16, 2017
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 3, 2023
This just sucks. Period. I have now had some time to adjust to the idea of giving Sam Suboxone. Not to adjust, but to accept. It goes against everything I have heard or thought about recovery from drugs and alcohol. It feels wrong on so many levels. Suboxone contains both buprenorphine and naloxone. It is a complex drug, I won't go into details, of course.
Suboxone was approved for use in Drug treatment in the US in 2002. Accidental or intentional overdose is less likely to cause death than with other opiates. However, taken with sedatives it can be very deadly. It has been found to be helpful in withdrawal from opiate addiction too. There are many side effects and issues with Suboxone.
Many addicts who are recovering on Suboxone are long term users and they are addicted to it. Some buy the drug off the street, some are prescribed by doctors. It is said that withdrawal from Suboxone takes much longer than withdrawal from heroin. Many would argue that its use has become just as bad as the heroin epidemic. Unfortunately, it seems to be the lesser of two evils for some of us.
It is believed by some in the medical community that for many addicts, long term recovery from heroin is not possible. Relapses after sobriety are often fatal. The death rate in heroin users is higher than any other illegal drug. T hese experts think of these people (long term Suboxone users) as being on the less-harm maintenance program. Suboxone is merely keeping these people from becoming a statistic of an overdose death.
Unfortunately, this seems to be the group Sam is believed to be in at this point. It breaks my heart. Sam is a long term addict but not a long term heroin user. Not much more than a year. He does not need to withdrawal from heroin. He basically needs to be on Suboxone so he doesn't kill himself with heroin. Sam's dad and I have had a very hard time with this. We have needed some time to digest this and discuss it before I could voice it. I will have more to say, I am sure.
I just want my kid to live. I will never give up. Where there is life, there is hope. Thank you for reading. Love you.
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