No. Suboxone and subutex are both controlled meds. Besides that is a very bad idea. You will need to be monitored and your doseage tapered down. The real issue is not the medical detox. You need therepy and counciling more than anything. Ask anyone with any clean time. Detoxing is only about 5% of the problem. Its the aftercare and staying clean is the real hard part about 95% my god when i look back detoxing was the easy part. Does anyone agree with me?
Hi there Rebecca & Welcome! :)
I hear your feelings of helplessness -- I understand. I sense your belief that you'll always be an addict -- I was like that too. I spent 28 yrs. feeling trapped & resigned -- that I was a lifer -- that I couldn't navigate my existence without them. The thing is, it just wasn't true! My belief turned out to be a habit in itself & a Terrible, life-crushing Lie. You don't have to live this way if you don't want to. It's not easy but it's possible to come off & stay off. There are many who've passed through here & are still here who felt similarly to you & kicked in difficult circumstances. You can do this & you can do it without recourse to Suboxone!
Is it okay to ask what your history is like? For instance what's your DOC & have you made efforts to kick in the past? If so what do you think it was that got in the way? The reason I ask this is because Suboxone is harder to kick than say: Hydros, Codeine or Heroin. It should also be monitored by a responsible, local Dr., not by some online quack.
Please, stick around & talk with us. Read up on what others have been through on this drug. Dare to believe in yourself & the idea that it's possible for you to live a life without opiates. You & your loved ones deserve it!
We're here & we're pulling for you :)
It doesn't have to be that way.