If I’m Taking Suboxone®, Can I Really be in Recovery?
The answer to this question depends on whom you ask. There are those who define recovery as the complete abstinence from any mind-altering drugs. And Suboxone®, a medication that combines the opioid buprenorphine with the blocker naloxone, does activate opioid...
Evidence-Based, Medication-Assisted Treatment: Suboxone® or Naltrexone?
I had the great pleasure of seeing Jane last week at the Richmond office of the Coleman Institute for Addiction Medicine. Jane detoxed off Suboxone® two months ago through our accelerated outpatient detox process. With long-acting opioids, such as methadone and...
