Discover the negative side of addiction treatment drugs in Vancouver, British Columbia by Options Okanagan Treatment Center in Kelowna, British Columbia treating Opiate addiction and recovery.
A drug that was designed to treat addiction grossed over one and a half billion dollars in sales during the year of 2014. This provides a clear indication of the scope of the contemporary opioid crisis. Buprenorphine—primarily or Suboxone (brand name) was released to the market as a safe alternative to methadone. But the drug had a mixed history of success and unintended consequences in the world of addiction treatment.
Buprenorphine is also an opioid quite similar to methadone. An opioid is a class of drug that consists of any chemical that resembles morphine. This simply means the drug produces a “high” and could cause dependency. In fact, it appears to obey the law of diminishing returns. If you use more of the drug, it will not produce a stronger high. This is why Suboxone is considered an attractive substitute for addicts who are considering to manage their addiction. In fact, the dangers of overdose, exposure to criminal elements and side effects from adulterants will be mitigated when you take a prescribed drug that is designed specifically to offer “harm reduction.” Suboxone is also used to shift an addict’s primary addictions, and offer a complete solution to substance abuse.
Suboxone has had many successes as a maintenance drug as well as an intermediary to abstinence, but it has a negative side too. The drug is quietly diverting from legitimate channels, and the profit motive of the company has helped create a growing niche market. There are clinics that sell the drug without any restrictions. People who really don’t require the drug purchases it from these clinics and sell at a premium. Due to this reason, suboxone has become popular as a recreational drug. In fact, the safety of it is really being questioned right now.
During the year of 2011, there were over 20,000 emergency-room visits for abusing buprenorphine. In additional to that, many opiate addicts substitute heroin with suboxone. It would still leave them in the drug culture. If addiction management is chosen over abstinence treatment, cocaine, alcohol, Ecstasy and methamphetamines are all fair play.
Options Okanagan Opiate and Alcohol Treatment Centers in Kelowna, Salmon Arm and Vancouver, British Columbia – Men and Women are recovering and healing from Alcohol and Drug Abuse at our treatment center here in the Okanagan right now.
Our unique and distinctive Opiate Drug and Alcohol treatment program allows men and women to come in from Vancouver, Calgary as well as Edmonton as we offer airport pickup.
Numerous clients come to us from Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton and other locations in Alberta and British Columbia for Opiate addiction treatment, meth drug treatment, many other drug and alcohol addictions for rehabilitation because of the uniqueness of our treatment center.
Our Treatment Location:
Options Okanagan Opiate Treatment Center
551 Sherrydale Crescent, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 2E6
Toll Free Phone Number : 1-855-335-0331