Methadone Substitute Helps Individuals Change Lifestyles
With physicians now able to prescribe buprenorphine, an alternative
to methadone, from their office, individuals addicted to heroin are
finding it much easier to return to a non-drug-dependent life, the New
Bedford Standard-Times reported June 16.
"I've been on it about four weeks, and I feel like I've been let out of jail," said
a sculptor from Provincetown, Mass., who said buprenorphine has enabled her to
return to work and renew relationships with her family. "Can you imagine how
much this is going to change the world? I think it can really revolutionize the
detox field."
Unlike methadone, which is dispensed in liquid form at a clinic, buprenorphine
is a pill that is dispensed through a prescription from a physician. This makes
it easier on addicted individuals because they're not burdened with having to
go to a clinic daily to receive treatment.
The prescribed treatment also enables recovering addicts to become contributing
members of the community. Sheryl, who asked that her last name not be used, started
on buprenorphine six weeks ago. Instead of spending all her money on heroin like
before, she was able to get a job and earn money to pay her unpaid excise taxes
and get her driver's license reinstated.
Source: www.jointogether.org |
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