Author: Bboy42287
Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2011 7:36 pm
| hatmaker510 wrote: |
| Anything can be a crutch to anybody, not just the typical things that come to mind, such as opiates. I’m curious, what makes you think that there is a time limit to using suboxone in a healthy manner? And what is this "blind rule" you speak of about doctors only supposed to see patients for two years? I’ve never heard of that. There is no such rule that I’m aware of. Other than the special DATA 2000 waiver, there are no special "rules" for suboxone.
Anyway, I happen to agree with Dr. Junig on this one. Opiate addiction is a life-long, relapsing disease that can be fatal. Suboxone is a medication to treat this chronic, recurring condition. There’s absolutely no reason to arbitrarily pick a point in time and say, "well, cross this line and you’ve been on sub too long and now it’s a crutch". If the rest of their life is in order and they are making improvements and are not backsliding into addictive behavior, what’s the problem with continuing to take it? It’s perfectly safe; the active ingredient, buprenorphine, has been around a very long time. People can use all sorts of things as crutches. Just because someone stays on suboxone longer than someone else thinks they should doesn’t mean they are using it as a crutch. That’s determined by their behavior and reasons that probably outsiders can’t see and aren’t even aware of. I believe this all goes back – AGAIN – to the notion that it’s not one-size fits all. We are all unique individuals and therefore have our own unique needs. What might be crutch for you, I might be using in a perfectly healthy manner. |
I will try and read everyones post tommorow and respond got get going sunday baseball is on;) This was told to me 6 years ago at my very 1st Sub induction that when suboxone first came out that it was intended to only be used no longer than 2 years and a Dr can no longer prescibe you Sub at the 2 year mark. And i have also read on this forum a couple members being told this by there Dr.
