One Big Reason for Failure In Substance Use Treatment Programs
What’s wrong with feeling normal? Why don’t opioid addiction programs start immediate treatment with buprenorphine (Suboxone, Subutex, Bunavail, and other forms of buprenorphine) or with naltrexone (in various forms including tablets and Vivitrol)? If treatment isn’t started with these medications, there is an 80% relapse rate after discharge. I saw a young woman recently, let’s …