Medically Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Why are we different?
We know our clients by name. We know our clients stories. We know our clients struggles. We celebrate our clients successes. You will be greeted with a smile and conversations are welcomed. If you need prayer, grab one of us and we will be happy to pray with you. Recovery is a journey and we would love to help you navigate through it. We combine physician evaluation with counseling to help our clients embrace the ideals of recovery and learn to live free from addiction.
How Suboxone Treatment Works
Buprenorphine with Naloxone, commonly known as Suboxone, reduce the effects of opioid withdrawal and ease the cravings experienced due to those effects. They do this by attaching to the same receptors in the brain that other opioids do, eliminating the physical withdrawals so that patients can focus on their recovery. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist which activates the opioid receptors in the brain, but to a much lesser extent than full agonists. It has a “ceiling effect”. This means that as you continue to take more of the medication, the effects do not continue to increase. Unlike commonly misused opioids, buprenorphine has the ability to control withdrawal symptoms. Additionally, it blocks other opioids from attaching to the receptors in the brain.